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Caption Competition Mk III

Old 9th Jan 2023, 14:22
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Originally Posted by treadigraph
OK, a quick decision, lots or great responses as ever but I particularly liked the prescient hindsight shown by:

Well done, the CST has been handed to today's courier, R2D2 who is bleeping his way northwards through Croydon's rush hour traffic... I can't watch...
Thanks Treadigraph,

Just stomping up a local canal,no pic to offer up as yet so happy to pass it on,

Im back. GL all, barring Killtrash.




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Old 9th Jan 2023, 16:05
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I don't see what all the adulation the Ukranians are getting about blowing up tanks is about. It's not that difficult.
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Hurry up Joe putting down the yellow no parking lines.
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Old 9th Jan 2023, 16:23
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This inflation is a bugger!
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Von Hoskins, what the devil are you doing?

It's the inflatable Lt Gruber to go with the tank, mein Kapitan, that's where they put the valve...
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Old 9th Jan 2023, 17:04
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The UK send 10 Challenger 2 tanks ...surplus to requirements
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1944 First tests of the swimming Sherman's go well. Now let's try the tank at Farnborough. .
ref the Comet tests then noticed a pun about Tanks 😊
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Old 9th Jan 2023, 17:07
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With this design the Tanks can safely negotiate the mine fields
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Old 9th Jan 2023, 17:09
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Stockport County descide this is the only way to stop the League 2 main strike force...
ps just finishing the white wine opened after yesterday's game 😊
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Old 9th Jan 2023, 17:24
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Like most of Vlad's promises to Russia's front-line troops, the tank reinforcements are full of hot air.
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Old 9th Jan 2023, 17:33
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Richards latest attempt to get his Space Tank into orbit fails spectacularly
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Old 9th Jan 2023, 17:48
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Re used caption....
4 squaddies to carry a 34 t tank...how does it take 8 ratings to carry one Queen??
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Old 9th Jan 2023, 17:58
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They haven't fallen for it... I just heard them playing 10cc's Rubber Bullets over their tannoy...
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The Luftwaffe saw through the obvious desception and sent the inflatable Stukas... The Plotters @ Biggen used the Sex Dolls
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So exactly where do we put the Wicker Basket and Burners??
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This should scare the sh1t out the Heinkels and Dorniers over London tonight.
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Nigel, a British Airways Captain was arrested after landing and taken to a psychiatric unit having reporting to ATC that he'd seen a flying tank with four soldiers hanging off it in his nine o'clock climbing through flight level six zero.
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Roger Waters dad showed him this pic from his wartime service, which gave him the idea for the flying pig on the cover of "Animals"
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Cunningly, confusion to the Germans was added to by using THEIR turret numbering system and font instead of the White Star. Ingenious chaps in Whitehall, eh?
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It's a whoopee cushion for that fat WRAC in admin.
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