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Grumman Wildcat fuselages were being delivered apace; all they needed were the wings, tail units and engines to catch up, then the boys could rush around annihilating the dastardly foe...
Meanwhile, back at Regimental HQ, Staff officers gather and ready themselves to investigate why front line units are complaining of a lack of transport for vital food and ammunition deliveries.
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Sir, it's the local council on the phone. They are objecting to the quantity of empties we expect them to collect from the mess for recyling...
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
“Hello, supply?, there seems to have been a bit of a cock-up, I ordered 200 tons of AVTUR, not 200 tuns”……
(For those unfamiliar with old British measures…… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_wine_cask_units)
(For those unfamiliar with old British measures…… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_wine_cask_units)
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Er, this is Corporal Radar O'Reilly... I requisitioned a chest cutter surgeon for the 4077th MASH, not best cuts of sturgeon, 407 tonnes with mash...
Carrying the sack of potatoes reminded Corporal Jaromir Vejvoda of his girlfriend. Just then a tune came into his head. It was Roll out the Barrel.
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They are to blunt the Russian advance, we are to drop off a barrel of Vodka at each strategic point on the outskirts of town.
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Thank you Wensleydale (and Confusious)! I'm glad I was able to touch your funny bones -- and that my modest inspiration may have been late, but it wasn't not too late.
Let's see what folks can do with this one:
Let's see what folks can do with this one: