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Old 24th Apr 2023, 13:51
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Is he back yet? I'm sick to death of smoking these Kippers every morning!
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You could always identify the Supermarine Calcutta by the cases of deli belly forcing the pax to take advantage of the fresh air.
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Ryan air dispense with the windows allowing an extra pax to be carried.
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Air Rome prepares for the fitment of oars in the Galley.
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Old 24th Apr 2023, 17:43
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His colleagues were getting more than a little fed up with Fitter Formby's constant recitations of "When I'm Cleaning Windows"...
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When I booked a window seat I had visions of looking out of it, not sitting on it.
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Old 24th Apr 2023, 17:50
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Smithers did not like the way the wings had been strapped on, but it explained the label mid cabin saying do not undo the strap.
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Old 24th Apr 2023, 18:06
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Smithers and several others rued putting their name down for the fish course after being told by the RyanAir steward to put their heads out of the window to catch their lunches.


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Old 24th Apr 2023, 18:32
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“Size matters”, said Tiny Hoskins after the photo upgrade.
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Ahh the good old days of British manufacturing. One worker to fit the nut plate, one manager to supervise the fitting of said nut plate and the union steward to make sure only the designated fitter of nut plates and no one else, was employed on this job.
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Old 24th Apr 2023, 19:18
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And if sea levels rise by two meters . . .
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In those days window wipers were a manual affair.
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If this is the effin sponson, just how big is the aircraft??
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Cameron was surprised just how clean and free of detritus was the hull of the Titanic after 100 years when he raised it
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...and just why would the toilet windows need curtains?
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These first class sleeping pods are a great idea, pity they got metric and imperial sizes all mixed up
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Mr E Bacon wishes he had not put his name to this design...
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At Los Alamos the safety in the early experiments on the pile were perhaps not taken as seriously as they should
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"If it was a submarine, I'd be worried".
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