This early test of millimetre-wave imaging clearly shows a concealed pelican. Modern equipment gives somewhat improved resolution.

-or-

"Sorry about the wine, Sir. Chuck it in here if you like. Things aren't the same since PAYD came in."

adr

Front Line Support

"Well, Sir, should the 3rd Shock Army break through the IGB, the pelicans have been trained to swoop down and bite the nadgers off the tank commanders just like I'm demonstrating now."

Camilla!, is that you.

"Sir, I promise you there's no such thing as the Pelican Brief..."

or

"Ah, Jeremy, good. Now, when I said I didn't mind if our little soiree had a big bill well, er, this really isn't what I had in mind, old chap..."

"What a marvellous shape for a urinal. May one go first?"

OR

"Sorry Sir, the rules are, if you want to be a mason you must stand on one leg for four hours or this pelican nibbles the Crown Jewels"

"Charles, seen here in 1969 at Barbara Cartlands Milliner, for the first fitting of the new regimental hat"

"Don't you listen to anything I say? I said 'Arrange me a shag'. Pay attention man!"

Yes indeed sir, as you can see they are slightly less co-operative than sheep but there's more to hold on to.




It's called a 'bill' sir. You wouldn't have handled one of these before.

"Who you calling 'Big Mouth'?! Big Ears!"

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..and fully out-stretched they have a span of about 9 feet; the pelican's wings are also quite large!

What do you mean its a ropey old bird? One finds it strangely attractive!:E

In you get Sir, its the new Toucan-o trainer!!


Or


(Bloke furthest right...)

It started as a boil on my shoulder - and then just grew into a head!!!!

HRH at EGVL
 

Nice set of captions for this pic of HRH visiting CFS at Little Rissington in 1973.

Mentioned in Despatches is adr with "Sorry about the wine, Sir. Chuck it in here if you like. Things aren't the same since PAYD came in."

AOC's Commendation for Boogeyboard with "It's called a 'bill' sir. You wouldn't have handled one of these before"

And tonight's star prize (FX: drum roll, fanfare, thunderous applause) goes to Speedpig with "What a marvellous shape for a urinal. May one go first?"

Over to the aforementioned . . .

Thankyou so much (blushes)

Since we're on the subject of bogs, try this for size...

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"All that prosaic stuff about Newton and Apples, was utter cr*p"


Conan

"Twyfords today announced their new 'Long Drop' range of bespoke lavatory solutions with the first two models, the 'A380' and the Economy 'New Orleans' Suites."


Conan

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Recent innovations in resettlement courses have included novel techniques for preparing personnel for life in twenty-first century industrial and commercial working environments.

adr

Budget cuts down at the skunkworks.

It is the new 'one stop ops base' for conscientious and punctual rockapes.

Upstairs for confession and number twos, downstairs for number ones, bloodhound launches and winding up the grandfather clock.
Bird table comes as an expensive optional extra.

"Whitehall's response to a recommendation for a "Top Down" approach to resource management"

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