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webofevilTwo security guards outside the Lords chamber had stopped a third one. “We’re stuck on ‘N’,” said one.
“What do you mean?” asked his colleague.
“You know, the alphabet. Alpha, Bravo, Charlie... What's ‘N’?”
“November."
“That’s it,” said the first guard. “They’ve modernised it.”
“What do you mean?” asked his colleague.
“You know, the alphabet. Alpha, Bravo, Charlie... What's ‘N’?”
“November."
“That’s it,” said the first guard. “They’ve modernised it.”
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Date: 2005-11-03 05:46 pm (UTC)Given that most car-park attendants get to master these 26 elusive and magical words after a couple of days on the job, I'm pleased to conclude that the dear officers must be using up their brainpower with sheer, bloody, mind-straining detection.
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Date: 2005-11-03 05:59 pm (UTC)They did. Some time shortly after the second world war, if memory serves. How old were these guys?
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Date: 2005-11-03 06:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-11-03 06:13 pm (UTC)Thirties?
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Date: 2005-11-03 07:53 pm (UTC)It could be true
Date: 2005-11-04 09:57 am (UTC)Adam, Buddha, Cain, Devil, Egypt, Frankinsence, God etc. all the way to Zaccariah.
Re: It could be true
Date: 2005-11-04 10:28 am (UTC)