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Nov. 3rd, 2005 05:32 pmTwo 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 05:59 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?