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We have a winner!

Morse 1st

1 Somalia 5,800,000
2 Sudan 3,180,000
3 Pakistan 1,200,000

Kitty 2nd

Nobody 3rd

Your turn Morse.

 

Who or What was "shilling, Sixpence, Half Crown and Pound"?

 

dear god thats ringing a distant bell, i'm sure i once heard my grandfather use that in reference to something other than money.

 

You are slightly warm!

This post was done with the aid of the speech recognition facility on my new computer! I never pressed a key!

 

The phrase is ringing bells with me to however nobody is home at the moment.

I thought it was something to do with those platforms out in the channel or radar beacons or the like.

 

So cold, that you could be standing next to a Polar bear!

 

Code names for SOE radio operating teams that liaised with resistance groups in France, Holland & on operations such as Market Garden etc.

Code names for those Jedburgh teams.

Currency of many countries were used as code names.

Full list here:

World War II Special Operations Forces, CODE AND COVER NAMES

 

Correct! .............

 

Crikey, you go away and come back and Geoff stil hasn't come up with a question...

 

I just wondered...... Why is there no new questions?:noidea:. I may post a question later.

 

What type of tank is this.?

 

Hi W.H.
It's either an old female tank hitching her skirts up, ready to run or a tank with a floatation apron ready to jump into the deep end.
:bathbaby:
Cheers
Keith

 

Funny post

LOL. Wrong answer Keith. You were right with the flotation device, but I wanted the name of the tank.

 

Oh? Why? It is a DD tank - a tank with a floatation apron .

 

I cracked up when I saw that pic given what I just read on another thread.

 

I was waiting for the return of Aviator!:fencing:

 

We will wait for the adjudication then another question from Kyt!

 

Was just reaffirming Keith's answer, and questioning the response, so it is his turn

 

Yes it is a DD tank.

 

Tank in skirts

Would by any chance be Swimming Matilda.
If it is I'll swap you for my dukw

:bathbaby:

Cheers
Keith