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Old 28th May 2004, 10:40
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Yes, I am the Flying Bedstead, tick vg to you

Over to you.

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Old 28th May 2004, 12:08
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Oh 'eck...

Ummmmmmmmm.... Easy one I hope!

From a distance sounded like I was a spare time occupation...
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Old 28th May 2004, 16:24
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Whoops, have I killed it?

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'spare time occupation' - as in 'leisure pursuit', or 'part-time employment' ?
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Old 30th May 2004, 03:22
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Are you the Miles M.13 Hobby???
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Old 31st May 2004, 12:39
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Spot on LownNSlow - told you it was easy!

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Old 31st May 2004, 12:50
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OK, I suspect that this may be an easy one too:

I was the only one and was a shadowy character
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Old 1st Jun 2004, 18:47
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GAL (I think it was) Fleet Shadower ?. No other replies today - is it croaking ?. I'm away for (the kids) half term. SB.
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Silas spot on!

Anybody feel like taking on the challenge or are we done?
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I'll just try one more:

My name suggest the wrong location of my origin
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Old 8th Jun 2004, 12:27
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Are you:

British?

Military?

Fixed Wing?
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Old 8th Jun 2004, 13:52
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Archimedes yes, yes and yes
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Old 8th Jun 2004, 14:43
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Avro Lancaster?
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Old 8th Jun 2004, 15:17
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English Electric Canberra?
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Old 8th Jun 2004, 16:36
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Martin Mars! (Martian Mars)
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No, no and no I'm afraid chaps.

It is on this planet treadders

My makers name has two syllables and the first is the result of the second. I share my name with a famous southern hemisphere politician.......
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Blackburn Botha?
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Old 9th Jun 2004, 12:03
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Ooooh, good one Archimedes! Have to say I was hard put to think of any famous Southern hemisphere politicians apart from Smuts, Peron, Whitlam... ducks...
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Archimedes spot on. Sorry for the delay in replying but the rotten gits who employ me have been keeping me busy
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