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Matti Lamprhey - 29 Jun 2005 23:07 GMT

(Cross-posted AUE & UCLE)

Brits will know that The Management has spent the last day or two
celebrating the Victory at Trafalgar, ending last night with a review of
the fleet by Brenda and assorted scrambled eggs. It has put us in mind
of a Spithead Review of long ago (1937 to be precise) where the
nocturnal naval gazing was broadcast by a rather tipsy Lt Cdr Tommy
Woodrooffe, a full four minutes of fairyland finally frozen by a brave
BBC technician. The good news is that it has now appeared as an MP3 on
the web, at:
http://www.nr23.net/

A couple of the other items on that page might occasion amusement.

Matti

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Mike Lyle - 29 Jun 2005 23:50 GMT

> (Cross-posted AUE & UCLE)
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> Brits will know that The Management has spent the last day or two
> celebrating the Victory at Trafalgar, ending last night with a review
> of the fleet by Brenda and assorted scrambled eggs. It has put us

> mind of a Spithead Review of long ago (1937 to be precise) where

the

> nocturnal naval gazing was broadcast by a rather tipsy Lt Cdr Tommy
> Woodrooffe, a full four minutes of fairyland finally frozen by a brave
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> A couple of the other items on that page might occasion amusement.

A happy memory. But I didn't find the tamasha on telly: being as
partial to a good Fleet Review as the next dangerous loony Leftie, I
was very disappointed. Could this be Political Correctness Gone Mad
At Television Centre, or was I simply as disorganised as the rest of
us Threats To Civilization As We Know It? These days you can't even
pop into a news cinema with your sandwiches and watch it every day
for the next week.

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rbaniste1@shaw.ca - 30 Jun 2005 01:27 GMT

>(Cross-posted AUE & UCLE)
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>Matti

Outstanding!

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Jitze Couperus - 30 Jun 2005 01:35 GMT

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>Matti

Very nice indeed - in addition to the Feet Review, I particularly
liked the BBC English lesson as provided there.

Jitze

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Discussion Groups / British English / June 2005

The Fleet's Lit Up!