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Don’t think they’ll reprint this children’s book anytime soon...

 

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14 minutes ago, Captain Colonial said:

Don’t think they’ll reprint this children’s book anytime soon...

 

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I doubt 1609m high, Mike, is any more likely to be printed either!

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9 minutes ago, Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO said:

I doubt 1609m high, Mike, is any more likely to be printed either!

 

That made my day.

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...not that Mary is getting far in a plane with half a horizontal stabiliser, no landing gear and no wings.

 

i wonder if the queue is for her?

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I'm in the 5 mile high club. Solo division though......

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I think I saw Mary on a United flight in the 90s.

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On 17/01/2020 at 15:39, Captain Colonial said:

...not that Mary is getting far in a plane with half a horizontal stabiliser, no landing gear and no wings.

 


That'll be the first Boeing 737 off the line, shows how much progress they've made in 53 years, from a plane that wouldn't fly at all to a plane that might fly if you're lucky :p

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