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Watch out America! Someone's bought a Spitfire!

Postby C » Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:11 pm

Which could have grave consequences according to US Customs...

Daft. They'll be sawing through the wingspars next! ::)

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10494166

And I thought the fun police's HQ was on this side of the pond! ;)
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Re: Watch out America! Someone's bought a Spitfire!

Postby expat » Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:35 pm

I have a great smiley that could be used here, but I think this thread would end up on the Admin board ;D

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Re: Watch out America! Someone's bought a Spitfire!

Postby Hagar » Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:44 pm

The bureaucratic mind is indeed a thing of wonder. ::)
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Re: Watch out America! Someone's bought a Spitfire!

Postby C » Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:13 am

Just to add a bit more Pythinesque humour to the story, guess what Mk of Spitfire it is...







...a Tr. 9, with a grand total of er, zero, machine guns! About as threatening an overtly aggresive mouse on steroids... ;D
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Re: Watch out America! Someone's bought a Spitfire!

Postby ozzy72 » Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:34 pm

What a shower of bell ends ::)
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Re: Watch out America! Someone's bought a Spitfire!

Postby The Ruptured Duck » Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:54 pm

lol, watch out UK, we might have to send P-51's and B-17's to retaliate against this clear act of retro-war!  Someone break out the flak!
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Re: Watch out America! Someone's bought a Spitfire!

Postby C » Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:59 pm

lol, watch out UK, we might have to send P-51's and B-17's to retaliate against this clear act of retro-war!  Someone break out the flak!


We've already got them... ;) ;D

Anyway, they wouldn't get here - US customs at Houston would impound them. ;) :)
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