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    What a Monty Python this thread this has become.Not at all what I expected.

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    WWII carrier pigeon found in England w/messiage attached

    And now for something completely different.......



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    What is the air speed velocity of a laden pigeon?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vincent View Post
    What is the air speed velocity of a laden pigeon?
    Greater than a buried Supermarine Spitfire!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarge1998 View Post
    Greater than a buried Supermarine Spitfire!
    Are you a transplant from across the pond or north of the border?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vincent View Post
    What is the air speed velocity of a laden pigeon?
    Is that an African pigeon or a European pigeon?

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    Quote Originally Posted by fn111557 View Post
    Is that an African pigeon or a European pigeon?
    Is there a Harrier at his six? A lot of factors need to be concidered.

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    WWII pigeon update.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...6pLid%3D238504
    Pigeon update. Perhaps the code does disclose the location of the Burmese Spitfires!

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