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Discussion in 'Plymouth' started by AWAY IN BC, Oct 30, 2014.

  1. Plymborn

    Plymborn Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    I was.....if I had been three months younger I would have not been called up.

    Had three years or so of my apprenticeship still to do......once it was finished they grabbed me......but they where no longer geared up for National Service by then.....only taking regulars for no less then a three year spell.......just got the dregs of what was left when trained for a post.....unless of course I signed up for more detailed training for at least three years......which I didn't.
     
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    Plymborn Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Pterodactyl Squadron please sensible.....bumpy landing in those days until they invented the wheel.
     
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  3. milton archer

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    Well done mate....I'm coming down to watch this game....Please win it for me Argyle...I understand that Sensible looks very much like George Clooney so I'll keep my eye out for him
     
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    Plymborn Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    George Clooney at a hundred and ten maybe......:emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  5. sensiblegreeny

    sensiblegreeny Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    I'm more a version of James Dean but marginally better looking. You can't miss me I'm the one with a crowd around me..........(oh hang on there's always a crowd).

    Plym is a slightly older version of that tortoise they used to show at the start of one foot in the grave.
     
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