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The war against the Hun
continues...
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and as Britain's brave boys
battle against the Bosch...
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their leaders are on the lookout for
new breakthroughs that could provide...
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the ultimate weapon
in the war against the Hun.
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Here, ln this little house in Pinchley,
they think maybe they've found it.
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lt's a joke so deadly, it could have
Fritz"s forces falling about.
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Tests on Salisbury Plain confirm...
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the joke's devastating effectiveness
at a range of up to 50 yards.
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Fantastic!
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All through the winter of '43...
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we had translators working
in joke-proof conditions...
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to try and manufacture
a German version of the joke.
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They worked on one word each
for greater safety.
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One of them saw two words by mistake and
had to spend several weeks in hospital.
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But apart from that,
things went ahead pretty fast.
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And by January
we had the joke in a form...