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'(AID ON FRANCE

... managed to join up. When originally asked if he could put the parachutists down on that spot an R.A.F. officer had said It’s piece of cake.” All the craft returned to their base. FIGHTER COVER As the returning craft neared England in the growing light of dawn ...

Published: Monday 02 March 1942
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 691 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

RAID ON FRANCE

... all went smoothly. When asked if he could put the parachutists down on that spot, an R.A.F. officer had said, “It’s a piece of cake”; and so it ...

Published: Monday 02 March 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 147 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

4 To rid of RHEUMATISM LUMBAGO ULCERS SORES BOILS ECZEMA RASHES Tflake the of BIRDS CUSTARD CLARKES BLOOD ..

... see him about February 24 Genney said he could get some indoor games the men thanked him the men give him a cup of tea piece of cake Pte Bernard said the to Genney It property rations Answering Mr H A Howden for defendant- he he did no know how the milk ...

Published: Wednesday 04 March 1942
Newspaper: Grimsby Daily Telegraph
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 4425 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

“ PARA —PHRASES

... of the expressive phrases in their vocabulary; Umbrella man. parachutist: umbrella, canopy of parachute; piece of duff, easy; piece of cake, easy; jammy, extremely fortunate; Roman candle, landing. any bad landing; gone for a Burton, hurt; ...

YOUR UNITY COUPON

... very thing I've been pressing home in all my recent lectures to bc-medallists and Dow- Jones Theorists. The neo boys are pieces of cake, as our airmen say. but the conua* puiualists have far more austerity and a belter defence in depth. It is useless tackling ...

Published: Sunday 22 March 1942
Newspaper: The People
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 804 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SLAVES and OTHERS in WESTERN EUROPEAN FACTORIES

... yes but R.A.F. crews who are coming again and often will, while enjoying their well-deserved piece of cake, be the first to appreciate the bitter daily cake of so many of those they have to bomb. But get away from these factories, exhorts Colonel Britton ...

Published: Saturday 28 March 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1914 | Page: 10 | Tags: Photographs 

Children’s Corner

... promptly pop The rider into gaol. JOKES They come from a book. Eileen Pope Tramp: Have you a piece of cake lady, to give a poor man Who’s hungry? Lady; Cake? Isn’t bread good enough for you? Tramp: Ordinarily, yes, ma’am, but this is my birthday. Customer: ...

Published: Saturday 28 March 1942
Newspaper: Middlesex Chronicle
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 1307 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Para-Phrases

... the expressive phrases in their vocabulary:— Umbrella man: Parachutist. Umbrella; Canopy of a parachute. Piece of duff: Easy. Piece of cake: Easy. Slap happy; Reckless. Dim as a N.A.A.F.I. candle: Slow thinker. Jankers: Collecting and ...

Published: Tuesday 31 March 1942
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 137 | Page: 6 | Tags: none