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Camp News (Northern Command), Volume 1, Issue 12, 19 July 1940, Page 5

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ONE OR TWO. “Aero,” Auckland, writes:- . Which is the more stable and easy . . . , ~ , ' to manoeuvre m an air battle, a monoplane or.a biplane? ANSWER: Generally speaking the slower machines are easier to handle. And biplanes, because they ARE biplanes, are slower than monoplanes. Also, a biplane has a greater total wing surface than a monoplane of the same size, giving it more lift climb-ing-power and manoeuvrability. . * • * * * BLOATER Willies writes: — I found a machine-gun bullet in my bloater yesterday tea-time and suffered the loss of two teeth. Whom can I sue ? ANSWER: Nobody—it was an act of God. The Nazi god. P.S.—wouldn’t fool us, would you, pal? . • *-*.*♦ NUDE THOUGHT. “Bubbles,” of the Coast, writes:— , I’ve read a lot about increased nudity on the London stage, and the outcries caused by this. I’d like to say straight away to all those who object that the beauty of the female form has been recognised all through the ages by painters, sculptors and scientists, so surely there can be nothing amiss in showing the body in the nude.

ANSWER: And did you think that out all by yourself? Try it on the Publ ’ c Morallty Committees throughout this country, dear. * * * * SPIES “Home Defence” writes:— How man Y people were executed in Germany for espionage last year, ANSWER: Forty-one. * * * * SUSPENSE. . “Hamburgher,” Papakura, writes:— Why is it that most New Zealand girls wear suspenders to keep their stockings up, - while the majority of American girls just roll them below the knee, a method much more comfortable, in my opinion ? ANSWER: Dear Curious. Presumably you are a male. What’s it got to do with you. , ■ P.S.—And how do you know? ’** * * “IT IS . . .” “Rifle Butt,” Trentham, writes:— The citizen has been rightly advised not to broadcast rumours. \ Quite recently a Radio Announcer used the following phrases in connection with the -“news”:— x “lt is believed ...” “It is understood . . .” “There seems to be ...” “It is suggested . . .” “It is reported' . . .” \ ANSWER: It’s a Knowkout.