You know we do like the story about the Japanese spokesman who told of the villagers of a certain place out west, who when an aeroplane came over ran up a perfect sea of neutral flags which nonplussed the aviator, who refrained from giving them the works and flew back home.
A correspondent asked what flags they were.
The spokesman replied that he could not do that, but could tell them the colours.
They were red white and blue.
Of course, the dear chap must have his little joke!
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