The Spectator

The Spectator at war: The polite pirate

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From ‘News of the Week’, The Spectator, 27 March 1915: On Friday the Admiralty announced that they bad good reason to believe that the German submarine ‘U29’ bad been sunk with all hands. The vessel was commanded by Captain Weddigen, who sank three British cruisers at the be- ginning of the war, and who on

Wall

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‘I had a feeling it might be a silly idea to put a climbing wall in the exercise yard.’

Phone 7

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‘You wake up after 100 years and the first thing you do is check your phone.’

Mp 3

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‘If we don’t give you any money will you stay away from our doorstep?’

Mob

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‘Ooh! Nearly there. You want the Von Dorffs, up the hill to your left.’

Phone 6

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‘You wake up after 100 years and the first thing you do is check your phone.’

Hulahoop

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‘I don’t care if you did misread the sign — this is not a hula-hooping toilet!’