I noticed this article during a surf of today's papers, and it made me (and the inner schoolkid) chuckle:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/m ... 35641.html
It got me wondering how often escapees, and refugees, were caught out by similar nervous 'signals'- as they heard the sounds of strident voices, and Gestapo jackboots approaching.
The Great Escape...
- 43rdRecceReg
- Major
- Posts: 6294
- Joined: Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:38 am
- Location: North West Highlands, Scotland
The Great Escape...
"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please"- Mark Twain.
- General Jumbo01
- Warrant Officer 1st Class
- Posts: 1763
- Joined: Sat Jul 14, 2018 8:06 pm
- Location: I'm a Londoner that moved to Essex. Says it all really...:(
Re: The Great Escape...
That's enough to cause a follow through!43rdRecceReg wrote: It got me wondering how often escapees, and refugees, were caught out by similar nervous 'signals'- as they heard the sounds of strident voices, and Gestapo jackboots approaching.
Owner - Fuckleburgh Tank Collection
- 43rdRecceReg
- Major
- Posts: 6294
- Joined: Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:38 am
- Location: North West Highlands, Scotland
Re: The Great Escape...
General Jumbo01 wrote:That's enough to cause a follow through!43rdRecceReg wrote: It got me wondering how often escapees, and refugees, were caught out by similar nervous 'signals'- as they heard the sounds of strident voices, and Gestapo jackboots approaching.
"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please"- Mark Twain.