"Corkscrew, hello boys, close the door," Roy taught us. "Party date, tool bag, flat bag," HG announced.

And then there were "Russians with landing problems" - for every Russian entered in the program with connotations of space exploration and the Cold War the inspiration for the humour.

"Battered sav, crazy date, spinning off the flute, twinkle in the sparkling position." I laugh as I type. "Goose - we haven't seen one of those ...," they concluded.

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