George VI chose to be George instead of his actual first name
Otherwise all new postboxes would have said 'AIR'
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rogerzilla,
Wed 21 Sep 2022, 9:10,
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That's where the expression "air mail" comes from
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mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 21 Sep 2022, 15:27,
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I thought
it was 'cos he's the heir?
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JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks,
Fri 23 Sep 2022, 6:00,
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