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Fri, 19 May 2000 14:12:30 +0100
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Thanks to everyone who helped me find the origins of the phrase "it's all gone pear-shaped" It was RAF slang and it refers to the shape of an aircraft that has crashed nose-first. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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