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December's Winning Caption
In December we asked people to come up with a caption for the image shown above, depicting the rising tensions at RAF Medmenham's wartime photo interpretation unit.
The winner was Mick Sinclair of Twickenham, with this saucy effort:
Woman: 'Is that a magnifying glass in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?'
Man: 'That's enough smutty talk. Now come and see my enlargement'
Think you can do better? Have a go in the comments below, or enter our January competition and win a pile of recent history books for your troubles.
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