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British planners feared tea shortage after nuclear attack
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| Sun May 4, 7:05 PM ET
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Posted on 05/04/2008 8:49:44 PM PDT by Redcitizen
LONDON (AFP) - Never mind the radiation: British contingency planners worried there would be a dramatic shortage of tea in the aftermath of a nuclear attack, recently declassified documents showed Monday.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britain; britsh; greatbritain; nuclear; tea; uk; unitedkingdom
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Hard to keep a stiff upper lip without a proper cup of tea.
To: Redcitizen
It’s all about priorities.
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posted on
05/04/2008 8:52:39 PM PDT
by
GATOR NAVY
(Your parents will all receive phone calls instructing them to love you less now.)
To: Redcitizen
Blimey. If they don’t have their morning tea ( or coffee on this side of the pond ) no work will get done post nuke unless we stockpile it now!!!
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posted on
05/04/2008 8:56:20 PM PDT
by
festus
(Tagline removed.)
To: Redcitizen
“..there would be a dramatic shortage of tea in the aftermath of a nuclear attack..”
But what about the crumpets that are part of the afternoon tea? Will they too disappear? Oh, the horror!!
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posted on
05/04/2008 8:57:31 PM PDT
by
353FMG
(Don't make the mistake to think that Government is a Friend of the People)
To: Redcitizen
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posted on
05/04/2008 8:57:50 PM PDT
by
Levante
To: Redcitizen
I would rather have emergency tea planning than the plans the US government had for getting out tax forms after a nuclear war.
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posted on
05/04/2008 8:57:54 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Pray for Rattendaemmerung: the final mutually destructive battle between Obama and Hillary in Denver)
To: Redcitizen
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posted on
05/04/2008 8:58:59 PM PDT
by
strongbow
To: Redcitizen
I say! That would be a bit of a sticky wicket, what?
To: Redcitizen
That’s a piss-poor thing to be concerned about! What about really important issues? Where would you get your beer after a Nuclear War???!!!
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posted on
05/04/2008 9:00:39 PM PDT
by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
To: GATOR NAVY
This reminds me of George Carlin’s bit about Al Sleet, the Hippy, Dippy Weatherman. Al was reporting a line of thunderstorms approaching the listening area but then added, “The radar is also picking up a line of Russian ICBMs. Soooo, I wouldn’t sweat the thunderstorms.”
To: Levante
Must be a morale thing.That's what I think too. With me it would coffee, but I have that base already covered.
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posted on
05/04/2008 9:04:39 PM PDT
by
processing please hold
( "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.")
To: Redcitizen
Tea is very expensive in China, too. I drink it all day, without sugar. I brew it fresh and drink weak ice tea all day. It keeps me away from coffee, cokes, etc. I hope we don’t have a problem of shortages of it here in US.
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posted on
05/04/2008 9:09:51 PM PDT
by
buffyt
(Glowbull Warming: The Greatest Hoax Since Y 2 K !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: Redcitizen
We can learn from this. Post nuclear-war, I won’t be able to download music, get cable TV, or buy Red Bull. I’m downloading MP3s, buying DVDs, and stocking up on soft drinks like a madman now!
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posted on
05/04/2008 9:15:10 PM PDT
by
Excuse_My_Bellicosity
(Liberals: can't live with them, can't ship them to Syria.)
To: processing please hold
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posted on
05/04/2008 9:15:35 PM PDT
by
Excuse_My_Bellicosity
(Liberals: can't live with them, can't ship them to Syria.)
To: KarlInOhio
Stockpile your tea and use the tax forms to (insert imaginative thought here).
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posted on
05/04/2008 9:15:48 PM PDT
by
Redcitizen
(What we need is a Grand Army of the Republic.)
To: buffyt
What kind of tea do you drink? Green Tea? Caffiene or no?
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posted on
05/04/2008 9:20:04 PM PDT
by
Finalapproach29er
(Iraq's WMD's will be found in Syria after Bush leaves office. God will vindicate a righteous man.)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Being prepared (if anything untoward comes down the pike) is a marvelous thing. ;)
Gotta have my chickory and have planned accordingly. ;)
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posted on
05/04/2008 9:21:08 PM PDT
by
processing please hold
( "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.")
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
The bright side is we wouldn’t have to listen to day time TV or worry about the latest fad diet.
OTOH, a lack of Coca Cola would have me concerned.
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posted on
05/04/2008 9:30:20 PM PDT
by
Redcitizen
(What we need is a Grand Army of the Republic.)
To: Redcitizen
Never mind the radiation: British contingency planners worried there would be a dramatic shortage of tea in the aftermath of a nuclear attack, recently declassified documents showed Monday. But they didnt give a damn about the consequences when putting a tax on American tea.
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posted on
05/04/2008 9:46:25 PM PDT
by
lowbridge
("I can't wait to see what he stands for." - Susan Sarandon on her support of Barack Obama)
To: Redcitizen
WHAT!!!!!
This is poor planning at its highest. No Tea?!!!
The Empire was forged on cups of tea, and I suppose, fell to pieces on cups of tea too. I would surrender myself to the side with the most tea bags left.
Hahaha.
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posted on
05/05/2008 6:41:34 AM PDT
by
Mercia
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