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Bang

  • Writer: John Service
    John Service
  • May 13
  • 1 min read

Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen, the ornithologist, stealer of bird specimens and expert on parasitic avian lice, said the best way to identify a creature was to shoot it.  'Out shooting again Mr Meinertzhagen?' said an annoying lady to him at a Nairobi dinner.  'Bang bang bang?' 'No,' Meinertzhagen said, 'Just bang.'

Aidan Hartley, The Spectator,  19th April, 2025

 
 
 

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