“The best bit is that all these V-boats contain — in a safe to which no single man has the key — a sealed letter from the prime minister to be opened in case of all communications from London being irrevocably lost. Nobody knows what’s in it. For a long time the smart money was on ‘flatten Moscow’, but these days it’s anyone’s guess.”

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Sam Leith: Life on a submarine (via nickdouglas)

“Lie back and think of England.”

(via jhermann)

It’s a copy of Rum Sodomy & the Lash.

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12:27 pm  •  25 January 2013  •  8 notes