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Are you a 'Dagenham Dave'?

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Are you a "Dagenham Dave" who's gone "harpic"; perhaps you've got an appointment with the "fang farrier" today. If you have no clue what the previous sentence meant, you have not served in the Royal Navy. They are all examples of British Naval slang included in a new book called Jackspeak by a former Royal Marines doctor, Surgeon Captain Jolly.


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