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Geek Culture / Iraqi Amarillo video crashes MoD servers

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David T

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Posted: 18th May 2005 00:24

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4554083.stm

spoof video of the song (Is This The Way To) Amarillo - performed by British soldiers in Iraq - has crashed Ministry of Defence computers.
Troops in the Royal Dragoon Guards shot a home video at their Al Faw base of their version of the video sung by Tony Christie and mimed by Peter Kay.

They e-mailed it to Army friends in London, but so many tried to download it that the MoD server could not cope.

The MoD said the spoof was "brilliant" and the crash did not cause problems.

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You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true.

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Ian T

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Posted: 18th May 2005 01:15 Edited at: 18th May 2005 01:20

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It probably has to do with the stress/creativity thing; I've noticed a lot of great humor come from the minds of soldiers during active duty

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