
Life in the trenches: everything you wanted to know
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The Boredom of Life in the Tretches
The problem is not that they were hungry. The British soldier does not go hungry, but they get the same. So guess what bully beefs like in winter, it's cold. Guess what it's like at Gallipoli in 90 degrees,. You pour it out the can of mixture of glutinous, horrible, oily, meaty yuck with flies buzzing around going, whoa, it's not like that. And it's not so good for the soldiers. It's a big part of life in the trenches. It's just waiting for the next meal, bit of baking for breakfast, bully beef for dinner and bully beef for tea. What you get for your pudding, not
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