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Farmer's
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Farmer Giles n. Haemarroids. SYN. Piles, Nobby styles, bum grapes, Emma Freuds
Perhaps the most tense period in any prolonged Exercise comes shortly after Endex has been called. Many soldiers who are suffering from psycho-physical Exercise blockage find their alimentary canal has been magically released and feel a strong urge to curl out a Compo Anaconda. Unfortunately, prolonged exposure to dodgy army rations has left many soldiers afflicted with Farmers and the sensation of cleaning up after a five-day Compo Anaconda using John Wayne is often one of exquisite pain.
