In the UK jape of the time was being sent by the intake squad Sgt down to the stores to ask for a what was heard as "a long weight and a clump" which ended up being a long wait on the bench opposite the civvy storemen's office while they brewed tea and read the paper and oogled at the page 3 girl and generally ignored you.
When the recruit finally developed the courage and went up to the counter and rang the bell (not a good thing to do to the storemen, who knew you were there and could see you but ignored you) and they came out and said "what do you want?" and the recruit said " I'm here for the long weight and the clump they would reply in a jiffy "you have had your long wait" and clip you round the head and retort "and there is the clump".
Very amusing for someone I am sure
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