I'm presently watching the BBC's brilliant 1973 WWII documentary The World at War. It's 20 hours and counting of my wondering "How on earth did they get that footage, and why haven't I seen anything like it before?"
That it's a sober viewing is obvious, but one moment did provide me with a great belly laugh. The tone is grave indeed as they show the devastation of the German bombings on England. We watch a full hour of London burning, ending with 1942.
Concluding the episode on an upbeat note, the narrator solemnly intones "But England would no longer have to fight...alone."
An American war plane taxis to the camera. The name of the plane, painted on its side, pulls into view.
"Stinky."