Let& #39;s all be honest here. Which Child of the Troubles hasn& #39;t spun a yarn to a gullible Yank?
Two things... first of all, it wasn& #39;t only Americans. I remember stringing a Swedish camera crew on for a while.
Second, we& #39;re laughing about it but let& #39;s be honest, it& #39;s weird. It& #39;s not about mocking anyone that things actually happened to, as NI people will know. It& #39;s coping. Really weird coping.
OK. I& #39;m starting to remember more now...

We used to pretend the chopper searchlight was a spotlight and do dances under it.
Once in a meeting in the US, I suggested a mercury tilt switch might solve a particular problem.
I went to a Halloween party in Ohio dressed in black and told them I& #39;d come as an IRA sleeper unit.
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