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 * Boiled Egg - means situation is going to go bad in the time it takes to boil an egg, about 4 minutes.
 * 27 - On a scale of one to ten, how bad is it? 27.
 * End of the world. - Do I need to explain that one?
 * 42 - I have an answer, even though I'm not sure what the question is...
 * Highlander 2 - we really thought we'd finished with it, but here it is back again and uglier!
 * Arthur Dent - civi who's become involved by accident, hasn't a clue what's been going on and can probably be pacified with a decent cup of tea
 * Fire drill - false alarm (I'm sure someone can come up with a better one than that)
 * first aid box' - doctor sighting
 * McKenzies' - a couple of drunk civvies playing with alien technology
 * V - ie 'you've got a V there' ... remember that 80s sci fi V? Anyways, would mean the person recieving the message is speaking to/ in proximitry with something that looks human but really insn't.
 * Fish Finger - meaning "a miracle", i.e. a reference to the miracle of the loaves and fishes as a joke implying Jesus fed them fish fingers... i.e. "We could do with some fish fingers right about now...
 * Elephant's foot umbrella stand - this one's actually an old family joke, usually used to bring a game of 20 questions to an abrupt end... Handy for answering a "what do you think this is?" question when you actually have no idea at all
 * Mostly Harmless - "There was no record of what the device did, only a litle note saying, "Mostly harmless". At Torchwood, this is usually a Bad Sign." Texting: "Found something Mostly Harmless" will create panic. *chuckles*
 * CRYBABY - Based on the Firefly series. the cry baby is a series of alerts set in various computers across the country that make it seem as though the Torchwood Ten team is located at each one.