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(...) The British naval officers wore blue coats. The British Marines wore red. Of course, you can make 'em whatever you want - I use 'em all as British or French and British as fancy takes me. Bruce (24 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yes, but they'd look good while dying. J. o---...---o | Jeffrey Watts | | watts@jayhawks.net o---...---o | Systems Programmer | [On going to war over religion] | | Network Systems Management | "You're basically killing each other to | | Sprint (...) (24 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) *boggle* Their marines wore *red*? Wouldn't that make them excellent targets? ;) (24 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Why do you think the Americans beat their [bottoms] off in 1776? It wasn't just determination; these guys were obvious targets, and couldn't get around rough terrain, while the locals knew all about camouflage and the good hiding places... :-) (...) (24 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) 1. Think smoothbore musket - good luck hitting anything with it at distance. 2. British land troops were often refered to as redcoats. It's nothing new for the marines for the brits to be wearing red. 3. Most troops were brightly colored (...) (24 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Early Bill Cosby routine.... Bruce (OoooOOooo, showing my age) (24 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) What makes you say that? I'm sixteen, and I still know the Bill Cosby stuff. Pretty well, at that. :-) -Shiri (24 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Ummmmmmm, I saw him perform it live (he doesn't go back and do old stuff). Bruce (24 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) OK, I take it back. :-) -Shiri xfut .o-t.fun (24 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I have that one on tape (actually transfered from record to tape)! I'll have to listen for Bruce laughing sometime... :) DaveE (fut fun) (24 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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