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| On Mon, 18 Sep 2000, Richard Parsons (<G12MML.Fn2@lugnet.com>) wrote at 07:11:09 (...) Does it actually appear on the maps over there? (...) It was only ever half built, anyway. I guess they built as far as the bar, stopped for a rest, and never got (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
| | | | | Re: The Lord Nelson at Port Block
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| On Mon, 18 Sep 2000, Mr L F Braun (<G13BIy.13H@lugnet.com>) wrote at 16:08:58 (...) There was me thinking it was brandy (well, he *was* a lord :-) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: The Lord Nelson at Port Block
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| (...) Not that I know of, although there are at least three Lord Nelsons in London at present (only one of which, I might add, is a publican). Anyways, I've been trying to think of catchy slogans for the pub. The best I've come up with so far is (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
| | | | | Re: The Lord Nelson at Port Block
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| (...) Publess. That's got to be about THE most desolate word in the Australian lexicon. Mind you, if the locals let it get torn down, it probably wasn't much of a pub in the first place, eh? <<GD&R>> In the meantime, I have added a single quick pic (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
| | | | | Re: The Lord Nelson at Port Block
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| Not a problem with me, matey! Having demolished the Bricklayer's Arms for parts, I'm currently publess, but it's not like there's a shortage of names :-) On Sun, 17 Sep 2000, Richard Parsons (<G10rDA.9Fp@lugnet.com>) wrote at 06:58:22 (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
| | | | | The Lord Nelson at Port Block
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| Afternoon all, Having recently added a little two storey pub to Port Block (and no I haven't taken any decent pictures yet - no doubt I will in due course) and having tentatively named it the Lord Nelson, I thought to check to make sure I am not (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
| | | | | Re: yellow parrots
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| yeha, i have that set that has 2 of them, and i want 2 more so each corner will have a parrot. thanks for the advice. adios, 8^) Brucey-Wan (24 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | 1997 Lego 6281 Pirates Perilous Pitfall still sealed
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| Would anyone here happen to have an extra or know where I can find a brand new, factory sealed, mint condition, 1997 Lego set number 6281 Pirates Perilous Pitfall? LMK either way, please, thanks in advance! :-) Signed, Lego Star Wars Classic & 1997 (...) (24 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: yellow parrots
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| (...) Hi Bruce! You might have better luck posting this in lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade. This for three reasons: a. Pirate fans are more likely to want to hang onto their parrots, which only appear in one set IIRC... b. the yellow parrots also (...) (24 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| does anyone have any extra yellow parrots that they'd sell me? i really need 2 for a project i'm woring on. thanks a lot. adios, 8^) Brucey-Wan (24 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | colored parrot
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| If any of you Pirates enthusiasts are also CAD-literate, you may be interested to now that one of the CAD people has just posted a data file for the colorized version of the parrot. (URL) created an image using this file to show several parrots, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: Islanders still wanted?
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| Hi Col, i do have a bunch of the battle droid minifigs from two 7184 sets. Are these where you are looking for? Maybe we can trade? Let me know what you think! Bye (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Islanders still wanted?
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| Hiya I was on a work trip to Turin, Italy earlier this week and I went in a toyshop that had some Islanders sets from 1994-96 on the shelves. I bought three : a 6244, a 6246, and a 6256. What I would like to know is, are these sets still in demand? (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: Long barrelled, bayonet equipped muskets
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| (...) Wise guy, hunh? I'll moitalize ya! (Point, click, thunk!) Bruce Hmmmm, what does this have to do with pirates? Ah, I know - I give my pirates the odd crossbow. Adds to that proper motley crew look. (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Fancier models have a scrollpoint. <GD&R> James (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| (...) [emphasis mine] I'd ben meaning to chime in on this, but you seem to have covered what I would have, so I'll just say this: Crossbow - The *original* point-and-click interface. Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk. :-P Franklin (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: Pics of the Wraith
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| (...) I asked Capt R. about that. He said "With all that canvas she can outrun anything in the Imperial fleet, so the color doesn't matter a wit to me, boyo. Besides, if it strikes fear into the hearts of me foes I'm all for it." Then he cut me. (...) (24 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) IIRC, there were still laws in place in England in Elizabethan times that all the peasants had to spend a certain number of hours a week at longbow practice, and there were practice grounds in the cities, but as you say people got lazy and the (...) (24 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: Long barrelled, bayonet equipped muskets
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| (...) Dare I say it - this isn't accurate. :-) Crossbows are extremely accurate and powerful weapons, but more importantly they are easier to be accurate with (point it at what you want to hit and shoot). Longbows are accurate, too, but a lot (...) (24 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Crossbows were easy to use - there was a lot less training required. Years less, to be specific. They were good in castle defense when rate of fire was less important and a pre-drawn bow was valuable - as little time exposed as possible. The (...) (24 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.pirates)
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