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Re: Pirates FOTW in Europe
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Date: 
Wed, 27 Sep 2000 16:42:54 GMT
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Arrr, Dutch pyrates off da larboard bow.  It be Dread Pyrate Lindsay Van Den
Brujin, and he's got a whole flotilla wif' 'im.

Careful wi' those shootin' cannon, laddie, or the Land Sharks* will be pickin'
yer bones.

Cap'n Redbeard


*Barristers, matey.  Arrr, sorry, only in America: Lawyers.



In lugnet.pirates, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> 
>   Yes, I think it's just me.
> 
>   There was a conversation a while back as to whether
>   I'm just lucky or whether there's something that
>   makes these FOTWs leap out at me (a la SW sets at
>   85% off not one month after their introduction, etc).
>   It may be luck, but perhaps I'm just a lucky fellow.
> 
>   Today, it was 6289, the Red Beard Runner.  I am now
>   the proud owner of *three* of the darn things--well,
>   okay, counting the one that's back in Michigan.  I
>   found two MISB examples at the Vroom & Dreesman here
>   in Leiden, three weeks after I'd looked and *swore*
>   I saw nothing of interest.  Today, I was scooting
>   around, and suddenly spotted the purple boxes.  Joy!
>   RBRs with shooting cannon!  They must have been
>   waiting for me.
> 
>   As for me, I only want one, but figured I'd buy both
>   and ask US$90 plus shipping from the Netherlands [1] if
>   someone here wants one--if not, it'll go to eBay,
>   but I'd rather it go to a real .pirates person.  That
>   taken with last week's find of a little Shell set that
>   includes a brown Soldier backpack...well, let's just
>   say that without any real effort, things have already
>   been quite good.
> 
>   I'm pleased as punch at finding these-I wanted a second,
>   and this one has shooting cannon besides!  Now I'm all
>   fired up to go bicycling tomorrow and looking for deals.
>   (I'll have you know that dragging two 6289s through a
>   city centre on a bicycle is something just barely this
>   side of torture, however.)  Hmmm...now, to find a 6277...
> 
>   giddily/gaily,
> 
>   Lindsay.nl
> 
>   [1]I'd estimate shipping to the US at $30, to Australia/
>   NZ/Asia at $40, given that this is probably in the 5-10
>   kg category.  The charge goes down ~1/3 if I eliminate the box,
>   thus saving weight. The $90 is about what I paid for the sets.)



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(...) Arrr. Enough yellow 1x2x3 arched lattice-paned windows to make a small hut! (...) Arrr. I jest won't be shootin' sharks outta' em. (...) *knock knock* "Who is it?" "Candy-gram!" "Is this the Landshark?" "Nope, just a dolphin." best LFB.nl (26 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates)

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Yes, I think it's just me. There was a conversation a while back as to whether I'm just lucky or whether there's something that makes these FOTWs leap out at me (a la SW sets at 85% off not one month after their introduction, etc). It may be luck, (...) (26 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.pirates)

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