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Re: The Colonial Era
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lugnet.pirates
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Wed, 3 Sep 2003 23:56:56 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Kenneth Tam wrote:
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And as the enemies of Britannia rise up as spectres against the bright
horizons of imperial grace, it will be the Royal Navy and it’s network of
stout ships and steadfast sailors that halts the formidable advance of such
impressive foes as the Americans and the French at Port Brique!
How’s that for long-winded rhetoric ;-)?
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Who needs long-winded rhetoric?
Liberté - Egalité - Fraternité works for me! ;-)
Now, if we can just convince those Americans of the benefits of the metric
system...
Adieu
Richie Dulin
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Somewhere in the South Pacifique
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| | Misérable
Building a safer South Pacifique
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) use Metric... .........When I have to ;) oh yeah, does anyone have sig-figs I could put in this? (such as the French Commander, your sig fig, etc.) :) (21 years ago, 4-Sep-03, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) Three words, eh? How about two: Pax Britannia :-D (...) Well I'm with you there. Kilometers, centimeters... if we introduce them in the 1800s, surely the world will be converted! Wait, is 'Pistol shot' a metric unit of measurement? It should (...) (21 years ago, 4-Sep-03, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| Ahh Mr. Rowe, good to have your support! (...) Indeed it was the case -- just as the redcoats often faded to orange and brown on campaign, and so forth. War was never so neatly dressed as it was in the paintings of the time, and the film of today. (...) (21 years ago, 3-Sep-03, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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