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Re: John E. Doolittle.
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lugnet.pirates
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Wed, 12 Jan 2000 22:03:16 GMT
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Mr L F Braun (<387CCD37.8DE52DE2@pilot.msu.edu>)
wrote at 18:51:35
> > Presumably, anyone finding a face at sea in the vicinity should return it to
> > the Dutch East India Company, (somebody give me a reasonable address here)
> > London, SW1. Reward offered for the capture of John E. Doolittle, the scalp
> > of the parrot and/or the aforementioned face.
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> Ooops-the Dutch East India Company operating out of London? I don't think
> so--for a long time the British and Dutch companies were arch-rivals
Double oops. I missed that. It's got to be the Dutch one though, it's
another reason why the Brickish navy isn't too bothered :-)
--
Tony Priestman
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| Tony Priestman wrote (...) so--for a long time the British and Dutch companies were arch-rivals (...) another reason why the Brickish navy isn't too bothered :-) Mmmm, wasn't particularly paying attention myself. Did you know that when at 2am the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Ooops-the Dutch East India Company operating out of London? I don't think so--for a long time the British and Dutch companies were arch-rivals, and the DEIC even slaughtered an English settlement that dared to get too close to Indonesia. The (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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