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Re: Lindsay's Navy
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Date: 
Fri, 18 Feb 2000 10:39:10 GMT
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, Mr L F Braun (<38ACE348.C80A633F@pilot.msu.edu>)
wrote at 06:14:33


I'm currently stuck halfway through the lower deck of his Brikannic
Majesty's frigate Floater. I'm steeling myself to buy a load of SW sets
for the brown 2x4s. I need at least 40.

I'm a little nervous about that name.  :)  Does it have...mast problems?

Well, I they're going to be quite long, but I think they'll be stiff
enough.

If it's ironclads you're after, I'll have to break out the crates of
black, *and* extend the royal dockyards.

I sense a challenge...or an arms race!  ;)  Of course, first I have to find the
time to do something other than sort, pack, and ship...

Don't worry, it won't be much of a race :-) at least, not from the
spectator's point of view.

Although an obvious name has come to mind: HMS Sinker :-D

--
Tony Priestman



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(...) <johncleese> Ah theenk jou need tha Franch. </johncleese> Actually, the reason for choosing _Gloire_ is that it's the first ironclad. It can't really use the fleur de lis, however, given that whole nasty 1789-1815 thing. I hadn't thought (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)

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