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Re: Great Brickain
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Date: 
Wed, 1 Mar 2000 13:56:02 GMT
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On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Richard Parsons (<Fqqv5v.DzC@lugnet.com>) wrote at
13:10:01
> 
> Excellent!  Historical, political satire - I love it!  And such economy of
> words.  Do you guys get togther and practice this stuff?  Linday sets it up,
> and Tony slams it down.  Its like a ballet, but with a 25lb mallet in the
> other hand. I do love it so!

Hmmm. Perhaps I need to work on the subtlety a bit, then ;-)
> 
> > > Hey, anyone got good ideas for a brick-based
> > > variation on France?  "The Repubrick of France?"
> > > It sounds like I've got my mouth full.
> > 
> > I love it! Or is that 'rove it'? Ahh, you know what
> > those French sailors are like, roving all over the
> > place :-)
> 
> I think is a fine idea.  So far, we have the south west Pacific, the
> Britain, and the Carribean. The French and Spanish would be good, together
> with perhaps the Dutch.  Who else was hip and happening in the late 1700's
> to mid 1800's?  No doubt the Train heads should be setting up America and
> India, but who else had a decent navy/maritime contribution around then?

Possibly the Portuguese?

I think they were bigger earlier, though.

You can definitely include the US. Dunno about the Russians or Germans
though. Was there a Prussian navy?
--
Tony Priestman



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(...) Partuguese? (OK, kinda weak, but I'm sick, it's the best I can do ATM.) (...) Dibs the Swiss Navy. (...) J (27 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)

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Tony Priestman wrote in message ... (...) Excellent! Historical, political satire - I love it! And such economy of words. Do you guys get togther and practice this stuff? Linday sets it up, and Tony slams it down. Its like a ballet, but with a 25lb (...) (27 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)

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