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Re: Pirate General Comments
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lugnet.pirates
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Fri, 10 Mar 2000 21:50:47 GMT
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Tony Priestman wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Mar 2000, Richard Marchetti (<Fr763s.KtK@lugnet.com>) wrote
> at 08:26:16
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> > Hey:
> >
> > Have y'all noticed that pirates will generally only row a boat at gun or sword
> > point? By contrast, soldiers seem to have a little more discipline in this
> > category.
>
> Ah that may be because they're usually the ones *with* the guns :-)
Men in uniform do what they're told while they're in uniform. Note that the
officers rarely row.
> > Also, are there still two kinds of 1x1 black cylinders? I have discovered
> > that some have no center hole through the middle while others do -- the latter
> > I have presumed are intended for shooting cannon, while the former are not.
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> No, the holeless ones are just older. All of my ships have come with
> holey 1x1s, and IIRC, they actually go further with the hole facing down
> the barrel.
I have one of those solid-top ones. It's ancient; all of my cylinders from after
about 1980 seem to have the holes.
> > Kind of reminds me of the "classic" smiley mini-head issue -- how some have an
> > opening atop their heads(crossed by tiny threads of plastic) while others have
> > a solid stud instead. IMHO, "classic" smileys are SOLID studs at the crown of
> > their heads. The other ones are late-comer imposters...
>
> Same thing as the 1x1 cyls :-)
The solid minifig head studs seemed to outlast the cylinders by a good margin,
though. I got some solid top minifig heads as late as 1987.
Too bad you can't shoot *those* out of a cannon. Hmmm, maybe I should fit an
"offal gun" to one of my boats...
best
Lindsay
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| On Fri, 10 Mar 2000, Richard Marchetti (<Fr763s.KtK@lugnet.com>) wrote at 08:26:16 (...) Ah that may be because they're usually the ones *with* the guns :-) (...) No, the holeless ones are just older. All of my ships have come with holey 1x1s, and (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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