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To: globalheater
the ship sucks - it has no sails.

I miss the romantic imagery of the Age of Sail as well, but I do believe that Admiral Lord Nelson would be quite proud, knowing that Great Britain will be so very well protected by such a fine ship and a fine Navy.  And my guess is that the Royal Navy's sailors don't need to tap their biscuits on the table to knock the weevils out anymore   :-)

H.M.S. Victory
His Majesty's Ship Victory


23 posted on 01/30/2006 3:28:04 AM PST by Stoat (Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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To: Stoat
Now THAT is a ship!
60 posted on 02/01/2006 2:55:51 AM PST by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: Stoat

They may not have to tap their biscuits any more ...

but they’ll still, on occasion, have to choose the lesser of two weevils.


117 posted on 11/20/2007 6:00:09 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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