[kiryandil]

Condescension aside, it doesn't look like I'm talking to myself. So far smoothsailing has responded to every one of my posts and I to his.

I notice that you didn't respond to my brush-back pitch on your take (post #317) on the conversation between Captain Hillyar and Captain Raphael Semmes.

Are you then content with your original obfuscation & befogging of the exchange between the two men, or do you graciously accept smoothsailing's defense of your posting creds with his further research (even though you baselessly slandered his posting creds)?

[smoothsailing]

Wow, these CW threads used to get thousands of replies, I had no idea!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2268050/posts