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Experts seek to find famous wreck [Bonhomme Richard!]
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Posted on 06/22/2006 6:38:09 AM PDT by Pharmboy
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I hope they find it...
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posted on
06/22/2006 6:38:14 AM PDT
by
Pharmboy
To: Pharmboy
Jones famously said: "Surrender - I have not yet begun to fight." And today we have leadership (motly dems) in the US Government who says "Fight? - We need to cut and run and surrender."
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posted on
06/22/2006 6:41:51 AM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - They want to die for Islam, and we want to kill them.)
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posted on
06/22/2006 6:43:13 AM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(Democrats lie because they must)
To: Pharmboy
Jones was also the greatest Admiral in the history of the Russian Navy.
To: Pharmboy
>I hope they find it...
Perhaps they can start by looking under the black dot on the inset map you posted... :)
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posted on
06/22/2006 6:48:21 AM PDT
by
Fudd
To: TonyRo76
"Jones famously said: "Surrender - I have not yet begun to fight." " uh nope. He was told to strike or he'll sink and his reply was "I'll sink but I'll be damned if I'll strike" which was deemed bad language, so the line sas sanitized for public consumption. (From the Museum of Our National Heritgage, Lexington, MA)
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posted on
06/22/2006 6:49:15 AM PDT
by
camle
(Keep your mind open and somebody will fill if full of something for you.)
To: Strategerist
Jones was also the greatest Admiral in the history of the Russian Navy.The guy really led an interesting life. Evan Thomas (of Newsweak fame) published a biography a few years back.
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posted on
06/22/2006 6:50:00 AM PDT
by
rhombus
To: camle
strike as in strike your colors - lower your flag, surrender.
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posted on
06/22/2006 6:50:26 AM PDT
by
camle
(Keep your mind open and somebody will fill if full of something for you.)
To: Fudd
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posted on
06/22/2006 6:50:34 AM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(Democrats lie because they must)
To: Pharmboy
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posted on
06/22/2006 6:51:06 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Pharmboy
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posted on
06/22/2006 6:51:43 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(If "Conservatives" now want to "conserve" our Constitution away, then I must be a Preservative!)
To: Pharmboy
To: Pharmboy
"Bonhomme Richard" is the French language equivalent of "Goodman Richard", the ship's name honoring Benjamin Franklin, the U.S. ambassador to France at the time.
The "Richard" part is derived from the pen name of Benjamin Franklin, the author of "Poor Richard's Almanak".
Gobs of American history connected with this naval vessel. I really pray they find it.
Leni
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posted on
06/22/2006 6:53:05 AM PDT
by
MinuteGal
(Mi casa es su casa. Mi pais es su pais. Mi dinero es su dinero. Mi..............)
To: Pharmboy
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posted on
06/22/2006 6:55:10 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(If "Conservatives" now want to "conserve" our Constitution away, then I must be a Preservative!)
To: camle
Thanks for that bit of arcane (but important) info...I did not know that.
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posted on
06/22/2006 6:57:03 AM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(Democrats lie because they must)
To: 2banana
"I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way."
-- John Paul Jones, 1778, US Navy Patriot
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posted on
06/22/2006 6:58:53 AM PDT
by
DieHard the Hunter
(I am the Chieftain of my Clan. I bow to nobody. Get out of my way.)
To: Pharmboy
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posted on
06/22/2006 6:59:07 AM PDT
by
aculeus
To: Fudd
"We thought that one way to go about it would be to take the last historical information for locations of the fleet and the ship itself," he said. I suppose previous attempts were made by consulting the Psychic Friends Network?
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posted on
06/22/2006 6:59:09 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(If "Conservatives" now want to "conserve" our Constitution away, then I must be a Preservative!)
To: 2banana
And to think that Kerry was a member of that same Navy.
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posted on
06/22/2006 7:00:48 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("So to hell with that twerp at the [WaPo]. I've got no time for him on a day like this." Mark Steyn)
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