A Conversation for Wind force twelve abaft the Beam
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Floh Fortuneswell Posted Aug 20, 2001
CAPTAIN, WAKE UP !!!
I FOUND A SEA-SERPENT !!!
I FINISHED MY JOB !!!!!
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Aug 20, 2001
WHICH, WHAT, WHERE, WHOM?
A sea-serpent? Erm, keep it company for a while, will you? And then tell me where it's at, okay Floh?
AGB! Good to see you! Choose any cabin you like (just press the "discuss-button" on the front page), just make sure the number hasn't been taken yet, okay?
Be back later!
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Ausnahmsweise, wie üblich (Consistently inconsistent) Posted Aug 20, 2001
Captain,
I have a nautical question.
Why is the title "... abaft the beam"? Abaft the beam, un-qualified, is simply astern.
I thought you only used abaft the beam qualified by something like "how many points abaft the beam did she steer?" or "show a white light from ahead to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam ".
Are you sure you're qulaified to sail this thing? Force twelve is after all, a hurricane.
Awu
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Mr. Christopher, enjoying the Magicians Guild game where he is called Polonius Franc, Elder Healer and local merchant Posted Aug 20, 2001
Very astute observation, Ausna. I am Mr. Christopher, here to help you when the Captain is out. Do you need a cabin?
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Ausnahmsweise, wie üblich (Consistently inconsistent) Posted Aug 20, 2001
Yes - maybe. I just go to the head of the Forum Thread and assign myself a number, right? Or can you do it for me?
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Aug 20, 2001
I will try to answer this Ausnahmsweise (there's a pun you don't see every day 
)
According to my dictionary the english expression for "a wind that comes sort of diagonally from behind" is "abaft the beam".
I was uncertain about it too, but what is a poor, illitterate, dyslexic and non-english pirate to do - apart from suggesting anyone who questions my authority - and ability to steer this ship through *any* storm - to take a flying leap from the plank. 
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Mr. Christopher, enjoying the Magicians Guild game where he is called Polonius Franc, Elder Healer and local merchant Posted Aug 20, 2001
Very nicely put Captain.
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Ausnahmsweise, wie üblich (Consistently inconsistent) Posted Aug 20, 2001
See - that's what I meant - that "sort of diagnally ..." bit. So it's not quite astern. That can be dangerous - watch out - you're going to gibe!!!!!!!!!
P.S. You're not English. Are you German? (you understood my name). Would Raumschotts mean anything to you?
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Mr. Christopher, enjoying the Magicians Guild game where he is called Polonius Franc, Elder Healer and local merchant Posted Aug 21, 2001
Doesn't Raumschotts mean 'space bulkhead' or something similar?
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Floh Fortuneswell Posted Aug 21, 2001
Korrekt 
Yes, exactly.
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Aug 21, 2001
Gibe? 
Are you gibing at me?
If you sail like *I* do with *this* ship there is nothing to be afraid of. We'll sail with loose sheets if we really *must* - but we can also beam up or submerge or jump to another time/space/dimension - you name it - if need be. This really *is* a most versatile vessel, you know? 
I'm not german as such - and never have been - but I have been known as a "borderline kraut" because I was *born* in Germany (and grew up there too). Not that it matters much to me these days. I have relatives in most parts of the world (not to mention friends) and besides I don't believe in borders, nationalism, racism, sexism, insectism or whatever people want to poison there minds with.
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tuc fortuneswell, Dax is updating his page Posted Aug 21, 2001
I am currently a rower on the bt mothership and am looking for new employment. What are the wages like?
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Floh Fortuneswell Posted Aug 21, 2001
Sex
Welcome aboard 
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The Average Joe No One EVER Suspects Posted Aug 21, 2001
Ahoy, Captain.
Permission to join the crew, SAH!
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Gwennie Posted Aug 21, 2001
It appears as though you have another potential victim...I mean crew member, Cap'n Pierce! 
*Winks at Joe*
By the way, I've dropped in to see if there's some more coffee stowed aboard. Everywhere seems to be running a bit dry of the 
front and at this rate, I'm going to have to start drinking 
or even worse 
! 
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Mr. Christopher, enjoying the Magicians Guild game where he is called Polonius Franc, Elder Healer and local merchant Posted Aug 21, 2001
*Mr. Christopher and Mr. Andrews carry in the newly repaired writing desk*
Let's just leave this in here.
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Ecky Thump Esq. Posted Aug 22, 2001
Mr Christopher,
Ecky the carpenter reporting back for duty. Sorry about Mr Andrews, glad to see you got him out. I've been in the ships infirmary for a few days, nasty rash err I mean virus.
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weakpun Posted Aug 22, 2001
*materialises out of nowhere in a burst of incredibly expensive-looking special effects*
Oh crap, where am I now? Oh well, better make the best of it...
Any chance of a job, o piratey-types? My main skills are reading papers, making sarcastic comments and appearing from nowhere in bursts of incredibly expensive-looking special effects.
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The Average Joe No One EVER Suspects Posted Aug 22, 2001
How Speilbergian....
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- 301: Floh Fortuneswell (Aug 20, 2001)
- 302: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Aug 20, 2001)
- 303: Ausnahmsweise, wie üblich (Consistently inconsistent) (Aug 20, 2001)
- 304: Mr. Christopher, enjoying the Magicians Guild game where he is called Polonius Franc, Elder Healer and local merchant (Aug 20, 2001)
- 305: Ausnahmsweise, wie üblich (Consistently inconsistent) (Aug 20, 2001)
- 306: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Aug 20, 2001)
- 307: Mr. Christopher, enjoying the Magicians Guild game where he is called Polonius Franc, Elder Healer and local merchant (Aug 20, 2001)
- 308: Ausnahmsweise, wie üblich (Consistently inconsistent) (Aug 20, 2001)
- 309: Mr. Christopher, enjoying the Magicians Guild game where he is called Polonius Franc, Elder Healer and local merchant (Aug 21, 2001)
- 310: Floh Fortuneswell (Aug 21, 2001)
- 311: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Aug 21, 2001)
- 312: Floh Fortuneswell (Aug 21, 2001)
- 313: tuc fortuneswell, Dax is updating his page (Aug 21, 2001)
- 314: Floh Fortuneswell (Aug 21, 2001)
- 315: The Average Joe No One EVER Suspects (Aug 21, 2001)
- 316: Gwennie (Aug 21, 2001)
- 317: Mr. Christopher, enjoying the Magicians Guild game where he is called Polonius Franc, Elder Healer and local merchant (Aug 21, 2001)
- 318: Ecky Thump Esq. (Aug 22, 2001)
- 319: weakpun (Aug 22, 2001)
- 320: The Average Joe No One EVER Suspects (Aug 22, 2001)
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