A Conversation for Wind force twelve abaft the Beam
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Coniraya Posted Jun 3, 2004
*calls down the rag chute..*
What ~is~ that awful smell?
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Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still) Posted Jun 3, 2004
*calls back*
er sorry caerwynn... er just a little experiment
*switches on generator room ventilators (only on low speed Captain Perky)*
*attempts to collect distillate by sticking the bic into an 
in the 'shackleton' compartment of the 'slap-on' rollaway steel punch whatsit*
well, its collected a little clear liquid, what do you think we should do with it?
who said 'make shagbark drink it'??
any other suggestions?
alec.
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Coniraya Posted Jun 3, 2004
*calls down*
If it tastes anything like it smells, it would make good 
repellent!
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Jun 4, 2004
::captain enters with a gas-chrono-matograf-meter (or something like that)::
leaping lizzards, this meter hasn't detected anything like this since the invention of the fertilizer bomb. in fact it says here that the two milliliters you have there equal as much kilotons of TNT as was in the first nuclear bombs
best get rid of it fast, so if shagbark refuses to drink it i suggest we make it exorbitant in a jiffy
- or a 
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Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still) Posted Jul 4, 2004
*well, today being the 4th of July, alec is spending the day quietly
down in the generator room.*
The dogs
and I, not being great fans of fireworks, will be celebrating the independence of these two great countries from each other with a few cold 
, maybe a 
or
*rolls out the 'slap-on' rollaway steel punch cabinet and sets up the liquidiser and the tropical fruit.
*
*cracks open the first gr*lsch and checks the shackleton compartment for ice
*
Mind you, i've not been such a great fan of Ernest since i read that he shot the chippies' cat.
If anyone would care to join me for a quiet celebration of independence, you will all be most welcome.
alec.
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Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still) Posted Jul 6, 2004
Kes!!
howzitgoing?
nice to see your picture on azahars page by the way.
*pours more from the Adnams keggy*
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Jul 6, 2004
independence? but i thought the queen had revoked that when you weren't able to elect a president? 
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Kes Posted Jul 6, 2004
Nah, Pierce, you must be thinking of Orstralier 
Ooh! Adnams best! A! Liked the look of your cannon, btw
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Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still) Posted Jul 6, 2004
*shrugs*
trust Captain Paracaidas to bring politics into the conversation...we'll have none of that sort of talk in here sir.
Did you see the rest of the pictures of Ft. Jefferson on my Fotki page Kes ?
I'm thinking of writing my first entry for the guide on the place.
There's a 'hot shot' oven, where a 315lb cannonball is heated to glowing red hot, carried up to the cannon, loaded and fired at some poor ship. All they have to do is land it on the deck and the ball just burns its way downwards.
Hmmm, Adnams, makes for a good breakfast drink.
alec.
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Kes Posted Jul 6, 2004
Broadside! How appropriate! ##No, I didn't see the other pics yet ... must go take a look!
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Jul 12, 2004
hot shot, eh?
i would like to see the gloves of the guy who had to carry those heavy, red hot cannonballs
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shagbark Posted Jul 12, 2004
alec I finally found my round tuit and saw your pictures of ft. Jefferson. Very Nice 
for what it's worth here's a link to some pictures I have from my travels.
http://members.fortunecity.com/william_hubbell/trav2.html
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Jul 13, 2004
oooh, looks like you had some nice travels there, shagbark 
and a cute wife too 
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Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still) Posted Sep 3, 2004
*tumbles down the ladder into the generator room*
let's see, plywood, impact driver, tapcon screws, circular saw, expanding bolts, hammer drill, er...tape measure...
*climbs back up the ladder, carrying all the above, and singing :
...two...by four...........
...and nail it to the floor.
alec.
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Sep 6, 2004
good to see you, alec. it's been a while. how's it going?
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Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still) Posted Sep 25, 2004
sorry Captain Percoset...gotta run...hurricane coming...this has been going on for the last 6 weeks, there's always another one on the horizon, it's a bit like living at the wrong end of a bowling alley.
alec.
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Sep 26, 2004
i guess it is. first ivan le terrible, now jeanne, eh? 
i have been thinking of you. i hope you don't go fishing marlins or anything just because you are used to sailing in windforce 12 abaft the beam?
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Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still) Posted Sep 26, 2004
*salutes smartly*
no sir Captain Pyrex...for me, the only good marlin is a live one, can't stand fishing sir...
We did have a force ten in our street last night though, i tried to persuade the to come outside but she turned round and hid in the bath...ah well.
alec.
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- 1001: Coniraya (Jun 3, 2004)
- 1002: Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still) (Jun 3, 2004)
- 1003: Coniraya (Jun 3, 2004)
- 1004: Kes (Jun 3, 2004)
- 1005: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Jun 4, 2004)
- 1006: Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still) (Jul 4, 2004)
- 1007: Kes (Jul 5, 2004)
- 1008: Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still) (Jul 6, 2004)
- 1009: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Jul 6, 2004)
- 1010: Kes (Jul 6, 2004)
- 1011: Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still) (Jul 6, 2004)
- 1012: Kes (Jul 6, 2004)
- 1013: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Jul 12, 2004)
- 1014: shagbark (Jul 12, 2004)
- 1015: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Jul 13, 2004)
- 1016: Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still) (Sep 3, 2004)
- 1017: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Sep 6, 2004)
- 1018: Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still) (Sep 25, 2004)
- 1019: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Sep 26, 2004)
- 1020: Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still) (Sep 26, 2004)
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