A Conversation for Wind force twelve abaft the Beam
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Pirate Alexander LeGray Posted Sep 21, 2012
Up the Pelicans
Why is it called a Pelican Nest? Wot's wrong with calling it a 
nest.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Sep 21, 2012
I'm just going to take a wild guess here, but I *think* this is Pele's nest. Pele is a pelican.
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Sep 21, 2012
Aye. We lost our crow's nest once - but since we had Pele we decided to build a replacement fit for a 
pelican instead
It has a hottub and a NSDW (Not So Dumb Waiter) able to serve 
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Sep 21, 2012
Does Pele use the hot tub much?
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Sep 22, 2012
We don't see him often these days, but when we do it is frequently in the hot tub
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Sep 22, 2012
I'm glad the tub's not going to waste.
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Pirate Alexander LeGray Posted Sep 22, 2012
I think I'm going in the tub with my ale 
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Pirate Alexander LeGray Posted Oct 29, 2012
Bit windy out thar 
good job were here.
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Oct 30, 2012
We should probably avoid the NE of the US for a day or two
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Pirate Alexander LeGray Posted Oct 30, 2012
Looks a bit wet. Yesterday the news had a captain of a luxury boat on the radio who had decided he had invested to much in the boat to risk it in dock; he was going to meet the storm out at sea.
Haven't heard a thing from him since.
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Oct 30, 2012
"HMS Bounty" went under. Two people died, captain included as far as I'm told. Why they decided to move the mother of all mutiny ships is beyond me. But I know too little to judge.
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shagbark Posted Oct 31, 2012
fourty years ago I actually walked on the deck of that ship. It is rather small to be out in gale force winds.
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shagbark Posted Oct 31, 2012
I believe the captain felt that the ship would more likely suffer damage in Port than on the high seas. Unfortunately that decision put his whole crew in danger and ultimately cost him his life.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Oct 31, 2012
I thought the one that sank was a replica of the Bounty, not the original.
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Oct 31, 2012
A replica, yes, built for the film half a century ago
Had also been used in "Pirate of the Carribean"
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Oct 31, 2012
I guess they'll need to build another replica ship.
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- 5641: Pirate Alexander LeGray (Sep 20, 2012)
- 5642: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Sep 21, 2012)
- 5643: Pirate Alexander LeGray (Sep 21, 2012)
- 5644: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Sep 21, 2012)
- 5645: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Sep 21, 2012)
- 5646: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Sep 21, 2012)
- 5647: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Sep 22, 2012)
- 5648: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Sep 22, 2012)
- 5649: Pirate Alexander LeGray (Sep 22, 2012)
- 5650: shagbark (Oct 15, 2012)
- 5651: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Oct 16, 2012)
- 5652: Pirate Alexander LeGray (Oct 29, 2012)
- 5653: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Oct 30, 2012)
- 5654: Pirate Alexander LeGray (Oct 30, 2012)
- 5655: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Oct 30, 2012)
- 5656: shagbark (Oct 31, 2012)
- 5657: shagbark (Oct 31, 2012)
- 5658: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Oct 31, 2012)
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