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10-19-09, 08:38 PM | #1 |
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GO NAVY
Some interesting historical facts, the boys certainly enjoyed a drink in those days.
Enjoy a drink, then why not join the navy. LITTLE KNOWN TIDBIT OF NAVAL HISTORY...
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10-19-09, 10:01 PM | #2 |
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YAY orange font !
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10-20-09, 05:51 AM | #3 | |
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10-20-09, 08:17 AM | #4 |
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10-20-09, 09:16 AM | #5 |
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You can prove this is not accurate?
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10-20-09, 09:35 AM | #6 |
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10-20-09, 09:52 AM | #7 | |
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Would you then like to compare it with any history? Or alternately we can compare it to another history. HMS Bounty was Nelsons flagship at the battle of Watrerloo in 1642 when he defeated the combined fleets of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Julius Caesar while very drunk on rough farmhouse cider. |
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10-20-09, 09:52 AM | #8 |
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If anyone is interested on what the Consitution really did during that period, Wiki has a pretty lengthy article on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uss_constitution |
10-20-09, 10:39 AM | #9 | |
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Besides, if you're going to praise the military for superhuman acts, fictitious or not, how about choosing something a little more praise-worthy than monumental indiscretion? |
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10-20-09, 10:56 AM | #10 |
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Correct me if I'm wrong, because my knowledge of this era is pretty Wiki dominant, but, wasn't the Treaty of Paris signed in 1783?
Therefore, why would an American warship be attacking British shipping in 1798? Besides, IIRC, most of our fleet was in anti-frog mode, chasing after everyones favourite little Frenchman. |
10-20-09, 11:17 AM | #11 |
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Poor Chris. Dont be too hard on him, he's obviously confused.
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10-20-09, 11:22 AM | #12 |
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Of course, all of this is not important...
What is important is: |
10-20-09, 12:00 PM | #13 | |
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But neither one of us had anything to do with Constitution, and we don't know anything about 5000 gallons of missing rum, either.
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10-20-09, 03:03 PM | #15 |
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Jim and Steve look very much in love.
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