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Originally Posted by Biggles
Which itself is quite suspicious since the ship was from the 18th century  |
Good catch. Gotta learn to read my own thread title before making corny jokes!
That always got me. I understand WHY the "18th century" covers the span of 1700-1799, but it's kind of wacky to make that mental leap when people are talking about "the 18th century." I always have to mentally do the math in my head "ok 18th century, that means it's actually a hundred years before what you think...or is it a hundred years after? No, it's the 1700s."