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Old 04-30-06, 09:25 PM   #15
DeepSix
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Originally Posted by Beery
... there's a reason that time was called the 'happy times')
Yeah, that's true; my real beef is with the late-war odds and I agree about the elite DDs at that time. Definitely agree that "fairly difficult" would be better than "certain death."
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Jack's happy days will soon be gone,
To return again, oh never!
For they've raised his pay five cents a day,
But they've stopped his grog forever.
For tonight we'll merry, merry be,
For tonight we'll merry, merry be,
For tonight we'll merry, merry be,
But tomorrow we'll be sober.
- "Farewell to Grog"


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