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Old 04-30-10, 02:20 PM   #1
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I rose from my pit this morning, rolled the boulder away from the cave entrance and squinted into the early morning light to see who had popped in for a courtesy visit not half a mile from my place of abode.





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Old 04-30-10, 02:23 PM   #2
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Ooooh, the Dauntless! Very nice! Lucky man Jim!
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Bet there on their way to Lousiana
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Old 04-30-10, 02:27 PM   #4
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Bet'in not...the sides would get covered in oil.
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Just read, Dauntless is apparently the adopted ship of Geordie land. So she'll be up on bricks before long You should ask if you can have a tour Jim.
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Not sure how long she's in for tbh....but I'd be interested to see what still needs fitting/adding.
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that ship would look kick ass with tallship sails
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that ship would look kick ass with tallship sails
Gotta admit, you're right, and the straight battleship bow of the old pre-Dreadnoughts.
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She needs contragravity drives and a couple of medium meson guns along the sides.
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Old 04-30-10, 05:52 PM   #10
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I'm sure she'll uphold the finest traditions of the 'senior service'
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Rum, Sodomy and the Lash?
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that ship would look kick ass with tallship sails
Ya think? Whilst I understand the function of the form I think these modern warships look plain and ugly. Gimme the HMS Hood any day.


No THAT is a good looking warship.
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Just read, Dauntless is apparently the adopted ship of Geordie land.
So that marquee on her must be the beer tent.

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LOL

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Precisely
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