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Old 12-03-09, 01:46 PM   #1
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In 1941, the crew of HMS Trident were given a reindeer as a gift by the USSR navy. The 56 crewmen spent six weeks sharing their already confined living accommodation with the fully-grown reindeer nicknamed Pollyanna

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Old 12-03-09, 02:34 PM   #2
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A bottle of nice win or something would have surficed. Why a deer?
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Old 12-03-09, 03:24 PM   #3
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A bottle of nice win or something would have surficed. Why a deer?
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Old 12-03-09, 05:41 PM   #5
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I used to have the reindeer emblem on my sub in SH3. I wonder if those guys had it as well.
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Old 12-03-09, 05:59 PM   #6
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Nice alternative meal when on an extended patrol
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