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30 Jan 05 - 06:32 AM (#1393040) Subject: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: Les in Chorlton well? |
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30 Jan 05 - 06:44 AM (#1393052) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: Dave Hanson I give up, what? eric |
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30 Jan 05 - 06:46 AM (#1393056) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: Billy Weeks Rock all. |
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30 Jan 05 - 07:21 AM (#1393075) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: gnomad Gave the gannets & other seabirds somewhere else to do their thing, extended UK coastal waters (and hence the fish, mineral resources etc. to which we could lay claim) made it possible to name the sea area between Shannon and Bailey, gave us a euphemism for nothing. Not bad for a lump of rock? |
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30 Jan 05 - 08:47 AM (#1393135) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: John MacKenzie Gave Flanders and Swan a good idea for a song. Giok |
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30 Jan 05 - 11:19 AM (#1393267) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: Bunnahabhain Gave Britian a bit of the empire that we'll never lose, as nobody else will want it.... |
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30 Jan 05 - 12:00 PM (#1393309) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: steve_harris "as nobody else will want it.... " Actually, the Irish, Danes and Icelanders want it. |
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30 Jan 05 - 12:35 PM (#1393345) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: John MacKenzie Russian trawlers were fishing the area to death last I heard. Giok |
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30 Jan 05 - 12:56 PM (#1393363) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: RichardP Gnomad was right. At the time that Rockall was annexed points west of Rockall became part of the definition of British fishing grounds and joining them by straight lines to appropriate points off the mainland coast added thousands of square miles to British fishing waters. Of course there have been regular changes in the rules since then so that advantage has been lost. Richard P |
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30 Jan 05 - 05:17 PM (#1393613) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: Bert Gave the Gale Warning folks a place to talk about. |
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30 Jan 05 - 08:59 PM (#1393817) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: GUEST,Paddymac Also gave the "Wolfetones" one of there most popular songs, though it wasn't so much the rock as the British theft of it, and associated natural resources. Some things never seem to change. |
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30 Jan 05 - 11:27 PM (#1393894) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: Peace http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/rockall/greenpeace-gallery.html |
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31 Jan 05 - 02:45 PM (#1394583) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: GUEST Gave St. Brendan a place to rest on his way to St. John's. |
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01 Feb 05 - 02:02 PM (#1395873) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: Les in Chorlton Brucie you are genius. |
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01 Feb 05 - 06:03 PM (#1396123) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: robomatic One of the Goon Shows ended there. |
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01 Feb 05 - 06:55 PM (#1396213) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: Shanghaiceltic And here is the shipping forecast, Rockall, Nackall and Buggerall.... |
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01 Feb 05 - 07:07 PM (#1396233) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: Bunnahabhain No, here it is.... ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD Bunnahabhain. |
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01 Feb 05 - 08:20 PM (#1396322) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: Bunnahabhain Albeit, the rain is of pickled herrings. I wonder if the seabirds there know how to open the tins? |
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02 Feb 05 - 05:10 AM (#1396672) Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us? From: GUEST,Skipy 57°35'48"N 13°41'19"W |