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Thread #140533   Message #3230693
Posted By: GUEST,SteveG
28-Sep-11 - 03:46 PM
Thread Name: New evidence for 'shanty' origins?
Subject: RE: New evidence for 'shanty' origins?
Sheesh! These laptops have minds of their own!

Gibb,
Sorry to put a damper on this but I see no evidence of any chantying in here. Even the reference to 'yeo, heave, hoing' looks like something straight out of Dibdin's book.