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BS: Master and Commander FSOTW reviews
| Gareth | 18 Dec 03 - 07:51 PM | |
| Steve Parkes | 19 Dec 03 - 04:11 AM | |
| GUEST | 19 Dec 03 - 05:54 AM | |
| GUEST,Teribus | 19 Dec 03 - 07:00 AM | |
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Subject: RE: BS: Master and Commander FSOTW reviews From: Gareth Date: 18 Dec 03 - 07:51 PM Teribus - Mostly correct, but I suggest the Rum issue was not done till after the battle. Now I've swilled the odd bottle of Pussers myself, and "gunfire" (tea and rum) in the early morning before casting off but a pint of 120 proof ? - no way. Gareth |
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Subject: RE: BS: Master and Commander FSOTW reviews From: Steve Parkes Date: 19 Dec 03 - 04:11 AM Allegedly, theDutch used issue rum before a battle when they were at war with England in the 17th century; whence "Dutch courage", and other derogatory expressions. Steve |
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Subject: RE: BS: Master and Commander FSOTW reviews From: GUEST Date: 19 Dec 03 - 05:54 AM Slab-sided, Dutch-built butterboxes!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Master and Commander FSOTW reviews From: GUEST,Teribus Date: 19 Dec 03 - 07:00 AM Not according to my briefing as VIP Guide for HMS Victory Gareth. Did that for a couple of months, while on my Forward Observers Course, waiting for Guard's Independent Para to run a course out of Abingdon, I was too tall and too heavy to do the course with the Para's (the Guards had bigger chutes). Only VIP I had to escort was Brit Ekland. |
