asperity Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Battle of Trafalgar 21st October 1805 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Sends a shivver down your spine..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Shucks Asp; I was going to mention this on the history page Interesting prog once about life on the Victory as it sailed into the battle: apparently some of the powder monkeys - were females; a point seized on by modern PC revisionists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LymmParent Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 "powder monkey" - well I've never heard them called that before. Six months at sea and they wanted women primarily for loading cannons..... well now we know why the blokes all wore earrings and funny hats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 In the days of gun powder rather than talc, they used to carry it up to the gunnery decks. Proves blokes are useless without a woman to fetch and carry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Are you two married Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Your out of date Kyje, what's "married" nowadays?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LymmParent Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Well, not to each other..... we're just sparring partners online. We're very compatible - he likes being beaten by a woman and I'm happy to oblige! Can you imagine our kids if we were? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 That was Trafalgar Day solemly celebrated then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Your dreaming again LP! btw Asp, I think the RN had a policy right up to WW1 of having more ships than other Navies put together - alas, in the days of Empire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LymmParent Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Nightmares, Obs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Think you'd find I'd be your worst one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 alas, in the days of Empire. Lamenting the loss of Empire Obs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LymmParent Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 More the spirit of Empire, when things like honour and decency were the norm, not the occasional exception! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 More the spirit of Empire, when things like honour and decency were the norm, not the occasional exception! You are joking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artie Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 did anyone see the union jack in the mail today from trafalger it was sold for ?340.000 it went to descendants of one of the crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Artie, it was sold by one of the decscendants and bought by an anonymous American phone bidder.... Now the government are trying to stop it leaving the country! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LymmParent Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 More the spirit of Empire, when things like honour and decency were the norm, not the occasional exception! You are joking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oooh people! Don't you recognise an Observer impression when you see one? I just thought I'd try things his way and see if it is as much fun as he seems to find it. Wasn't. I'm going back to sensible and smutty in equal measures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 More the spirit of Empire, when things like honour and decency were the norm, not the occasional exception! You are joking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oooh people! Don't you recognise an Observer impression when you see one? I just thought I'd try things his way and see if it is as much fun as he seems to find it. Wasn't. I'm going back to sensible and smutty in equal measures Oh blimey.... and I was just going to agree with you too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LymmParent Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 I bet you weren't really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Smutty yes, errm sensible - nope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LymmParent Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Smutty yes, errm sensible - nope! Well, if you were nice to me, I'd know I was doing it wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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