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15-Nov-2006, 02:34 PM
#571 | Next time we'll keep on non-topic longer.  |  | Distinguished Member with 32,355 posts. | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Pacific NW Experience: I thimk therefore I yam |
15-Nov-2006, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by JEBWrench Next time we'll keep on non-topic longer. |
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15-Nov-2006, 02:56 PM
#573 | Yeah, well "..." |  | Distinguished Member with 4,978 posts. | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NJ, USA Experience: dilletante |
15-Nov-2006, 02:59 PM
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15-Nov-2006, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by JEBWrench Yeah, well "..." |
justmakesurethatifyouhijackathreadthatyoustayontopic
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15-Nov-2006, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by hannab | I was wondering when somebody'd call me on that. Hi Hanna. |  | Distinguished Member with 5,852 posts. | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London |
15-Nov-2006, 03:10 PM
#577 | Quote: |
Originally Posted by hannab WOW, I'm just coming across this blasphemy 
Hendrix  ........... great head music | Errr being a limey, I'm probably out of the loop vis a vis American culture ... but would you care to expand on that ?
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15-Nov-2006, 03:46 PM
#578 | Why are Brits called limeys anyway?  | | | Distinguished Member with 5,852 posts. | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London |
15-Nov-2006, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by DiSaidSo Why are Brits called limeys anyway? | In the 18th C - Scurvy was prolific among sailors. It stemmed from a deficiency in Vitamin C. Captain Cook, an early pioneer of exploration, made it a requirement that his crews drink the juice of limes on a regular basis. Not sure who correlated Scurvy with a Vit C deficiency.
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15-Nov-2006, 04:03 PM
#580 | My guess the correlation would've stemmed from the differences in diet?
"What ain't we eatin'?"
"Fruit."
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15-Nov-2006, 04:11 PM
#581 | JEB,
You may be right, it may really have been as simple as that. Though I've never heard a definitive explanation for what was, in its time, a very significant development.
When you consider that even though immense quantities of barrels of fresh water were loaded on ships, but quickly became tainted by seawater sloshing in. The general principle laid down by The Admiralty, was to issue a ration of 1 gallon of beer per man, per day.
At the time of the Spanish Armada ( 1588 - for those who don't know ) , The Dons were rationed a bottle of Port or Sherry a day, each.
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15-Nov-2006, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by RSM123 Errr being a limey, I'm probably out of the loop vis a vis American culture ... but would you care to expand on that ?
- I'll just get my coat. | you being a limey, you should get it most of all since he first became "Jimi" in England .........head music for me means that when I listen to it it feels like I'm trippin without having to do any drugs......(not that I would know what it would feel like trippin while doing drugs  )
but go ahead and get your coat and come on over........I'll put on Jimi and we'll make a party
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15-Nov-2006, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by RSM123 At the time of the Spanish Armada ( 1588 - for those who don't know ) , The Dons were rationed a bottle of Port or Sherry a day, each.
No wonder they lost. | Yeah, it should have been cognac.  | | | Distinguished Member with 12,660 posts. | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Experience: Interemedial |
15-Nov-2006, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by hannab you being a limey, you should get it most of all since he first became "Jimi" in England .........head music for me means that when I listen to it it feels like I'm trippin without having to do any drugs......(not that I would know what it would feel like trippin while doing drugs )
but go ahead and get your coat and come on over........I'll put on Jimi and we'll make a party | Hey, wait, I can pretend to like Jimi if it's to party at hanna's. | | | Distinguished Member with 4,978 posts. | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NJ, USA Experience: dilletante |
15-Nov-2006, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by JEBWrench Hey, wait, I can pretend to like Jimi if it's to party at hanna's. | see, I knew you would see things my way  |  THIS THREAD HAS EXPIRED.
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