| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again 13:17 - Oct 21 with 1100 views | azuremerlangus |
Have you scrimshankers forgot today is Trafalgar day?
Don’t forget to have a tot of Nelson’s blood (preferably Pussers Gunpowder strength) |  |
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| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 13:41 - Oct 21 with 1057 views | NthQldITFC |
People seem to be turning a blind eye to your post. |  |
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| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 13:45 - Oct 21 with 1049 views | ghostofescobar |
| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 13:41 - Oct 21 by NthQldITFC |
People seem to be turning a blind eye to your post. |
Not a patch on International Talk Like a Pirate Day. |  |
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| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 13:52 - Oct 21 with 1023 views | azuremerlangus |
| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 13:41 - Oct 21 by NthQldITFC |
People seem to be turning a blind eye to your post. |
Perhaps I’ve been sailing too close to the wind? | |
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| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 14:04 - Oct 21 with 999 views | Radlett_blue |
A friend of mine used to run a pub in Norfolk & claims to have invented Nelson's Blood. |  |
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| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 15:23 - Oct 21 with 968 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 13:41 - Oct 21 by NthQldITFC |
People seem to be turning a blind eye to your post. |
Why would they do that? There's no 'arm in it. |  |
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| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 15:27 - Oct 21 with 966 views | Keno |
| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 14:04 - Oct 21 by Radlett_blue |
A friend of mine used to run a pub in Norfolk & claims to have invented Nelson's Blood. |
If that went to court he would have a leg to stand on |  |
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| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 22:06 - Oct 21 with 905 views | azuremerlangus |
On Trafalgar Day - did you know that Nelson was 5ft 6". His statue in Trafalgar Square is 17ft 4". That's Horatio of about 3:1. | |
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| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 23:51 - Oct 21 with 873 views | Ryorry |
| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 15:27 - Oct 21 by Keno |
If that went to court he would have a leg to stand on |
Counsel for the Defence would kick that argument into a c0cked hat.
*0 Gav's swear filter never sleeps |  |
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| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 08:43 - Oct 22 with 815 views | Churchman |
On this day in 1805, Nelson’s body was basically preserved in a barrel of brandy. It was the best idea the surgeon, Beatty, could come up with, using the old pickling principle.
The barrel was lashed to the deck for the limp home. The problem was that just stuffing a body in a barrel of alcohol is not an ideal way to preserve it. It started to decompose and due to the escaping gases the lid burst off. The guard standing watch nearly had a heart attack, thinking that Horatio had come back to life. Bet he didn’t sleep too well at the end of his shift.
Amazing strategist and leader of men, Nelson. He fully merits his statue. Anyone who has never seen it, a wander around HMS Victory is very interesting and recommended. [Post edited 22 Oct 2022 8:44]
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| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 08:49 - Oct 22 with 790 views | noggin |
Apparently he was a Norwich fan. |  |
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| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 08:55 - Oct 22 with 782 views | Churchman |
| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 08:49 - Oct 22 by noggin |
Apparently he was a Norwich fan. |
Yep, he was born in Burnham Thorpe. He used to get the results sent by semaphore as it was quicker than waiting for his copy of Ye Olde EDP. | | | |
| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 08:59 - Oct 22 with 778 views | noggin |
| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 08:55 - Oct 22 by Churchman |
Yep, he was born in Burnham Thorpe. He used to get the results sent by semaphore as it was quicker than waiting for his copy of Ye Olde EDP. |
I heard he had a canary on his shoulder. The sailors use to call it a budgie, which annoyed him. [Post edited 22 Oct 2022 9:01]
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| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 09:57 - Oct 22 with 744 views | Churchman |
| Anyhoo - seeing as it is a slow news day again on 08:59 - Oct 22 by noggin |
I heard he had a canary on his shoulder. The sailors use to call it a budgie, which annoyed him. [Post edited 22 Oct 2022 9:01]
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It used to chirp ‘let’s be ‘avin you’, which used to save the officers having to give orders. | | | |
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