Forum: Mess Deck
24th October 2024, 17:06
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When I've finished my little blow-out I'll nip...
When I've finished my little blow-out I'll nip round to the Baltic before heading to LCY and home. If any of brokers are up for sharing our cargo spaces - providing whatever it is has a good rate and...
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Forum: Mess Deck
8th October 2024, 12:00
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Forum: Mess Deck
6th October 2024, 12:13
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Forum: Mess Deck
5th October 2024, 16:47
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Forum: Mess Deck
30th September 2024, 13:55
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E-S that sounds a little like the post...
E-S that sounds a little like the post proper-officer-era. Occasional difficulties in cargo handling were usually sorted by masters on leave if the ship manager or marine super could not sort by...
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Forum: Mess Deck
30th September 2024, 01:35
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Forum: Mess Deck
28th September 2024, 14:38
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Forum: Mess Deck
28th September 2024, 14:35
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Forum: Mess Deck
27th September 2024, 18:15
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Forum: Mess Deck
12th September 2024, 18:37
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Well, I heard that a wee Dwam was good for all...
Well, I heard that a wee Dwam was good for all that ails but that is not how HM would spell it.
When a girl M'Lady, as she regails, offered the family ewer of bothiebathsqueezings to a lad close...
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Forum: Mess Deck
5th September 2024, 13:52
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Forum: Mess Deck
3rd September 2024, 17:14
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Well we are British so a Fynoderee would be a...
Well we are British so a Fynoderee would be a Manx and British hairy fairy but not an English, Scottish or Irish(N) hairy fairy. There is some suggestion that they might have arrived with the...
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Forum: Mess Deck
2nd September 2024, 12:56
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In a word. No.
For the superstitious the...
In a word. No.
For the superstitious the Fynoderee are particularly spiteful hairy fairies native to the Isle of Man. For us it is distiller of spiritous liquor masquerading as gin but with a...
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Forum: Mess Deck
1st September 2024, 17:15
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That's matey of you RT, I've broached an ageing...
That's matey of you RT, I've broached an ageing keg. We can at least bung those in the boiler when 'done'. If we have to drink a tonne (each?) of bottled stuff we'll never leave the re-cycling berth....
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Forum: Mess Deck
1st September 2024, 15:24
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Sir W,
Have we got new managers? I have just...
Sir W,
Have we got new managers? I have just received a telex reminding us to return the form for Port Consumption. I am confused. We must report against Heavy, IFO or Best Welsh Steaming and the...
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Forum: Places, People & Events of Maritime Interest
24th August 2024, 14:32
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My wonder is elsewhere although I agree all...
My wonder is elsewhere although I agree all accident causes are interesting and all deaths sad, but:
In the time the press and authorities have been preoccupied with Bayesian I wonder how many...
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Forum: Mess Deck
18th August 2024, 14:01
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Forum: Mess Deck
15th August 2024, 14:19
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I fear such an appointment would put me in the...
I fear such an appointment would put me in the Plasticos' bad books. There are some registers one simply should not want to join. Even Mimco lad looked a little apprehensive when I produced the...
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Forum: Mess Deck
11th August 2024, 14:11
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It is said every man has his price. But a...
It is said every man has his price. But a propelling pencil?
It might well have been a Plastico helping you with your seat. You might also find them serving behind the bars when there are guests...
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Forum: Mess Deck
10th August 2024, 15:23
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Forum: Mess Deck
10th August 2024, 13:15
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It is a little learning, as oft betrayed by...
It is a little learning, as oft betrayed by misquotation, that is said to be dangerous (as oft as it is misquoted that pride goes before a fall). Knowledge stems from learning (an example. A...
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Forum: Mess Deck
7th August 2024, 18:56
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Forum: Mess Deck
7th August 2024, 12:21
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I'll have those pig-iron polishers! They must...
I'll have those pig-iron polishers! They must have been 'loading on top' having forgotten that bothiebathsquuezzings are denser than the post prandial rubiginous nectar. But worry not. I have the...
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Forum: Mess Deck
6th August 2024, 10:34
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Forum: Mess Deck
3rd August 2024, 17:45
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