"Ed Gordon" wrote in message
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Female names are for ships of the line like in the old English wooden
navy days.

Yes, right. You mean names like 'Indomitable', 'Victory', 'Invincible',
'Nonsuch', 'Terror', 'Formidable' and suchlike I assume. Women like that
would scare the hell out of me.

"Edgar" wrote in message
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"Ed Gordon" wrote in message
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Female names are for ships of the line like in the old English wooden
navy days.

Yes, right. You mean names like 'Indomitable', 'Victory', 'Invincible',
'Nonsuch', 'Terror', 'Formidable' and suchlike I assume. Women like that
would scare the hell out of me.


Good to know that you know your place in the grand scheme of things.

"Formidable Karin"

:-D

Edgar wrote:
Yes, right. You mean names like 'Indomitable', 'Victory', 'Invincible',
'Nonsuch', 'Terror', 'Formidable' and suchlike I assume. Women like that
would scare the hell out of me.

You missed the ever popular "Dreadnought".

"Steve Thrasher" wrote in message
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Edgar wrote:
Yes, right. You mean names like 'Indomitable', 'Victory', 'Invincible',
'Nonsuch', 'Terror', 'Formidable' and suchlike I assume. Women like that
would scare the hell out of me.

You missed the ever popular "Dreadnought".

"Dreadnought"is a generic term for large war ships, not a name.

On Jul 5, 3:38 pm, "Capt. Lewry" wrote:
"Steve Thrasher" wrote in message

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Edgar wrote:
Yes, right. You mean names like 'Indomitable', 'Victory', 'Invincible',
'Nonsuch', 'Terror', 'Formidable' and suchlike I assume. Women like that
would scare the hell out of me.

You missed the ever popular "Dreadnought".

"Dreadnought"is a generic term for large war ships, not a name.

No kidding? What a shock. I must've opened the wrong Schrodinger box
and now I'm in a different quantum. Where I come from:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dreadnought_(1906)

Capt. Lewry wrote:

"Dreadnought"is a generic term for large war ships, not a name.

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/s...-d/drednt9.htm