"Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy
and the lash." Sir Winston Churchill

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
"Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy
and the lash." Sir Winston Churchill

"That's all I can stands, and I can't stands no more!" POPEYE

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
"Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy
and the lash." Sir Winston Churchill

"ARRRRRRRRRRR" Blackbeard

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
"Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and
the lash." Sir Winston Churchill

that's telling it like it is

Shaun

"Tim" wrote in message
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
"Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy
and the lash." Sir Winston Churchill

"ARRRRRRRRRRR" Blackbeard


"Oh, barnacles!" - SpongeBob SquarePants

"Tim" wrote in message
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
"Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy
and the lash." Sir Winston Churchill

"That's all I can stands, and I can't stands no more!" POPEYE



One of my all-time favourite cartoon characters...
passed only by the likes of JohnH!

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
"Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy
and the lash." Sir Winston Churchill

I always wondered why it seems that all the male members of Englands
Royal Familily become officers in the Royal Navy......

Tim wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
"Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy
and the lash." Sir Winston Churchill

I always wondered why it seems that all the male members of Englands
Royal Familily become officers in the Royal Navy......


The real reason "non-first born" children of royalty became officers in
the Royal Navy is it gave them an opportunity to make a fortune when
they captured the booty/ships during battle. The majority of the
family's fortune went to the first born, so the others kids had to
actually work for a living. Naval service was considered an honorable
field for Royalty to enter.

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Tim wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
"Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy
and the lash." Sir Winston Churchill

I always wondered why it seems that all the male members of Englands
Royal Familily become officers in the Royal Navy......


The real reason "non-first born" children of royalty became officers in
the Royal Navy is it gave them an opportunity to make a fortune when
they captured the booty/ships during battle. The majority of the
family's fortune went to the first born, so the others kids had to
actually work for a living. Naval service was considered an honorable
field for Royalty to enter.

Does that mean that the Rum, sodomy, and the Lash, were perks of the
job?

On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:42:45 GMT, "Don White"
wrote:


"Tim" wrote in message
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
"Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy
and the lash." Sir Winston Churchill

"That's all I can stands, and I can't stands no more!" POPEYE



One of my all-time favourite cartoon characters...
passed only by the likes of JohnH!


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