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Shrimp fishers catch pristine 17th century wooden head
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| August 3, 2022
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Posted on 08/08/2022 7:26:12 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
”The fishermen, who christened the head ‘Barry’ for unknown reasons...” Maybe they called it “Barry” because it was “buried” in the mud at the bottom of the sea.
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:50:08 AM PDT
by
fidelis
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To: SunkenCiv
I’ve heard of a wooden leg, but a wooden head? How does he see?
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:50:21 AM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
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To: SunkenCiv
Sorry but your fishing license does not allow catching heads. You will need to put it back.
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:52:26 AM PDT
by
pas
To: fidelis
Maybe they called it “Barry” because it was “buried” in the mud at the bottom of the sea. On second thought that would only work if they were English speakers. Never mind!
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:54:57 AM PDT
by
fidelis
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To: SunkenCiv
Back in the 1980s I knew a guy in South Jersey who worked on a scallop boat. He had a glass case in his living room with items dragged up from the sea bed. There were old plates,old Coke and Pepsi bottles,coffee cups and saucers with USN and a anchor printed on them,old bones,bits of old ships,but the coolest was a big walrus skull with tusks. I asked what would you do if you found a old gold coin. He said “put it my boot and not tell anybody.” But the best was the bags of fresh scallops he had on ice in his cooler he would sell to us cheap!
To: SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:58:26 AM PDT
by
P.O.E.
To: riverrunner
Meh, I expedite all over the world with a company that handles it for me.
You’d be surprised if you’re not in a hurry how the people who know what they’re doing can reduce the cost over what most pay.
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posted on
08/08/2022 8:01:09 AM PDT
by
Abathar
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To: SunkenCiv
Wadden island of Texel:
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posted on
08/08/2022 8:01:31 AM PDT
by
Menehune56
("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
The Question
How long does wood last in water before it rots, etc.?
Maybe the cross eye help it some.
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posted on
08/08/2022 8:01:38 AM PDT
by
deport
To: SunkenCiv
Looks a little bit like a lion. Very cool, Civ.
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posted on
08/08/2022 8:02:35 AM PDT
by
ComputerGuy
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To: HYPOCRACY
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posted on
08/08/2022 8:06:21 AM PDT
by
laplata
(They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
To: telescope115
Funny.
They kind of look like cat’s eyes.
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posted on
08/08/2022 8:07:52 AM PDT
by
Leep
(Hillary will NEVER be president! 😁)
To: Candor7
You’ve got transgender on the mind, it seems.
It’s an old, weathered sailor.
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posted on
08/08/2022 8:07:58 AM PDT
by
laplata
(They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
To: SunkenCiv
Nothing like a little head to get everyone excited.
Very cool. In 1978 a few miles off Fort Pierce our FIT oceanography teaching ship, Aquarius, demonstrated a Shipek sampler. In the few pounds of sediment and stuff brought up there was a copper penny (recent vintage). I always figured that was pretty steep odds, but I don’t think anyone seeded it.
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posted on
08/08/2022 8:44:38 AM PDT
by
F450-V10
To: SunkenCiv
It’s mine. I lost my head not more than a year ago.
To: laplata
Si, La cucaracha, Cabron!
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posted on
08/08/2022 9:01:44 AM PDT
by
Candor7
(ObamaFascism:https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
To: PGR88
You generally see finds like this kept in a solution to prevent cracking in drying out. I wonder why that’s not the case here
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posted on
08/08/2022 9:08:08 AM PDT
by
j.havenfarm
(21 years on Free Republic, 12/10/21! More than 5000 replies and still not shutting up!)
To: SunkenCiv
I think it looks like Dick Cheney. Someone needs to paste the cowboy hat on this image.
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posted on
08/08/2022 9:11:17 AM PDT
by
mund1011
(We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality)
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