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Catapult-Makers Were Once Ye Olde Celebrities
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| 7-5-2004
Posted on 07/05/2004 2:52:06 PM PDT by blam
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To: uglybiker
You been reading those trashy novels again, Cuz?
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posted on
07/05/2004 5:48:49 PM PDT
by
dixie sass
( Claws are sharp and ready for use!)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
Up 100, left 50. :-)
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posted on
07/05/2004 6:31:31 PM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(Never judge a man by his taglines.)
To: AndyJackson
I think you mean buxom, but whatever! Freudian slip.
(I never knew Freud was that kinda guy.)
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posted on
07/05/2004 8:07:17 PM PDT
by
uglybiker
(I misspell ekxentric on purpose just to be different)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
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posted on
07/05/2004 8:45:26 PM PDT
by
neverdem
(Xin loi min oi)
To: FairOpinion
Muttly still hold them in high esteem, now!
Presently working on one to launch Official Muttly Wing Chair (and Muttly) off to mailbox. Hoping to adapt boomerang technology for return trip.
(O.K...just want to frighten Postman...again)
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posted on
07/05/2004 8:49:18 PM PDT
by
PoorMuttly
("BE Reagan !")
To: blam
Good post. Catapult making is a lost art, isn't it? I saw something on the Discovery Channel not too long ago where modern engineers were trying to duplicate the throwing power of Roman catapults. They didn't even come close.
BTW, this is a bit offtopic, but I've been waiting for a chance to post this picture and although it's only peripherally related, this is probably the best chance I'll ever get! Longbows were so powerful they were tricky to string. Here's how they did it.
To: uglybiker
Freudian slip.
(I never knew Freud was that kinda guy.) Sometimes a cigar is just a good smoke.
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posted on
07/05/2004 10:38:31 PM PDT
by
dread78645
(Sorry Mr. Franklin, We couldn't keep it.)
To: LibWhacker
Longbows were so powerful they were tricky to string. Here's how they did it. Modern recurved bows are strung the same way. If the bow is shorter than the archer, you anchor the lower part with the opposite ankle, flex the bow across your hip and string up in front of your chest.
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posted on
07/05/2004 11:04:34 PM PDT
by
dread78645
(Sorry Mr. Franklin, We couldn't keep it.)
To: SAMWolf
It looks more like a "Battery One in Effect!"
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posted on
07/06/2004 5:32:12 AM PDT
by
Redleg Duke
(Stir the pot...don't let anything settle to the bottom where the lawyers can feed off of it!)
To: LibWhacker
Only Odysseus could string his old bow.
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posted on
12/10/2005 7:15:14 AM PST
by
bannie
(The government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
To: Straight Vermonter
"For the true catapult/trebuchet geek." I watched a TV show on something like PBS or the history channel where two teams of historians competed in a trebuchet building and firing contest.
It was fascinating to watch. I was amazed at the power of those critters.
How I would love to have several acres of land and a Trebuchet to play around with!
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posted on
12/10/2005 7:23:40 AM PST
by
Mad Dawgg
("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
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08/02/2006 9:06:10 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(updated my FR profile on Thursday, July 27, 2006. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: sionnsar
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posted on
08/02/2006 9:08:17 PM PDT
by
Professional Engineer
(Tea, Earl Grey, more than lukewarm ,but not boiling either.)
To: blam
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posted on
08/02/2006 9:24:18 PM PDT
by
Professional Engineer
(Tea, Earl Grey, more than lukewarm ,but not boiling either.)
To: BunnySlippers; tang-soo; andysandmikesmom; Howlin; kitkat; Old Student; thulldud; fnord; ...
Thanks to
Professional Engineer for the ping.
Geezer Geek ping.
This is a very low-volume ping list (typically days to weeks between pings).
FReepmail sionnsar if you want on or off this list.
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posted on
08/03/2006 8:00:20 AM PDT
by
sionnsar
(†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† | Iran Azadi | Appeasement=Capitulation)
To: blam
of firing projectiles against enemies and their cities, "from oversized arrows to Patriot missiles". ?? I thought the Patriots were defensive...
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posted on
08/03/2006 8:03:15 AM PDT
by
sionnsar
(†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† | Iran Azadi | Appeasement=Capitulation)
To: blam
The guy in charge of the royal artillery train was also a "superstar." His jobs included casting cannon, mixing and testing gunpowder and making fireworks... If he was any good, he could always get a job - though his employer might kill or imprison him rather than lose him to a rival!
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posted on
08/03/2006 8:10:03 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(If you want to be a martyr, we want to martyr you.)
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posted on
11/26/2010 3:56:47 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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posted on
08/10/2020 3:45:58 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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