To: bigbob
Depends on what you mean by ‘story.’ Avast! That be pirates!
“...to the shores of Tripoli.....”
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07/25/2010 5:36:09 PM PDT by
combat_boots
(The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spirito Sancto.)
To: combat_boots
Aw, you beat me to it. Lord Nelson called the burning of the Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor "the most bold and daring act of the age." Praise from the master is praise indeed.
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