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To: SatinDoll
“The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy, and the lash.”

- Churchill

not that I am advocating for it, I just wanted to point out that your statement about the history of the matter was inaccurate.

11 posted on 05/10/2010 8:14:45 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama = Epic Fail)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

The practice of homosexuality in the Royal Navy was a hanging offence in the late 18th century - THAT I know for a fact.

And as much as I love Winston Churchill, I believe his statement was tongue in cheek.


16 posted on 05/10/2010 8:22:19 PM PDT by SatinDoll (NO Foreign Nationals as our President!!)
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