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....Those brick ovens take a huge amount of space and firewood, not practical at all.

Yeah, and on a Zodiac raft with little room for bottled water, a couple of extra RPG rockets and some snack bars ... forget about it.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but machine rolled tin is a post GAOP thing right????

When we acquired this thing from Liam last year, we had no idea it was this famous.

If you're good, we'll be posting pics of it in action in the months to come.

(Our oldest currently wears it. I'm too bloated.)

You know, it must have been the style to make men look fey at this time. I just can't see a bunch of honest-to-john sailors wandering about the countryside actually looking and acting like this, even for a lady:

Aye, looks like ammunition for a Terry Gilliam cartoon.

Kudos to Mister O for coordinating this.

( I hope I have this kind of energy when I'm his age.)

...when I tried adding some red in his beard ... it came out pink....

I figured that grey would be preferable to pink....

You could always fall back on "artistic license."

Hardware fit for a king.

GAoP (golden age of pyracy) generally accecpted to of ended around 1720. ...

Aye... not to be confused with that yearly GAOP gathering Mission likes to attend in Paris.

(Gynécologie, Andrologie et Oncologie Psychosomatique)

...But let's not tell anyone and blame Mission.

Haha.

"Oh, hang all doctors. Give me rum!" - Capt.Billy Bones/Treasure Island (1950)

(And many more.)

_^spaaark

Have a thread in which the board users compete and submit banners for these assorted holidays.

The winners get swag and the losers are, well... tarred and feathered or something.

Not a bad idea. . . but we'll need to seal swag from someone to give away.

I like seal swag.

Hilarious! Well done!

DSiemens - Thanks for resuscitating this older posting.

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Have a thread in which the board users compete and submit banners for these assorted holidays.

The winners get swag and the losers are, well... tarred and feathered or something.

Happy belated BDay Mister B

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10 years?!? Boy, that time does fly when having rum! Here's to the next 10 circumnavigations of Sol!

Didn't Sol say he was already circumnavigated?

Ditto Happy BDay

We're gonna' have to hire a secretary just to keep up with these multiple Bday well wishes.

"The orignal box is bubble wrapped and put in another box with packing peanuts."

(Vendor's response to inquiry re: coast-to-coast shipment of a fragile 17" clay tobacco pipe.)

Happy belated crusty... wherever you are.

Happy belated Mister T

Happy belated

Aye.... belated

Happy belated... if it's not too late for cheese points?

Hook's BDay?

(Must've come 'round the horn for this one.)