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Sami and Dad are in me prayers. Capt. William

They're not saying how FAR on that left lane, though. Capt. William

Aye. And if tea, preferably herbal or decaffineated. If alcohol, preferably rum or brandy, neat. Capt. William

Three cheers fer that Captain! Capt. Wiliam

A man after my own warped heart! Capt. William

Mark me down for the historical track! Capt. William

Strange. VERY strange! Capt. William

This is excellent news, Hurricane, and I hope to see you and Diosa (and Red Handed Jill, too) here next year! Capt. William

On the whole, I liked this third one: yet was disappointed too. It's changing from a fantasy pirate type of movie, to a fantasy movie based loosely around pirates. Also, the convoluted plotting and counterplotting was too much for me to follow. Capt. William

Has anyone heard any recent news about this? Capt. William

You did terrible: send it to me to get rid of it! Capt. William

Kevin McNally's already played me in 3 movies! Capt. William

Jolie isn't pretty enough to play you. Capt. William

In what area of law do you practice, shipmate?

John Elting's SWORDS AROUND THE THRONE: the story of Napoleon's Army. Capt. William

It's hard to believe it, but I was once the No. 1 poster. Capt. William

How about "Spot"? We love the outdoors critters too, even though all we have is a fenced-in back yard in New Orleans. We just set free a sparrow who had fallen into our fish pond: he wasn't hurt, just soaked, so we put him in a cage outside for an hour, so he could dry out and fly again. Capt William

Rumba, this appears to be something related, but different: what I was referring to was not a Yahoo group, but the web site's discussion forum: like our Pyracy Pub Forum. Someone from the PyracyCon told me that they are "restructuring", so I'll have to wait and see how this plays out. Capt. William

Does anyone know what happended at the PyrateCon 2008 Forum? I just registered, tried to post a message, and received a response that "this account has been suspended." I don't get it: is it me, or them? It wouldn't be the first place I've been thrown out of, but you'd think they'd at least have given me the chance to make trouble first! So I'm thinking it must be them, not me. (?) Capt. William

If they catch the scoundrel(s) who started the fire: I say they raise money toward restoration efforts by charging people to flog 'em: a dollar (or pound sterling) a lash! Capt. William

It's interesting that Odyssey's stock is publicly traded: gives all of us the opportunity to profit from being armchair treasure hunters, if we wish. Capt. William

You always make great knives, Patrick, congratulations! Capt. William

Has R'lyeh risen again? Capt. William

Short of shooting a live person - which I don't recommend! - or a live animal: no test will give you a reliable result, because blood doesn't flow post mortem. Even if you shot an animal - or human - cadaver in the cranium: it's not the same thing as shooting a live one. The closet replication would be a study of shootings of human subjects in the head with a contemporary, large caliber pistol, like a .45. Which, of course, is still a lot smaller than a period .62 pistol. Capt. William

I'm trying to locate info - contemporary newspaper accounts - of the sinking of the JEFFERSON DAVIS, a Confederate privateering vessel, off St. Augustine, Florida, on August 16, 17, and 18, 1861. Does any one have any idea where I might be able to access relevant old newspaper archives? I've just sent a message to the St. Augustine Historical Society, also. Capt. William