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rupertlittlebear
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 5:08 am Post subject: Hong Kong Folk Tale |
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Seems that Hong Kong just loves the British.
Many years ago, during the British rule of Hong Kong, and during the age of sail . . . (as the folk tale goes)
There was a pirate. A particularily nasty pirate. He loved to capture British ships. In fact he loved to capture lots of Brittish ships. (as the folk tale goes)
This pirate used what the Westerners would call "Assault Junks", small vessels without cannons, built to attack and board. (as the folk tale goes)
Eventually, the local merchants complained quite loudly to the British authorities about the loss of ships and cargo. They demanded protection from the Royal Navy. (as the . . . oh you are getting tired of seeing this now aren't you?)
So the Admiralty started sending out British ships to protect the merchants. (as ...)
Well, nobody told the pirates.
Nobody told the pirates.
The pirates saw two ships where they were expecting to see only one. What would any self respecting pirate do in a situation like this?
You guessed it, they captured both ships.
Scratching their heads over their plunder they finally decided what to do with their bounty . . .
They dis-mantled both ships and used the parts to construct more assault junks. (remember they do not use cannons)
Really annoyed the Admiralty. (as the folk tale goes) |
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Airsaw
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:38 am Post subject: |
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Guffaw!! That's not one you hear on the BBC!!! _________________
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rupertlittlebear
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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Airsaw wrote: | Guffaw!! That's not one you hear on the BBC!!! | You mean that the Brittish Broadcasting Company would not tell stuff about the Brits getting hammered.
Ask the people in Djarleeing (India) about the Brit hospital.
Hee Hee Haa Haa
Nice rest and recuperation hospital. Built in the land of Tea. Nicely far away from the internal troubles of India (pre WW1) where wounded Brittish soldiers (not officers, they were sent back to England) could recover from their wounds.
Trouble was . . .
It was Brittish constructed and operated. It was not quite like the climate of India. It was cold and damp. Brittish do not believe in central heating you know.
Seems like more soldiers died from the climate than recovered from their wounds.
Bet you will never hear that on BBC. |
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fossaman
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 12:40 am Post subject: |
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I can see it now:
"Hey captain! There's two of 'em!"
*Shrug*
"Cool." _________________
Like my fossa? He's a pirate! |
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Buckaneer Rogers
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 2:49 am Post subject: |
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fossaman wrote: | I can see it now:
"Hey captain! There's two of 'em!"
*Shrug*
"Cool." |
rofl
That's pretty much all I can say about that. _________________ "After all, suprise is on our side."
-Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey |
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