It was not a riddle, Rob. Just my attempt to find a nautical drink with some link to Christmas that we had not seen before. There are many examples of inaccuracies in Christmas songs, even recent ones like Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas".
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It was not a riddle, Rob. Just my attempt to find a nautical drink with some link to Christmas that we had not seen before. There are many examples of inaccuracies in Christmas songs, even recent ones like Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas".
If you check the spelling, you will see that this is not a new book by Bernard Cornwell. :)
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That one gave me a chuckle Dave.
Mrs K, just said she missed her Sharpe at Christmas. I think she meant she missed Sean.
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Rob.
The only nebulous link I could find at the drop of a Gin bottle was this one.
Well it's green and it's Sea soldier, ans as far as I remember we have not had it before!
Happy Boxing day Dave.
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Rob.
I am afraid that we have seen that before, Rob. You posted it yourself in #267. Of course in Sharpe's day the marines wore red coats. In one of the novels Richard Sharpe fought at Trafalgar but that adventure never made it onto the t.v. because it 'happened' before Sharpe joined the 95th Rifles.
Another beer from Sharp's Brewery is called Cornish Coaster.
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Now Christmas is over it's Pantomime season so I'm getting back onto the Pirates theme.
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One last go at Santa.
Now onto.......
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Rob.
If your pirate was captured, he would face:
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Ah! the good old Bridport dagger.:wink:
Bligh.
This beer is named after the famous Swedish ship the Vasa.
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The Pirates did not take the hint Dave.:wink:
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Rob.
Just as long as your Heavy Seas do not come with a
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I am prepared for that with my.........
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Very good, Rob. Let us hope that the storm abates and some fair Trade Winds appear.
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Yes indeed Dave.
The wind has now moderated to just a......
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Rob.
Here is a drink, which I have wanted to post here for a while but finding a picture of the label was difficult because I think it is out of production. It honours H.M.S. Sheffield.
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What a cracking picture Dave.
It certainly does the Sheffield justice.
Rob.
Shame about the spelling mistake (unless they really did mean shinny, although thats not a manoeuvre I'd expect a light cruiser to be particularly good at)
Good spot Dave.
I can't imagine they did mean it.
Rob.
Mine for New Year's eve is...
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Somewhere out there it must be about New Year.
Rob.
I think it must be a spelling mistake and it should be 'Shiny Sheff' unless it is a local peculiarity. The cruiser H.M.S. Sheffield was the first ship equipped with radar and she had a distinguished record in W.W.2.
Here is another famous ship. the Turbinia. Turbinia was the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894, and easily the fastest ship in the world at that time. She could travel at a maximum speed of 34.5 knots, which is faster than many modern ships.
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This one is a real cracker Dave.
Rob.
Guess I will now need a.......
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Rob.
You also can fly your own broad pennant on your flagship.
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Yes so I can.
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Rob.
If that is your flagship, Rob, then you are a
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Yes Dave. It was unfortunate that we had already used up all the pictures of...
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Perhaps you could have some of this, Rob.
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A drop of Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm!
Bligh.
A very good year so I am informed.
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Rob.
This Golden Ale is simply called Admiral.
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Maldon do have some fine Naval associated ales Dave.
Here is another.
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Rob.
That one was on my list, Rob, but you beat me to it. Launched at Harwich in 1895, Centaur spent her early life in continental trade and later shipped grain and linseed oil on the East Coast. She is now owned and operated by the Thames Sailing Barge Trust.
This is an interesting one:
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The M.B. Molliette was a concrete barge built in 1919. After an undistinguished career as a barge, she was used for target practice and sunk off Mersea Island in 1942.
I am finding a lot of pirate ones we have not done yet but just for a laugh here is an odd Nelson one.
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Rob.
For a change we have a waterway today.
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Leading to the..........
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Rob.
This is brewed using local oysters.
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I bet that plays havoc with your libido Dave.:wink:
Rob.
My beer for today is
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Rob.
Another sailing barge today. s.b. Unity was a ‘stackie’ designed to carry bulk loads, such as hay. She was built in 1864 and her remains lie in Sampsons creek near Wivenhoe.
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My beer of the day is.....
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Rob.