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Title: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by JeffB on Jan 22nd, 2007, 2:48pm Branscombe - Scavengers scrambled to the shore here on Monday to plunder whatever loot they could from the washed-up cargo of a beached freighter - grabbing everything from BMW motorbikes to nappies. Hordes of locals and others from further afield descended on the beach at Branscombe on the southwest English coast to pilfer from containers which have reached dry land from the stricken MSC Napoli cargo ship. Has anyone heard from Helen and the rest of our Brits??? I need a new toaster! ;;D ;;D ;;D |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by Paul98 on Jan 22nd, 2007, 2:51pm I think Helen was scouting out the container that held a shipment of brooms ;;D -P. |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by LeLimey on Jan 22nd, 2007, 3:13pm A new broom? Sacriledge! I'm sticking to "Old faithful" ::) Nice to see traditional pastimes of wrecking and smuggling are still alive in the county my dear old Daddy is from (Devon) Hmm.. it was an Italian ship wasn't it? Wonder if they have a couple of crates of Amaretto for me?! I'm pretty damn sure I don't want anything to do with nappies, I've done my bit for Queen and Country LOL |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by Paul98 on Jan 22nd, 2007, 3:54pm What the heck is a nappy? -P. |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by chewy on Jan 22nd, 2007, 3:58pm I WAS HOME! I CAN PROVE IT! I KNOW WHO MADE IT ON AMERICAN IDOL ! |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by LeLimey on Jan 22nd, 2007, 3:59pm A diaper Paul - did you need some? Have you run out already? Blimey.. they don't call you thunderpants for nothing do they? :o |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by georgej on Jan 22nd, 2007, 4:00pm on 01/22/07 at 15:13:21, LeLimey wrote:
Long tradition of salvaging on some British coasts.... Reminds me of the 1949 film, "Whisky Galore": "Plot Summary for Whisky Galore! (1949) Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, heading for Jamaica, it sank outside Eriskay, The Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in bad weather, containing 250,000 bottles of whisky. The locals gathered as many bottles as they could, before the proper authorities arrived, and even today, bottles are found in the sand or in the sea every other year. When 50,000 cases of whisky are stranded on a ship which runs aground, the inhabitants of a Scottish island cannot resist the temptation. Unfortunately, a Home Guard captain (an Englishman) stands in their way." It's a pretty funny movie, even if it's not a deathless classic. :) Best, George |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by LeLimey on Jan 22nd, 2007, 4:00pm on 01/22/07 at 15:58:28, chewy wrote:
Chewy has this thing for Simon Cowell ;;D |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by LeLimey on Jan 22nd, 2007, 4:02pm George you can buy blended whiskey here with whiskey from "The Politician" which was the rea ship the film was based on. I liked that film, it was good entertainment. Devon and Cornwall was more the setting for Jamica Inn and a couple of films with Stewart Grainger I remember.. damn he was gorgeous back then too! |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by JeffB on Jan 22nd, 2007, 4:03pm I was gonna add, "Just where was Chewy when the boat went down?". |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by Paul98 on Jan 22nd, 2007, 4:05pm on 01/22/07 at 15:59:29, LeLimey wrote:
I phart in your general direction ;;D -P. |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by LeLimey on Jan 22nd, 2007, 4:08pm on 01/22/07 at 16:03:20, JeffB wrote:
Oh he wasn't there Jeff my sweet, he was ogling Simon Cowell and his tight pants. Anyway the ship was manned by able seamen ::) Paulie dear, you fart in EVERYONE'S general direction. We don't call you Paul the Pong without good reason honeybun :-* |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by Cathi04 on Jan 22nd, 2007, 4:10pm Are we even certain it was an Italian or English registry?? I submit it was Chewy, in the pilfered OUCH yacht, on yet another pleasure trip, but he has no navigational skills..which is why he visits Lost Wages every year, rather than travel anywhere else..after 40 some-odd years, he doesnt get lost in Lost Wages, however, being bold, he attempted to cross the pond, bumped into Italy, bounced off, and, there you have it! It is Chewy, in the OUCH yacht, in England.... still and all, why the nappies????? Noone will know... noone will know............. [smiley=huh.gif] Cathi ;;D |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by georgej on Jan 22nd, 2007, 4:10pm on 01/22/07 at 16:08:12, LeLimey wrote:
My oh my. I'd say you're feeling better, Helen. [smiley=laugh.gif] Best, George |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by chewy on Jan 22nd, 2007, 4:12pm Quote:
I got the boot. AND Helen said seaman. |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by LeLimey on Jan 22nd, 2007, 4:16pm Is American Idol over Cheweeee?! Do you want me to send you some pics of Simon? I wouldn't do that for just anyone you know but you're special cos I know you fancy him almost as much as I do ;;D |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by Charlie on Jan 22nd, 2007, 4:22pm Damn. I'm never in the right place. ::) Helen, yuz are lookin' good. http://www.kolobok.wrg.ru/smiles/he_and_she/girl_sigh.gif?SSImageQuality=Full Glad to have you back. Charlie |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by JeffB on Jan 22nd, 2007, 4:26pm Do you all know what seaman is?? It's what comes out of a Petty Officers d_ck! ;;D Don't bug Chewy if he's at his computer in a tight shirt and a square black wig telling his pooch how awfull that last bark was. |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by LeLimey on Jan 22nd, 2007, 4:33pm An able seaman is a naval rating you landlubber! :P Sheesh.. next thing you'll be telling me a sub is a sandwich ::) ;) ;;D |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by Jonny on Jan 22nd, 2007, 6:10pm http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=043d8f06b8 |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by Charlie on Jan 22nd, 2007, 7:47pm Quote:
Helen: The Dreadnaught. Charlie |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by chewy on Jan 22nd, 2007, 8:24pm least I didn't kill no duckies! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v388/bgull2/sunk.jpg?t=1169515441 |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by BarbaraD on Jan 22nd, 2007, 8:32pm Chewy - if you're gonna have "possession" of the Yacht, you've got to go to yacht driving school. That's the second one you've wrecked in a year........ Hugs BD |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by stevegeebe on Jan 23rd, 2007, 7:28am I had not realized that some of our evacuees had made it to Branscombe...? Steve G |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by sailpappy on Jan 23rd, 2007, 7:42am ::) ::)Arrrgggggg! What a time to be Landlocked! Pappy |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by chewy on Jan 23rd, 2007, 9:39am BobP still has the OUCH Yacht. He's got it stashed somewhere off the coast of Zimbabwe. He's running tax free paprika up to the Sinus Busters guys. |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by LeeS on Jan 23rd, 2007, 1:58pm OK, OK ... I'm back from the coast 8) So, who wants to buy three BMW 1000cc bikes (amost new), 14 sandwich toasters (a bit wet), a loft ladder (perfect condition) 1 x metric tonne of conchiglie, various hosiery (not soiled), and 1,200 nappies (also not soiled)? I only fared so well because the ship wasn't grounded on the Scouse coast (although I did bump into a chap called Colin there). -Lee NB. All profits to be split with OUCH and clusterbusters, normal disclaimers apply |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by georgej on Jan 23rd, 2007, 2:03pm on 01/23/07 at 13:58:45, LeeS wrote:
I don't know what this is, so it's probably something I can live without--but it sounds as if there's a lot of it. ;) Best, George |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by seasonalboomer on Jan 23rd, 2007, 2:26pm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conchiglie Everybody loves conchiglie!!! ;;D |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by georgej on Jan 23rd, 2007, 8:11pm After the unfortunate event with the OUCH yacht, Chewy reconsiders his conspiracy to smuggle conchiglie to the Italians. http://www.diveclub.org/gallery_photos/contests/2001Contest/7-1%20Penny%20Lehmann-shipwreck.jpg |
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Title: Re: Looters plunder grounded ship.... Post by Charlotte on Jan 23rd, 2007, 9:07pm Chewy, just checking out the last 10 - is this your new boat? Charlotte |
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