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Oh! Come on. Why wreck a good thread with the truth.

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Originally Posted by tea lady

Oh! Come on. Why wreck a good thread with the truth.

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:2tsup::2tsup:

just about exactly what I wus gunna say

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Originally Posted by wheelinround

Firstly Cook was only a Lieutenant he was made a Capt postumisouly..

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Cook was promoted to Captain in 1775 on completion of his second voyage. He retired from the Navy shortly thereafter. The famous paintings of by Nathanial Dance (seated) and webber (standing) both show him in a Royal Navy Captain's Uniform. He made himself available for the third voyage at the request of the Royal Society.

He was entitled to be called Captain when in command of the Bounty and the Resolution as he was the Shps captain irrrespective of his substantive rank of Lieutenant.

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Originally Posted by Pusser

Cook was promoted to Captain in 1775 on completion of his second voyage. He retired from the Navy shortly thereafter. The famous paintings of by Nathanial Dance (seated) and webber (standing) both show him in a Royal Navy Captain's Uniform. He made himself available for the third voyage at the request of the Royal Society.

He was entitled to be called Captain when in command of the Bounty and the Resolution as he was the Shps captain irrrespective of his substantive rank of Lieutenant.

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Isn't this about when Cliff would ask about the rats ring option.:2tsup::D:D

I'm with tea lady and echnidna

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Originally Posted by Pusser

He was entitled to be called Captain when in command of the Bounty and the Resolution as he was the Shps captain irrrespective of his substantive rank of Lieutenant.

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:? Bounty? Wasn't it his protege, Bligh, who commanded HMS Bounty?

I wonder how many legs were aboard HMS Endeavour. Did they have backpacks full of ship's cats?

The Bounty did the trip a couple o' times with different people on board I think. (I refuse to cheat and look up any web sites or books.)

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Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

:? Bounty? Wasn't it his protege, Bligh, who commanded HMS Bounty?

I wonder how many legs were aboard HMS Endeavour. Did they have backpacks full of ship's cats?

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OOps Endeavour, Bligh was sailing master on the Endeavour - sorry freudian slip. the legs question would be harder as some lost a leg on the trip perhaps.

Aye Aye Capt

Was that the cats that lost the legs or the crew or both

To think Cook has decendants all over the world from all sots of Ports of call then again so would the well ok half the crew

Now of the crew members who had one leg were any of these later to become Long John Silver or Peg Leg Pete? Or Pirates of the Caribean

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Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

I wonder how many legs were aboard HMS Endeavour. Did they have backpacks full of ship's cats?

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Well as there were no women on board (there wasn't was there) that eliminates the seven backpacks each, so there were no seven pussies with seven kittens in backpacks but an estimation would be required to calculate the rats & mice, and they probably had some cats to catch them.

I guess 10990 would be a good starting figure. Shedhand would probably be able to help with the number of rats, mice etc.

Did Santa visit?

Geez, glad I didn't make it a complicated joke. :D

Allan

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One good turn requires a decent piece of wood.

Seems you just need to throw the bate into the middle and watch the rabble toss it about.

Whose rabble? moi:C

Cook was also the first english captian to tour Australia who did not bat or bowl and never won a Test :D

As opposed to the ones that visit now and can't bat or bowl? :rotfl: