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zojojojo
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14. "RE: notes"
In response to message #5
 
   >a bosun's whip - In the Age of Sail, one of the boatswain's
>odder odd jobs was the administration of capital punishment, usually
>in the form of a bareback whipping, to delinquent sailors. Grown men
>were sometimes killed by this ordeal, although the ship's surgeon was
>customarily on hand during floggings to (try to) prevent this.

I think you meant *corporal* punishment, as *capital* punishment is generally intentionally fatal...

aside from that, i'm greatly enjoying both the stories and the discussion of Dutch names and comparative buying power!

-Z
this has been your semi-decade nit to pick. we now return you to your regularly scheduled forum posts

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 Gallian Gothic: A Name to Call Her Own [View All] Gryphonadmin Sep-08-20 TOP
   RE: Gallian Gothic: A Name to Call Her Own Astynax Sep-08-20 1
      RE: Gallian Gothic: A Name to Call Her Own Gryphonadmin Sep-09-20 2
      RE: Gallian Gothic: A Name to Call Her Own Gryphonadmin Sep-10-20 12
   RE: Gallian Gothic: A Name to Call Her Own SpottedKitty Sep-09-20 3
      RE: Gallian Gothic: A Name to Call Her Own Gryphonadmin Sep-09-20 4
          RE: Gallian Gothic: A Name to Call Her Own SpottedKitty Sep-09-20 7
   notes Gryphonadmin Sep-09-20 5
      RE: notes Hazard Sep-10-20 8
          RE: notes Gryphonadmin Sep-10-20 9
              RE: notes Hazard Sep-10-20 10
                  RE: notes Gryphonadmin Sep-10-20 11
     RE: notes zojojojo Nov-05-20 14
   RE: Gallian Gothic: A Name to Call Her Own Peter Eng Sep-09-20 6
      RE: Gallian Gothic: A Name to Call Her Own BobSchroeck Sep-14-20 13


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