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Twister_Ken · 2 Jul 2003

I smell neither rat nor an eel under a rock, but get a distinct whiff of holding tank.

N'est-ce pas?

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aod · 2 Jul 2003

Re Knee trembler

Excellent

BrendanS · 2 Jul 2003

Re: Babelfish is great for this sort of thing

Surcouf, Robert-Charles December 12, 1773 (Saint-Malo) - July 8, 1827 (Saint-Servan) Resulting from a family of ship-owners (Ship-owners) and corsairs, Surcouf starts to sail in 1786. It makes the draft of Blacks (SLAVIC TRADE) between 1789 and 1791 on the coasts of Mozambique and Madagascar. It is received master mariner in the island of France (current Mauritius), June 3, 1794, and takes part in the war of race against the English trade in the Indian Ocean. It orders the Creole then Émilien seizes (CAPTURES) 6 ships in the Bay of Bengal, of which the Triton, ship of 26 guns. Obliged, to go to France to obtain ministry for the letters of mark validating its activities of corsair, it sets out again of Nantes in August 1798 with the command of the Clarisse, takes 4 ships in the South Atlantic and as much in the area of Sumatra in February 1799. Next August, these are 7 other ships which fall between its hands in the Bay of Bengal. Surcouf takes the command of Confidence in May 1800 and makes a new particularly brilliant campaign during which 9 enemy ships are captured, of which Kent, indiaman of 1 200 barrels carrying 38 guns. Returned to France in 1801, made chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1804, Surcouf sets out again into 1807 towards the Indian Ocean with the Ghost. During this last countryside, it does not make less than 16 catches. In these warlike activities, Surcouf joint a significant role of ship-owner: he arms 15 corsairs who operate for his account in the Indian Ocean, ordered in particular by his/her Nicolas brother and his cousin Joseph Potier. Colonel of the national guard of his birthplace, head of legion during the Hundred Days, Surcouf devotes himself, the peace returned, with commercial armaments towards Africa, the Indian Ocean North America, in particular Newfoundland, and the Antilles. This daring combatant, this remarkable manoeuvrier, was of a very great independence of mind and refused all the offers Q ' one inserted to him in the navy of the state. The Surcouf Captain who filled the seas of India of the noise of his heroic exploits; left Isle de France August 1795, assembled on a building of 200 barrels, armed with two guns having only 20 men of crew. As it arrived at the roads of Isle Sainte-Anne, it met 3 English buildings charged with rice, that a small building stronger than it his escorted; it forces this last with this returning and seizes the convoy. Glorious of its catch, it returned in Isle de France, when it announces a large building of English war carrying 26 guns of 12 and 150 men of crew. It was necessary to overcome or go. Surcouf then compensates for the force by the address; it makes hide its weak crew, is only shown on the bridge and approaches the building; but in the moment or the enemy captain believes to receive a prisoner, a discharge of mousquetery reverses around him part of its crew. French is raised; the signal of the boarding is given. Surcouf springs on the enemy bridge followed by its brave men; the English captain falls dead, 50 of his companions are wounded, 10 killed; the others go to discretion. Surcouf not having letters of mark, its catches were confiscated with the profit of the Government; but they were restored to him by way of reward. 6 October 1801 being on the pitch-stirrers of Bengal, at the level of the roads of Balassor and having only one building armed with 160 men and 20 more parts of gun of small gauge, Surcouf seized the English vessel Kent of 357 men and 26 guns of 18. The Revington captain was killed and the General St John makes captive; the enemy lost moreover 80 killed or wounded men, and us in eumes which 14 out of combat. The Surcouf captain is today member of the Legion of Honor

Almost entirely comprehensible!

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claymore · 2 Jul 2003

Surcouf

Sounds a great kind of a guy tae me - stuffed it up they English jessies an 'at. Guid Man.

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Gunfleet · 2 Jul 2003

Re: Corsaire?

I knew all that. You took my comment a bit literally John. By the way he is buried in St Servan but died in Redon, where he lived in happy retirement in a house on the quayside. I wonder what the quayside was called then? Because now it's called quay Surcouf.

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Twister_Ken · 2 Jul 2003

Corsaires

Surely a Corsaire should come form Corsica, not St Malo?

There was also a rather unlovely French dinghy called a Corsair, ditto Ford saloon car.

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jhr · 2 Jul 2003

In which case, p'raps he was a manufacturer of plumbing fittings or, as the French say, he liked to "faire un pipe".

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Sybarite · 2 Jul 2003

Re: Corsaire?

Of course of course. You must remember though that these postings are for the edification of the masses..!

John

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claymore · 2 Jul 2003

oi

just cut that out - edifying the masses - filthy talk.

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Gunfleet · 2 Jul 2003

If he liked to faire le pipe he'd have been better off on the rue St Denis than quai Surcouf.

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claymore · 2 Jul 2003

I once had an Aunt who ran a fruit and Veg shop in St Malo - On the Rue Barbe.

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Gunfleet · 2 Jul 2003

I know her

She wrote that 'histoire d'outre tomato', n'est-ce pas?

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jimi · 2 Jul 2003

La tante du Claymore
avec une moteur
plungé dans l'eau
en St Malo
elle dit "je desire le Trembler - ou est Surcouf"

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Twister_Ken · 2 Jul 2003

Malouines

St Malo folks are Malouines. Hence, I've been led to believe by assorted Malouines, the Malvinas (aka Falkland) Islands.

Although if someone wanted to convince me that Malvinas came from bad winds (met or medical) or bad wines, I'd believe that too.

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StugeronSteve · 2 Jul 2003

Re: Babelfish is great for this sort of thing

It's not bad for translating Vogon poetry either.

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Twister_Ken · 3 Jul 2003

Re: Babelfish is great for this sort of thing

But why would you want to? It's Vogon poetry that makes you tear your left arm off and use it in your right hand to beat yourself to death. Isn't it?

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BrendanS · 3 Jul 2003

Re: Babelfish is great for this sort of thing

Those were the days. Happened to hear the first ever radio broadcast of first episode of first series by accident. Had never listened to Radio4 before.

Teenagers (was it really that long ago?), and me and mate were building a shortwave receiver from a kit. Managed to blow up some components, so one dark evening when new parts arrived, we had it all sorted and powered it up.. first thing we heard (had AM as well as SW channels) before we rigged up and connected a decent aerial was R4. Heard weird music, and then it started. We were hooked, and listened every week. Turned me into a R4 listener at a young age <s>

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Gunfleet · 3 Jul 2003

doesn't scan v well, Jimi. Try a haiku

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Twister_Ken · 3 Jul 2003

Re: Babelfish is great for this sort of thing

Trust you did the decent thing and read the books as well?

We have the tapes for HHGTTG in the car - great on long journeys.

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BrendanS · 3 Jul 2003

Re: Babelfish is great for this sort of thing

Too right, signed too!, but the books came out quite some time after the radio series..Also got the records (which are slightly different), and seen the rather excellent play that the Clwyd theatre company toured around the country

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