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color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Elizabeth</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Sorry to put a hitch in your culinary
plans but in old nautical terms, the phrase “cold enough to freeze the
balls off a brass monkey” refers to the somewhat square brass base that
the cannon balls were stacked in next to each cannon. This allowed up to
30 cannon balls to be stacked in a pyramid next to each cannon without them
rolling around on deck. The problem was that when it got real cold, the
brass would contract faster than the iron cannon balls so it was possible that
the cannon balls would pop out of the brass monkey. Thus the phrase </span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
loch-ruadh-bounces+yukon=ddsob.com@ansteorra.org
[mailto:loch-ruadh-bounces+yukon=ddsob.com@ansteorra.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Elizabeth Hawkwood<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, January 03, 2006
10:53 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Alric
and Fiona</st1:PersonName>'; '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Shire of <st1:place
w:st="on">Loch</st1:place> Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc.</st1:PersonName>'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Loch-Ruadh]
ShipHolds Again</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>So, do I get the job as cook or what?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>(thinking up recipes for monkey balls -
with, of course,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>enough liquor to make sure we sing our
best!)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
loch-ruadh-bounces+rhonda.new=sbcglobal.net@ansteorra.org [mailto:loch-ruadh-bounces+rhonda.new=sbcglobal.net@ansteorra.org]<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><st1:PersonName w:st="on">Alric
and Fiona</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, January 03, 2006
9:06 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> loch-ruadh@ansteorra.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Loch-Ruadh] ShipHolds
Again</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Current Crew list of the Sea Drake. Berths are still open for
anyone wishing to sign the Ship's Articles<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Officers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Captain - Alric Morganwgg<br>
> 1st Officer - Lady Fiona (and yes nepotism goes a long
way)<br>
> 2nd Officer - Lord Kazmirez<br>
> 3rd Officer - <br>
> Surgeon<br>
><br>
Midshipman (younger people learning to be officers) Robbie wanna be the first
Middie?<br>
><br>
Warrant officers<br>
> Bosun - in charge of all things concerning seaman ship,
rigging and general upkeep of the ship<br>
> Gunner - In charge of the Cannon<br>
> Carpenter - in charge of making and repairing all things
wooden aboard ship<br>
> Sail Maker - in charge of making and repairing the sails<br>
> Cook - Just what it says<br>
<br>
Enlisted -<br>
Petty officers<br>
> Bosun's Mate<br>
> Gunners Mate<br>
> Sail Makers Mate<br>
> Carpenters Mate<br>
> Surgeons Mate<br>
> Cooks Mate<br>
><br>
Seamen<br>
> seaman A recruit learning how to be a seaman<br>
> ordinary seamen - Knows most of the lines and how to reef
and handle sail<br>
> Able seamen - Able to hand, reef and steer, a fully
trained and rated seaman - able to do any job aboard ship except the
specialized ones such as gunner, sail maker, carpenter etc.<br>
><br>
Any one else interested?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Oh, BTW, Lady Elizabeth you do not have to know the difference between
a Monkey's Fist, Claw or Balls unless you are an officer, bosun or a
seaman. <br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>More on Shipholds. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Unlike a ship's hold where cargo is stowed, a shiphold is a
household based on a nautical theme/ It's usually organized along the
lines of a ship in that the head of the house hold is the Captain followed by
the first mate or officer (the difference between 1st mate and 1st officer is
the difference between a merchant ship and a Navy Ship). The shiphold
functions pretty much the same as a house hold. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The only requirement for this shiphold is that we must learn
and sing Sea Chantys (mostly at the top of our lungs in an inebriated
fashion).</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Alric </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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