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COMSUBBBS Posts: 2561 Location: Rapid City, SD | Subject: Not good at math... A friend of mine was recently reading the last couple of paragraphs that Elmer wrote and she found something that needs clarification. I looked back in my notes, hoping to find the missing word, but it was written the same way initially also. Here's the paragraph: "We thought we had hit pay dirt two days later when our sonar operator reported the sound of distant screws to the east of us. We were able to eventually see the tops of three large cruisers and six destroyers. They were estimated to be about 29,000 or a little over sixteen miles away. We were not in a good targeting position so we closed at high speed hoping for an advantage. We were never able to get closer than 8,000 yards or four and a half miles. Too far to get a shot. So we watched this great target opportunity go away." Question: 29,000 what? Did he mean to say "29,000 yards?"  Cora Edited by Corabelle 2009-08-27 12:48 PM | ||
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Subject: RE: Not good at math... All of this doesn't do anything to my physique by the way, I still remain slim. You've reached that magical point in life where that belly won't go away..... slim my arse! | |||
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Plankowner Posts: 9165 Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | |||
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COMSUBBBS Posts: 2561 Location: Rapid City, SD | |||
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Master and Commander Posts: 2357 | Subject: RE: Not good at math... Ralph Luther - 2009-08-28 7:53 AM All of this doesn't do anything to my physique by the way, I still remain slim. You've reached that magical point in life where that belly won't go away..... slim my arse! Oh yeah, who are you calling fat, Fatso??? I wouldn't say Ralph was fat, but there is another reason he drove semi trailers instead of cars.......so he could get somewhere! I wouldn't say Ralph was fat, but he rode Aircraft Carriers not Submarines... OK, I will leave it at that!  Lots of love and kisses Blue *_* | ||
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| Subject: RE: Not good at math... I wouldn't say Ralph was fat, but he rode Aircraft Carriers not Submarines... Me?? Fat?? Aircraft Carriers?? Must have me confused with someone else....the only Aircraft Carrier I have ever been on is beached here in Charleston.  | |||
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