I thought sailors in those days always chewed the cud, er, I mean baccy,
Peter. Trying to light up on one of those ships battling agin the
elements would have been tricky.
mjay
Peter Cudmore wrote:
>(thought bubble: I suppose that just because you don't see mention of
>cigarette breaks in Hornblower, doesn't mean that sailors didn't take
>cigarette breaks in those days.)
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The art of being civilized is the art of learning to read between the lies. - Kenneth Rexroth
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