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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Don't Panic » Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:27 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:In what battle did a commanding officer of an RN ship wear a skirt?
Battle for Lake Tanganyika
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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Geoff » Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:33 pm

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Gawdzilla wrote:In what battle did a commanding officer of an RN ship wear a skirt?
Battle for Lake Tanganyika
2 votes so far... :hehe:
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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Don't Panic » Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:41 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
DP wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:Um, not clear, sorry. The surname is "Paul".
The second guy? No idea where his surname starts.
It starts with the "du", IIRC. He's not the person I'm after.
Never did get the answer to this one?
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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Geoff » Sat Jul 17, 2010 6:00 pm

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Comte de Saint-Germain wrote:Katana?
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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Horwood Beer-Master » Sat Jul 17, 2010 6:41 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:In what battle did a commanding officer of an RN ship wear a skirt?
Was he Scottish?
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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:28 pm

DP wrote:
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DP wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:Um, not clear, sorry. The surname is "Paul".
The second guy? No idea where his surname starts.
It starts with the "du", IIRC. He's not the person I'm after.
Never did get the answer to this one?
What was the question?
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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:29 pm

Geoff wrote:
DP wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:In what battle did a commanding officer of an RN ship wear a skirt?
Battle for Lake Tanganyika
2 votes so far... :hehe:
Not even close.
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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Geoff » Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:24 am

Gawdzilla wrote:
Geoff wrote:
DP wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:In what battle did a commanding officer of an RN ship wear a skirt?
Battle for Lake Tanganyika
2 votes so far... :hehe:
Not even close.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Spicer-Simson
Spicer-Simson was given command of an expedition to attack the German naval forces on Lake Tanganyika.
According to the historian and writer Giles Foden he was noted as rather eccentric—for instance, he often wore a grass skirt and occasionally a self made white canvas skirt, whilst in command of his flotilla and insisted that an Admiral's flag be flown outside his mud hut.
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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:27 am

Geoff wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Geoff wrote:
DP wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:In what battle did a commanding officer of an RN ship wear a skirt?
Battle for Lake Tanganyika
2 votes so far... :hehe:
Not even close.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Spicer-Simson
Spicer-Simson was given command of an expedition to attack the German naval forces on Lake Tanganyika.
According to the historian and writer Giles Foden he was noted as rather eccentric—for instance, he often wore a grass skirt and occasionally a self made white canvas skirt, whilst in command of his flotilla and insisted that an Admiral's flag be flown outside his mud hut.
:dono:
Not the one I'm thinking of. This chap was on the bridge of a major warship, not a canoe.
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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by klr » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:19 pm

I'll think about it tomorrow. :read:


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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:07 am

klr wrote:I'll think about it tomorrow. :read:
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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Coito ergo sum » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:10 pm

Wyoming?
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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:12 pm

Coito ergo sum wrote:Wyoming?
There was an RN ship named Wyoming?
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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Coito ergo sum » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:14 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
Coito ergo sum wrote:Wyoming?
There was an RN ship named Wyoming?
I thought you were referring to a ship of the American Great White Fleet, some of which fought in WW2 and perhaps were fired upon by Japanese aircraft prior to being decommisssioned.

I will re-read the question. I thought the Great White Fleet was what Roosevelt put together to show that the US had a big.....stick....

EDIT: Oops...sorry...I did it again....I failed to notice that this thread has progressed beyond the OP....

My bad...

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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:03 pm

You were answering the Baltimore question?
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