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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 9:33:50 PM   
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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 9:35:34 PM   
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So much for Strings prettiest warship thread.


Makes the pretty ones that much more appealing! Ever notice that good looking girls often have a troll as a friend?


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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 9:35:46 PM   
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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 9:36:34 PM   
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Pretty is not sufficient for sailing ships. All are gorgeous.

A classic...






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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 9:37:01 PM   
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Here is a top canditate.





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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 9:39:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		Those would be the French ships you posted. You know they actually built em that ugly on purpose. The idea was to present a large, bulky and intimidating presence.



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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 9:46:09 PM   
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Those would be the French ships you posted. You know they actually built em that ugly on purpose. The idea was to present a large, bulky and intimidating presence.



Hmmmm...I don't think I'm intimidating and I'm large, bulky, have a tumblehome (makings of a beer gut)....


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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 9:49:55 PM   
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hard to aim when you can't bear the sight of the target.

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 9:50:56 PM   
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you looked away didn't you?

hard to aim when you can't bear the sight of the target.





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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 9:52:27 PM   
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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:11:33 PM   
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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:13:53 PM   
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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:15:07 PM   
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The idea was to present a large, bulky and intimidating presence.


reminds me of a woman I once knew.

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:19:05 PM   
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For me the Bismark is good looking. Great view from the front:




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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:19:28 PM   
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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:20:49 PM   
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Yuck! I like the White Fleet, but those cage masts are so d*mn ugly.


LOL I kinda like them! She's definitely showing her age though, starting to rust out, and in a major league need of dry dock repairs.

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:21:17 PM   
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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:23:29 PM   
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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:23:40 PM   
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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:25:24 PM   
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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:25:53 PM   
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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:27:48 PM   
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Any better?




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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:29:07 PM   
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The Richelieu...


But you already posted the Vittorio in post #15

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:29:23 PM   
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Show me a fellow who rejects statistical analysis a priori and I'll show you a fellow who has no knowledge of statistics.

Didn't we have this conversation already?

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:29:35 PM   
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But you already posted the Vittorio in post #15


I know...

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:32:20 PM   
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Ah....right....blame 2 things:

1. Google.

2. Me.

Any better?





Much better...

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:38:34 PM   
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Your right about the Megane as well by the way.

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 10:59:03 PM   
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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 11:01:16 PM   
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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 11:03:59 PM   
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