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8477
It is like the old axe - it has had three new heads and five new handles, is it the same axe? Yes, I think it is. The restoration has to be good though, I have...
Michael Robert Blair
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Mar 1, 2004
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8478
... One ought to remember that, as a teenager, CSF was bedding considerably older women. John Forester, MS, PE Bicycle Transportation Engineer 7585 Church St. ...
John Forester
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Mar 2, 2004
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8479
Paul Musachia asked: "What I mean is, was a CSF a smoker when he began the series, and then later quit or formed a poor opininon of tabacco? I just think its...
John Forester
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Mar 2, 2004
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8480
... I was just repeating what I heard from Paul McGann. The article you quote does make the situation sound more promising, at least if Ioan Gruffudd can be...
Kevin W. Parker
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Mar 2, 2004
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8481
... Ummm... two words... Science Fiction Two more words... on CBS I think the last science fiction series CBS had that lasted beyond season one and was a hit...
Michele Canterbury
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Mar 2, 2004
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8482
Well I can hardly believe that it is March. With that, it is time to dust off our copies of Lt. Hornblower, and dive into Book Discussion Two. I would like...
Michele Canterbury
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Mar 2, 2004
4:19 am
8483
Mo. Lt H is MY favorite too (so far! I've only read up to Flying Colors as I'm SAVORING them!) In LT H, we are seeing HH through Bush's eyes, but it is also...
Wendy Snow-Lang
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Mar 2, 2004
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8484
... This was actually the first Hornblower book I read because I liked Bush's character so much and I was interested in seeing things from his perspective....
Debbie Schneekloth
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Mar 2, 2004
3:25 pm
8485
There are two complete "Firsts" magazines dedicated to C.S. Forester. I just perchased the March edition and it is completely about Hornblower and C.S....
mburtbarnard
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Mar 2, 2004
4:00 pm
8486
Of especial; interest... September 1995 Rivers of America Collecting Patrick O'Brian Condition, Condition Publishers Guide: Appleton-Century-Crofts Book into...
Willow Arune
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Mar 2, 2004
6:05 pm
8487
One of the most interesting things about LT H is we get to see how HH and Bush became friends. I think it's important to have it told from Bush's perspective,...
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Mar 2, 2004
7:54 pm
8488
Oh, I like that! I read (just, this past month or so) the books in chronological order and was a bit put off by this Bush fellow, not what I was expecting to...
Hoyt, Mike
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Mar 2, 2004
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8489
... article you ... if Ioan ... enough to do ... Well that's why I posted it - McGann may well know better than what they tell the media, but then again he may...
Kit
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Mar 3, 2004
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8490
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Anniversary of Robert Beatty's death Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2004 Time: All Day Actor Robert Beatty, who...
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Mar 3, 2004
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In a message dated 3/3/04 2:27:40 pm, Hornblower-L@yahoogroups.com writes: << This was actually the first Hornblower book I read because I liked Bush's ...
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Mar 3, 2004
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8492
... I think the multi-year contract is standard: that way, if the show is a hit that lasts that long, they've got the actors without having to renegotiate....
Kevin W. Parker
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Mar 4, 2004
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In a message dated 3/3/04 2:27:40 pm, Hornblower-L@yahoogroups.com writes: << This was actually the first Hornblower book I read because I liked Bush's ...
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Mar 4, 2004
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8494
From what I hear from some of my English show biz friends, part of it is that Ioan Gruffudd loves the part and the character so much he's loathe to give it up...
lee gilliland
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Mar 4, 2004
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8495
... Ah- I see. The studio will have a supply of the white pills that the all-night truckers use to stay awake. They should be able to get a lot more filming...
Collins
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Mar 4, 2004
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8496
lolol not quite..... Every day an adventure. ... From: Collins <wilted@...> Reply-To: Hornblower-L@yahoogroups.com To: Hornblower-L@yahoogroups.com ...
lee gilliland
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Mar 4, 2004
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8497
... Bush's ... gone ... the ... I completely disagree! I actually think Hornblower immediately was taken with Bush. He almost always let down his guard when he...
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Mar 5, 2004
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8498
Question #2, The book opens with Lieutenant Bush and his first meeting with Hornblower. Much is made of rank and promotion dates. There are 5 Lt.'s on the...
Michele Canterbury
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Mar 8, 2004
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8499
One of the themes that shows strongly in the book is that rank isn't everything. Hornblower is clearly an exceptional young officer, and although he defers...
lee gilliland
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Mar 8, 2004
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8500
... If they survive. Junior officers during ww1 were expected to lead by example, and lead those suicidal charges. Their casualty rate was particularly high....
George Swan
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Mar 8, 2004
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8501
There's "brilliant" and there's "intelligent" and there's "brilliant" (There's also "far too intelligent for your own good" and "too impressed by my own IQ to...
lee gilliland
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Mar 8, 2004
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8502
In a message dated 3/8/04 9:06:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... This is the great debate. I think Hornblower did it. Ski :) [Non-text portions of this...
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Mar 8, 2004
11:07 pm
8503
If that anecdote about an asshole with a PhD struck a chord, so too will this stunning essay, "Are smart people overrated?", by a New Yorker contributor. ...
james hilton
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Mar 8, 2004
11:09 pm
8504
... 9:06:48 AM Eastern ... Me too. Only wellard was a potential witness. Would HH have stood by and let Wellard take the lead? Or would HH have decided that...
james hilton
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Mar 8, 2004
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In a message dated 3/8/04 11:58:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... What is your point? I am lost. Hornblower never took credit for anything unless it was...
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Mar 8, 2004
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8506
In a message dated 3/8/04 6:20:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... It is so nice to find others of like mind. Though I confess, it took a dying battery and a...
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