In 17th century, James Ussher (Primate of Ireland) presents: 6000 years, give or take (slide 2) So, first day of Creation was October 23, 4004…
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Captain Vernon Hawser studied his charts in the grand cabin of his ship, The Endurance, and wondered if he would ever have the chance to be a hero the way Lord Neslon had been.
After Vice-Admiral Calder’s disaster at Trafalgar (20 ships-of-the-line sunk or captured when he lost the weather gage to Villeneuve’s fleet) it had been up to his hero. Lord Nelson, his ship the HMS Victory, and a stripped down squadron of 11 other ships managed to prevent Napoleon’s invasion of England.
Nelson’s brilliance had saved England at the Battle of Portland, savaging Villeneuve’s fleet, and turning the invasion force back to the Continent. A great victory. And a close one too.
Hawser had a thought. What if Nelson’s ship hadn’t been damaged in the early hurricane in the Caribbean? What if he’d been in command at Trafalgar, with a much bigger fleet than at Portland. That would have been a rum thing!
His executive officer knocked and came in his cabin, “the Ambassador has arrived, Captain. Would you like to show him on board?”
Comments closedNot that kind of thing. He’s started Mockr — I’m sure he’s in the midst of getting it trademarked — using the power of Flickr…
Comments closedWelcome to The Skwib and the fifth Carnival of Satire! We’ll get straight to the satire and humor, and forgo the usual happy talk. To…
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