OT I blame Captain Bligh

Gonzalez said:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3693574.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3699286.stm

If Captain Bligh had kept proper control over his crew none of this
would have happened.

<pedant>
Lieutenant, not Captain
</pedant>

BTW the excellent Mel Gibson/Anthony Hopkins DVD is 4.99 in HMV at the
moment

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<pedant>
Lieutenant, not Captain
</pedant>

IIRC he would still have been refered to as Captain by the crew as he was
commander of the ship

Woody

MartinM popped their head over the parapet saw what was going on and
said

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Gonzalez said:

If Captain Bligh had kept proper control over his crew none of this
would have happened.

<pedant>
Lieutenant, not Captain
</pedant>

<even more of a pedant>
His rank was Lieutenant but he was the captain of the ship ,
he would have been refered to as "Lieutenant Bligh" in official papers
or "the Captain" by members of the crew.

Same idea as the Captain of the royal yacht was a Rear Admiral.
</even more of a pedant>

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On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 20:20:13 GMT someone who may be "soup"
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<even more of a pedant>
His rank was Lieutenant but he was the captain of the ship ,
he would have been refered to as "Lieutenant Bligh" in official papers
or "the Captain" by members of the crew.

Same idea as the Captain of the royal yacht was a Rear Admiral.
</even more of a pedant>

The captain of a ship may be a Captain, but may have some other rank
instead.

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soup said:

Same idea as the Captain of the royal yacht was a Rear Admiral.
</even more of a pedant>

Well, if I could be even, even more pedantic, and off-topic: The Captain
of HMY BRITANNIA actually was, by rank, a Captain. But when senior members
of the Firm were onboard, a Rear Admiral was also embarked. His title was
Flag Officer Royal Yacht, abbreviated FORY. The Captain, though, was still
the Captain with charge and command of the ship and the ship's company
(crew) as laid-out in Queen's Regulations for the Navy, etc., while FORY
would be what in naval terms is referred to as an embarked Senior Officer.

Gonzalez <[email hidden]> whizzed past me shouting

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3693574.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3699286.stm

If Captain Bligh had kept proper control over his crew none of this
would have happened.

Can anyone tell me how the all-male crew of the Bounty gave rise to any
population at all?

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David Hansen said:

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 20:20:13 GMT someone who may be "soup"
<[email hidden]> wrote this:-

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<even more of a pedant>
His rank was Lieutenant but he was the captain of the ship ,
he would have been refered to as "Lieutenant Bligh" in official papers
or "the Captain" by members of the crew.

Same idea as the Captain of the royal yacht was a Rear Admiral.
</even more of a pedant>

The captain of a ship may be a Captain, but may have some other rank
instead.

Can I be Captain Gonzalez when cycling?

Gonzalez [email hidden] opined the following...

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Can I be Captain Gonzalez when cycling?

Presumably, as long as you have a crew? Two small children in a trailer
should suffice.

Jon

mae <[email hidden]> wedi ysgrifennu:

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Can anyone tell me how the all-male crew of the Bounty gave rise to
any population at all?

They picked up women from Tahiti on their way through.

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Gonzalez <[email hidden]> whizzed past me shouting

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If Captain Bligh had kept proper control over his crew none of this
would have happened.

Can anyone tell me how the all-male crew of the Bounty gave rise to any
population at all?

IIRC, before they ended up on Pitcairn Island, they were on Tahiti (or
somewhere thereabouts) Some of them had struck up relationships with
Tahitian women and some of the women went with them.
--
Chris French, Leeds

Robert Bruce said:

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Can anyone tell me how the all-male crew of the Bounty gave rise to
any population at all?

They picked up women from Tahiti on their way through.

.....which was nice.
--

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On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:49:01 +0100, Jon Senior

jon_AT_restlesslemon_DOTco_DOT_uk said:

Gonzalez [email hidden] opined the following...

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Can I be Captain Gonzalez when cycling?

Presumably, as long as you have a crew? Two small children in a trailer
should suffice.

I wouldn't dare. Not if I were on Pitcairn anyway.

Call me Bob said:

Robert Bruce said:

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Can anyone tell me how the all-male crew of the Bounty gave rise to
any population at all?

They picked up women from Tahiti on their way through.

....which was nice.

....for the men.

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:33:13 +0100, Sue White <[email hidden]>

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Gonzalez <[email hidden]> whizzed past me shouting

Quoted message said:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3693574.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3699286.stm

If Captain Bligh had kept proper control over his crew none of this
would have happened.

Can anyone tell me how the all-male crew of the Bounty gave rise to any
population at all?

They met some local women. For the rest you need to ask your dad to
explain, but your choice of the phrase "gave rise to" may offer a
clue.

Call me Bob said:

Robert Bruce said:

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Can anyone tell me how the all-male crew of the Bounty gave rise

to

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any population at all?

They picked up women from Tahiti on their way through.

And men;

watch the film, your local library should have it (The Bounty 1984)all
will be revealed (well almost in the case of the Tahiti women ;0)

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On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:33:13 +0100, Sue White <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Gonzalez <[email hidden]> whizzed past me shouting

Quoted message said:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3693574.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3699286.stm

If Captain Bligh had kept proper control over his crew none of this
would have happened.

Can anyone tell me how the all-male crew of the Bounty gave rise to
any population at all?

They met some local women.

For values of 'local' which include 'several thousand miles away'. My
understanding was that they picked up the women in Tahiti.

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On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 09:05:05 GMT, Simon Brooke <[email hidden]>

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in message <[email hidden]>, Gonzalez

(') said:

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:33:13 +0100, Sue White <[email hidden]>

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Gonzalez <[email hidden]> whizzed past me shouting
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3693574.stm
>
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3699286.stm
>
>If Captain Bligh had kept proper control over his crew none of this
>would have happened.

Can anyone tell me how the all-male crew of the Bounty gave rise to
any population at all?

They met some local women.

For values of 'local' which include 'several thousand miles away'. My
understanding was that they picked up the women in Tahiti.

It's all relative. For the Man in the Moon, Earth is his local
planet. And for us Earthlings, our local star is the Sun.

And to bring this back on topic, I wonder where the Pitcairns' local
bike shop is.

On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 11:01:35 +0100, Gonzalez
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On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 09:05:05 GMT, Simon Brooke <[email hidden]>

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in message <[email hidden]>, Gonzalez

(') said:

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:33:13 +0100, Sue White <[email hidden]>
wrote:

>Gonzalez <[email hidden]> whizzed past me shouting
>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3693574.stm
>>
>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3699286.stm
>>
>>If Captain Bligh had kept proper control over his crew none of this
>>would have happened.
>
>Can anyone tell me how the all-male crew of the Bounty gave rise to
>any population at all?

They met some local women.

For values of 'local' which include 'several thousand miles away'. My
understanding was that they picked up the women in Tahiti.

It's all relative. For the Man in the Moon, Earth is his local
planet. And for us Earthlings, our local star is the Sun.

And to bring this back on topic, I wonder where the Pitcairns' local
bike shop is.

Tahiti, warn't it?

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Gonzalez <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Can I be Captain Gonzalez when cycling?

You can be anything you like. Two glider pilots of my acquaintance had
different nicknames within their club because of their respective
approaches to the sport. One was known as Captain Cautious, the other
Captain Matchwood.

There was also Cold Front Ken, the Curlover Kid, but we won't go into
that.

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