Pirates, also, the Royal Navy! '"Rum, sodomy and the lash" The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy and the lash. - -- Churchill's assistant, Anthony Montague-Browne said that although Churchill had not uttered these words, he wished he had.' Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK --- On Sun, 12/4/09, Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx <Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx <Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx> > Subject: [lit-ideas] Pirates and Sodomy > To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Sunday, 12 April, 2009, 10:54 PM > I once met an American in Buenos Aires, Edward Whaley, who > taught English > at the American Institute off Calle Lavalle. > > I once asked him, "What are you reading these > days". > > I found out it was a book, he had imported from the USA, > called "On > Pirates and Sodomy". "Perhaps I can lend it to > you after I finish it". > > Anyway, these Somali pirates, are they _sondomites_ by > nature? > > ----- > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html