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Jim McDougall · 23rd February 2025, 08:57 PM

Thanks David!
Interesting analogy, and like piracy, devious plots and shifty characters nothing new and have been around as long as humanity in effect.
That novel sounds intriguing, 'pigs' were of course the lead ballast ingots, as called in their time of use in the age of sail.

23rd February 2025, 08:57 PM	#31
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,100	Thanks David! Interesting analogy, and like piracy, devious plots and shifty characters nothing new and have been around as long as humanity in effect. That novel sounds intriguing, 'pigs' were of course the lead ballast ingots, as called in their time of use in the age of sail.