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16th April 2014, 10:32 PM
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Bem feito meu amigo.
    My Best Regards, Norman. |
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16th April 2014, 11:48 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
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Hi Norman,
Though your Portuguese is way better than mine my command of Latin enables me to perfectly understand what you were saying, and of course I fully consent. After all, I was not totally 'innocent' regarding Nando's purchase ... Anyway, Nando is the winner of an important and early barrel that, to most people, sadly is nothing but 'another little noisemaker'. Among those ranked the auction house: their catalog illustration depicted that barrel standing in an upright position, thus proving that to them it merely was a saluting gun of uncertain date. A small group of connoisseurs knows better though ... Best, Michael |
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18th April 2014, 08:55 PM
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Hi Michael, It is nice to know that Fernando has a 'guardian angel' to back him up as there may be a certain Lady who thinks that he has just bought another length of rusty pipe. Kind Regards, Norman. P.S. I have to confess my Portuguese is from an online translator and as far as Latin goes I was asked politely at school to choose another subject as after two years my teacher had become as frustrated as me at my inability to grasp, as far as I was concerned, the inexplicable conjugation of Latin verbs   amo, amas, amat, amamus, amatis, amant, amabo, amabis, amabit, amabimus, amabitus, amabint, amabam, amabas, amabat, amabamus, amabatus, amabant, etc etc etc I think?
Last edited by Norman McCormick; 18th April 2014 at 09:23 PM. |
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19th April 2014, 12:42 PM
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Location: Portugal
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My language is latin based, but i have never dreamed of knowing that much Latin. Congrats
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17th April 2014, 02:56 PM
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Location: Portugal
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 Just as i thought to declare with all my transparency that, the bem feito (well done) was not my credit, Michael comes up on stage and unveals the mistery  .It was he who actualy pointed my radar to this example and made me see this is the real thing. Still now i am digesting this piece; if he didn't open my (our) eyes for the band iron structure of this barrel i would think those seams are forging irregularities . Still i don't discertn the arrowhead mark; but then, i don't have Michl's master's eyes  And by the way, Norman; your Scotish is improving. Wonder why Michl realizes it is portuguese
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