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   barticle35 said, 2 months ago

   Just throw your dinner at the enemy.
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   Three Steps Over Japan said, 2 months ago

   Aw, come on. That’s good squid.
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   Randy_B said, 2 months ago

   I happen to like squid better than oysters, but seafood preferences are highly idiosyncratic.
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   Veteran said, 2 months ago

   Ahhhhhh! Stir fried squid. Chewy and gummy at the same time. Just close your eyes and eat it. Tastes like………(you thought I was going to say chicken) SQUID.
   And Commander is right no one would recognize that his ship is a side paddle steamer with GUNS. Looks like an Oyster ship to me too. Of course darkness helps. Just mind the sand bars and mud banks. The Chesapeake Bay is known for those hazards.
   And there is a very old saying.
   “The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.” This is not going to go well for the Commander. He has not even left the dock. Will that thing float if it released from the pier?
   This is going to be good.
   It is worth the wait.
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   pcolli said, 2 months ago

   @Veteran

   I like squid and octopus. It just needs to be flash fried and not cooked for 3 months like sprouts! Heh heh.
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   surfstuff55 said, 2 months ago

   Am I incorrect in thinking it’s not a good idea to tick off your ship’s cook?
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   Night-Gaunt49 said, 2 months ago

   Squid or octopus. A good plan, hope he has back ups.
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   Veteran said, 2 months ago

   @surfstuff55

   Yeah, that would be a bad idea. He would probably cuss you out in Chinese and you would not know to laugh or be angry. But I have learned never make a man with a chopper angry. You might find something else in the meal.
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   annieb1012 said, 2 months ago

   I like squid, but am not sure I’d want to eat THAT squid, considering how it’s being handled….
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    annieb1012 said, 2 months ago

    I mean, how clean is that board, and those hands…
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 2 months ago

    That boat needs a cannon or better yet a Gorloff gun, a Russian variant of the Gatling gun that I saw on the prow of one old ship. 5 barrels. They could hide under a fake part of the ship.
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    Simon_Jester said, 2 months ago

    Just one problem with your plan, Commander. How is Fink going to react when he sees another Oyster dredge moving in on HIS turf?
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 2 months ago

    @Simon_Jester

    Exactly. They come to him and he arrests them.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 2 months ago

    @annieb1012

    This is long before people understood about germs and disease.
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    Lektio said, about 1 month ago

    @Night-Gaunt49

    Actually, germ theory was already in place, and sanitation ideas were taking off in the 1870s. (Louis saved the French silkworm industry from a nasty infestation of Nosema bombycis in 1870.) Since our hero is a former Confederate captain, and the American Civil War ended in 1865, it can be hardly said that this is before people understood about germs and disease.

    Granted, whether these sailors know or care is another matter.

    TL;DR, People know about disease.
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