jwb@csse.monash.edu.au wrote:
> declan_murphy@hotmail.com dixit:
> >jwb@csse.monash.edu.au wrote:
> >> Rats were highly favoured too, especially among midshipmen.
<snip>
> >Didn't come across that bit in the book (Richard Hough 1994) ...
>
> No, I meant in the Royal Navy in general. I don't think Cook took
> any midshipmen, at least not in the Endeavour.

At least 3 midshipman aboard Endeavour according to the CookBook.
Amazing how many people could cram into such a tiny tub. Even more
amazing that they weren't at each others throats after 3 weeks let
alone 3 years.

> >> I enjoyed my only experiences of Japan's 地震. It was sort of cute to find
> >> my desk walking around the room. I opened my office door (as instructed)
> >> and was poised to dive under the table, but that was as far as it got.
>
> >You opened the door for your table? I didn't know the etiquette.
>
> No, bong-bong. You open your orifice door to make sure it doesn't
> jam shut when the 地震 warps the building frame. Sheesh. Didn't
> you learn anything at your 小学校?

The nuns must have skipped that bit, along with FSM and the
Pastafarians. Would take one hell of an shake to warp the building
frames of some of the new constructions around here, great big steel
girders everywhere. I wonder if this kind of things will change the
open-the-door thingee etc as/if taught in schools?