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Old 05-20-2004, 12:04 AM   #91
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That may be but this is a conversation discussing the Cat and the Sunderland.
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And how the Cat was better AND better looking than the Sunderland.
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Old 05-20-2004, 11:51 AM   #93
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its not about that, its about how the sunderland was better than the cat
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Old 05-20-2004, 12:39 PM   #94
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The Sunderland was a great plane, but the Cat was more versatile and (more importantly) more effective.
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unfortunately i dont have the knowledge to think otherwise, but i think the sunderland was the better plane
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the fact you've said that obviously means you have a huge knowledge, becasue you're right...............
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so it does took a while for me to interpret that old bean but i got there in the end
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even though i'm cornish, i resent being called a bean.................
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and whys that old bean?
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because i'm not a bean.............

back on topic, the sunderland was better...............
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and you call yourself an englishman, indeed, 'old bean' is a well like phrase round here chappy and yes, the sunderland was better but look! no-ones argueing with us because its true so lets hark back to the good ol' days and spam
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cornwall is a county of england and to think youre top set geography...
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Cat - longer range, more versatile, more successful at sinking U-boats (the Sunderland's main duty), and probably the equal at defending itself (fewer guns, but heavier).
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And all that equals Cat, better.

You lot have sets for Geography? We didn't we just had sets for Science and Maths, which I was top in both.
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