05-22-2006, 11:58 PM
[cool][#0000ff]I didn't fight on either side, so I can't keep the uniforms straight.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Maybe the Union soldiers won because they were the most creative. Any army that has time to go toonin' has got to have it together.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Actually, the principle of the pontoon and outriggers has been around for hundreds of years. Many older cultures used the sewn up hides of animals to serve as floatation and air chambers. Often the ends came to a point, and that design proved to be quite water worthy.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Maybe the Union soldiers won because they were the most creative. Any army that has time to go toonin' has got to have it together.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Actually, the principle of the pontoon and outriggers has been around for hundreds of years. Many older cultures used the sewn up hides of animals to serve as floatation and air chambers. Often the ends came to a point, and that design proved to be quite water worthy.[/#0000ff]
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