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[Hanibal94]

On the second-to-last line of the 0800-1200 paragraph, they mention two "Private Marines", which I initially read as "Pirate Marines"!

https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 6_0113.JPG

[Michael]

[Randi]

At first glance it does look rather like Pirate

Are we being submitted to some variation of the Rorschach Inkblot test?

[studentforever]

Editing Jamestown on 14 Jan 1883 in the meridian to 4pm watch. I read 'mind shifting from W to NW' then had a closer look and muttered about handwriting.

https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 67_199.jpg

[AvastMH]

I find my mind wandering - nothing so purposeful as shifting from W to NW though!

[Michael]

[Michael]

During this voyage, we've been putting many people in double irons for fighting. So, when I came upon this I first read it as:

Mechanics engaged in quarrel jobbing.

[AvastMH]

Sure looks like that to me too

[Michael]

USS Omaha
06 January, 1874
Panama Roads

When scanning the Event page, I saw the Ship's writer as a Mr. Whiskey. That's what happens when there are too many men smuggling liquor on board, or being drunk and disorderly, I guess.

From 8 to Meridian. By order of the Comdg Office M. .E. Miskey (ships writer) and T. J. Brown (1^st class painter) were disrated this day.

[Randi]

Shades of the Concord...

[Hanibal94]

I'm assuming the 17:00 entry is "got a cast of the lead", but it really looks like "got a cash of the land"!
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 6_0105.JPG

[Michael]

[Randi]

[Hanibal94]

You know it's time to quit for the night when you read "Moron occasionally visible" instead of "Moon occasionally visible"!

[Randi]

Perhaps your opinion of the log keeper is becoming visible?

[leelaht]

I actually laughed out loud

[pommystuart]

I had a bit if a grin also.

[Michael]

Me, too!

[Randi]

After weeks of cum nimb, I was so shocked by nim cum that I accidentally typed it as nim bum

[Michael]