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Subject: Re: Babel
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:16:57 -0700
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On 4/2/24 13:40, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
> In article <mcko0jlcbol6djm4mtvdgtsqldb3rpkea7@4ax.com>,
> The Horny Goat  <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
>> I distinctly remember the line "You know the
>> 'rockets' red glare? the bombs bursting in air? Well those were OUR
>> rockets and OUR bombs - but we don't advertise that much to our
>> American friends these days!"
> 
> [Hal Heydt]
> Congreve rockets and mortar rounds with the fuse cut too short,
> repsectively.

Would the fuses have been too short if they were trying for air bursts 
to kill the guys on the walls?

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Captain - Boulder Creek Fire (Retired)