Re: End of the newsgroup

In article <DCsgq.1947$H54.88@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
John Briggs <john.briggs4@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 27/09/2011 22:07, David Friedman wrote:
In article<nKggq.1484$qY6.679@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
John Briggs<john.briggs4@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm not denying the existence of the material - just pointing out that
it is the medieval equivalent of papier-mâché, and just as militarily
useful...

And you have determined this by extensive experiment?

Experimental History is a trifle controversial...

But experimental archaeology is not.

And that's what it takes to see whether cuirboulli would be militarily
useful.

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