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    Jim, I finished November 56, got my first ship Mv Broughty a Dundee Perth and London, 250 ton Dutch built puddle jumper, doing five day round trips from Dundee, to London with a Cook Steward and me the Cabin boy, with 11 other crew

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Cameron View Post
    Jim, I finished November 56, got my first ship Mv Broughty a Dundee Perth and London, 250 ton Dutch built puddle jumper, doing five day round trips from Dundee, to London with a Cook Steward and me the Cabin boy, with 11 other crew
    You were overmanned!

    Was on a 339 tons,floating disaster,the Kindiesei.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Brady View Post
    Hi Bill I was there Dec 56 were you still there then.Never heard the word peanut then.Does anybody recall peanuts being called monkey nuts.?
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    Think in USA they are known as Ground Nuts!
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    Quote Originally Posted by happy daze john in oz View Post
    Think in USA they are known as Ground Nuts!
    Used to get those from the Senoritas in Valparaiso!

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    I was at the sea school in 1973 It was peanut then

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    Jim, I left in early November 1956, my discharge book is dated 9th November 1956, and like you I was never referred to as a peanut.
    Bill

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    Off subject a little bit here (sorry) but had to add that when on the Gold Mines learning the Job,we were also in a School of Mines it was called and all of us were then known as Jam Tarries ! LOL (Jam Tarts) what a name to be labelled with for a Year!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Vernon View Post
    Off subject a little bit here (sorry) but had to add that when on the Gold Mines learning the Job,we were also in a School of Mines it was called and all of us were then known as Jam Tarries ! LOL (Jam Tarts) what a name to be labelled with for a Year!
    Lmao, we have two football teams here in Edinburgh, the Hibernian known as the Hibee’s and the other one is Heart of Midlothian, known as Hearts or the Jam tarts or Jambos , I’m a Hibee

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