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Double Dutch Facts

The Dutch were

1 of the first

To voyage , journey and discover

The high seas because they used

Windmills to mechanically power saws 

Enabling them to built ship's quicker
faster and more efficiently

So had a far superior naval fleet 

New York 
Was
New Amsterdam 

Dutch East India Company

Tulips were the 1st commodity traded

Ergo the Stock Exchange Market

The Carrot was is in fact

Purple in colour it's a bulb

They made it and turned it into 

Orange in colour 

Most of the majority of the Netherlands

They reclaimed built canals in order

To take the land back

And also in the process

Made it fertile afterwards enough

To farm and live off prosperously

And is progressive and religiously tolerant

Not bad and pretty impressive

All things being considered

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David Kavanagh

Date: 10/25/2023 3:23:00 PM

Don’t mention the war Christopher the Boer war that is lol! But yes the Dutch have certainly been around the world in more ways than one, Damn I want to go to Amsterdam now, what brought all this on, Hey are you over there, I bet you are, cheers David

Christopher Flaherty
Date: 10/26/2023 4:18:00 PM

Regards respectfully thanks very much indeed my main man. Tried to save it initially but I think it got infected and had to eventually amputate further above the knee . Fascinating history and complex people the Irish case in point you David Sir. And may I say thanks for all of your replies Cheers ta

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/26/2023 12:56:00 PM

Damn! I’m sorry to hear that Christopher, I hope it’s below the knee; I’ve a couple of mad nieces too, but don’t see them very much, that’s great heading off to SA for a summer crimbo, yeah us Irish fought in many wars all over the world when part of the United Kingdom, some stayed on and settled, there was very little opportunities over here back in the day!

Christopher Flaherty
Date: 10/26/2023 11:25:00 AM

So glad that things have gotten better and changed .. I never grew up with it so technically I never had the foggiest clue or idea what it was all about. Made absolutely no sense to me at all. Yeah got 3 nieces who I think of as my own. Practically brought them up before moving back

Christopher Flaherty
Date: 10/26/2023 11:19:00 AM

Just booked tickets earlier to go to S.A for Chrimbo Sir . Marius came off his Motorbike and has just had his leg amputated . Yeah our Kayleigh is an absolute legend / nutter . She was only driving behind him when he hit head on . S.A has a massive Irish community after the Boer War a load of them deserted and stayed behind

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/26/2023 11:05:00 AM

Kayleigh Kruger Is one of the best names I’ve ever heard in my life, you mention Kayleigh in many of your poems but I had no idea her surname was Kruger, I know you are very close to her, she sounds like a great kid, yeah religion had this country ruined for hundreds of years, it’s grand in the south now, but NI is still very divided and dangerous in certain areas

Christopher Flaherty
Date: 10/26/2023 10:57:00 AM

Don't quite know for sure Sir think I was probably just reminiscing about the couple of years I spent living over there. Here's 1 for you my brother in law Marius is a proper Boer or as we used to call them Dutchman. 1 of my nieces is called Kayleigh Kruger . In South Africa I used to play Scratch League Golf and in the Irish Scottish League as well. I don't know why but my Dad because he was a Cat - Lick from Liverpool called Flaherty as he used to call them. He was somehow inducted into or was granted honorary Irish status . 1st time I had idea or clue about Religion and the fact a guy from N.I wasn't considered coucher

David Fisher

Date: 10/23/2023 4:53:00 PM

Very cool info, especially about the powered saws. Tulip mania, one of the first booms and busts!

Christopher Flaherty
Date: 10/26/2023 10:59:00 AM

Cheers David learned that when my mum 1st came over to visit and we stopped off at a Windmill museum. Thanks for taking your time to stop and read