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Originally posted by Donut:
Yorick, ROTFLMAO what sort of nonsense do they teach in the Australian educational system. Charles Darwin the famous naturalist visited Australia on the Beagle in 1836. The guy you are thinking about is probably Sir Francis Drake who circumnavigated the world between 1577 and 1580 in The Pelican which was renamed The Golden Hind. He also 'discovered' California on this trip and claimed it for England 
I may be being hard on you here Yorick - it must be hard learning when all your schooling has to be done over the radio because everyone lives so far apart in Australia.
Oh well screw me! Thanks Donut. No, not Drake, I meant
William DAMPIER. Darwin/Dampier - I always confuse the two. Heck I even used to live relatively near the town of Dampier, which was closer than the bigger Darwin. That was between the ages of 7 and 11 though. Some confusion sticks I guess.
How embareshment....
[ 01-24-2002: Message edited by: Yorick ]