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To: LindyBill who wrote (41928)9/4/2002 10:09:00 AM
From: maceng2  Respond to of 281500
 
I thought the line was "Bob's your Uncle"

Yes, it means the same except slightly faster -g-

ku.edu

Lots of plain rumor in above link. But also..

There are two distinct issues pertaining to LUSITANIA's carriage of munitions: the cargo of rifle cartridges and shrapnel cases, whose existence is not in dispute; and the allegations that she was carrying a larger and much more dangerous cargo of smokeless powder (guncotton). These are pertinent both to the legality of LUSITANIA's cargo and to its possible role in the second, fatal explosion following the detonation of U-20's torpedo.