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Posted on 06/01/2004 9:35:59 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Fedora
No,no, no. I'm talking about the 1950s version. He was UGLY.
Those Tonys look grrrrrrrrreat!
5,481
posted on
06/15/2004 6:35:42 PM PDT
by
RMDupree
(HHD: To honor Reagan, embrace his optimism and love for America!)
To: Wneighbor
Hmmm... tried to find some pics, but no joy so far. A "gig" covers many sizes and designs but typically they are a long thin rowboat rowed by perhaps six or eight people, and usually double-ended. Very fast rowboats.
I read somewhere once that gigs were often used to carry pilots out to board ships as they entered a port.
5,482
posted on
06/15/2004 6:36:12 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(We come to it at last. The great battle of our time.)
To: Rose in RoseBear; ecurbh; Ramius; Scott from the Left Coast
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Scilly Gig. |
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The Scilly Gig is named after a type of very fast row boats that originated in the Scilly Islands, UK and despite what the name sounds like, is designed for the serious oarsman. She is fast: a top speed of 4 mph can be achieved at 25 strokes per minute and at a quieter pace, she will cover more than 3 miles per hour. |
5,483
posted on
06/15/2004 6:36:20 PM PDT
by
HairOfTheDog
(farewell to a great president.)
To: g'nad
You mean, you mean, you're not interested in the history or cereal cartoon characters?
5,484
posted on
06/15/2004 6:36:22 PM PDT
by
Overtaxed
(This is supposed to be a happy occasion! Let's not bicker and argue about who killed whom.)
To: RosieCotton
"He was prolly one of those kids who'd put sugar on corn flakes and Cheerios."
Hmmm--never tried mixing corn flakes and Cheerios. . .
BTW I forgot Apple Jacks! :)
5,485
posted on
06/15/2004 6:36:30 PM PDT
by
Fedora
(Smeagol-Gollum 2004: "We can be our own VP, my Precious")
To: g'nad
It's a nice lookin' truck, but I bought it fer the engine, tranny and exhaust...I can't explain it... but that whole concept gives me goosebumps in all the right places! *shiver* :-)
5,486
posted on
06/15/2004 6:36:39 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(OH! It's wedding-moot week!)
To: Wneighbor
I thought it was like frog giggin'.I thought it was something Aggies did to other people.
To: Wneighbor
two werds tuh describe the sound of that engine...
1) shu 2) weet...
5,488
posted on
06/15/2004 6:37:06 PM PDT
by
g'nad
To: Ramius
5,489
posted on
06/15/2004 6:37:07 PM PDT
by
HairOfTheDog
(farewell to a great president.)
To: RosieCotton
"I KNEW it."
How could you tell? Is it because I'm so low-key and not at all hyper as an adult? :)
In high school I'd also pack my lunch with two Hostess Suzy Qs for dessert.
5,490
posted on
06/15/2004 6:38:05 PM PDT
by
Fedora
(Smeagol-Gollum 2004: "We can be our own VP, my Precious")
To: Overtaxed
5,491
posted on
06/15/2004 6:38:09 PM PDT
by
g'nad
To: Ramius; HairOfTheDog
I gotcha! Tough to know much about boats in my life. Fast sounds good. :-)
Nice picture. :-)
5,492
posted on
06/15/2004 6:38:23 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(OH! It's wedding-moot week!)
To: g'nad
5,493
posted on
06/15/2004 6:38:47 PM PDT
by
Overtaxed
(This is supposed to be a happy occasion! Let's not bicker and argue about who killed whom.)
To: RMDupree; Wneighbor; Ramius
Ditto!
So, are we all meeting up on Friday or something?
To: Darksheare
Gandalf could wrestle Saruman!
5,495
posted on
06/15/2004 6:39:00 PM PDT
by
Fedora
(Smeagol-Gollum 2004: "We can be our own VP, my Precious")
To: HairOfTheDog
OK... so there were 1-man gigs too. :-)
I think its a pretty broad class.
5,496
posted on
06/15/2004 6:39:26 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(We come to it at last. The great battle of our time.)
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
I thought it was something Aggies did to other people. People maybe... but not Longhorns! :-)
5,497
posted on
06/15/2004 6:39:31 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(OH! It's wedding-moot week!)
To: Ramius
I think it's as broad as "rowboat".
5,498
posted on
06/15/2004 6:39:57 PM PDT
by
HairOfTheDog
(farewell to a great president.)
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
I thought it was something Aggies did to other people. ahem...
5,499
posted on
06/15/2004 6:40:08 PM PDT
by
msdrby
(Great things come at great cost. - John Nash)
To: Overtaxed
"In 1949 Snap! Crackle! and Pop! magically changed from gnomes with huge noses and ears to more human-looking creatures with more proportional features."
So they're not really elves--they're gnomes in disguise. . .
5,500
posted on
06/15/2004 6:40:22 PM PDT
by
Fedora
(Smeagol-Gollum 2004: "We can be our own VP, my Precious")
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