>>Aww, Mairdie! You’re so easy!
My favorite Mary is Easy story:
Brother drove with me past the empty Chicago boat harbor and said, “Oh, look, Mary, they’ve sunk the boats in the harbor.” He went on to explain that boats are waterproof, so they sink them for winter protection. I’m a newly married 19 year old and driving by the same location with my husband. “Oh, look, Bruce. They’ve sunk the boats in the harbor.”
Sigh.
Don't feel so dumb. Sinking wooden boats to preserve them was once a common practice.