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To: ransomnote
Bonjour y'all! Laissez le bon Trump rouler!!!

Know your Nautical terminology

banyan
In the Royal Navy, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.

In modern usage it refers to a picnic or cookout for the ship's crew.

WWG1WGA

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

181 posted on 12/30/2020 9:03:09 AM PST by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: LonePalm

“In modern usage it refers to a picnic or cookout for the ship’s crew.”

Humm. Hot dogs, buns, and baked beans served with salt breeze on the Fantail as opposed in the galley with engine exhaust.

(Assumes a following breeze!)


249 posted on 12/30/2020 11:04:01 AM PST by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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