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How beautiful to be under the stars at sea. Sailors must have a special relationship with the heavens when they see such wonder every night.


1,780 posted on 01/10/2023 6:32:14 AM PST by Melian ( Reminder: Memes are made to make you think. Do your own research before reposting. )
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To: Melian
A cold, clear, moonless night at sea will show you more stars in the sky than you thought it was ever possible to see.

I had nights where I could actually watch stars rise over the eastern horizon.

It is obvious that the FLERFs (Flat Earthers) have never been to sea and never take star sights. Had they done so they would be forced to recognize the error of their ways or live a blatant lie.

I Must Go Down to the Sea

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face and a grey dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.

– John Masefield

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)

1,899 posted on 01/10/2023 12:45:09 PM PST by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: Melian
Sailors must have a special relationship with the heavens when they see such wonder every night.

A month or two at sea with no outside communications will make a believer out of anyone.

1,900 posted on 01/10/2023 12:47:52 PM PST by Chuckster (Friends don't let friends eat farmed fish)
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