To: Bear_in_RoseBear; Rose in RoseBear; Alkhin
Excellent suggestion Bear. I shoulda thought of that one.
780 posted on
07/14/2004 11:54:42 AM PDT by
Corin Stormhands
(I'm going on vacation in 16 days...)
To: Bear_in_RoseBear; Rose in RoseBear; Alkhin
781 posted on
07/14/2004 11:58:11 AM PDT by
Corin Stormhands
(I'm going on vacation in 16 days...)
To: Corin Stormhands; Alkhin
Corin, if you choose to get
Master And Commander, let me recommend one of the "'splaining" reference books. Unless you're familiar with drowned baby, spotted dog, and soused pig face, or the desirability of the weather-gage, or the various sails, you might want to pick up
A Sea of Words, Third Edition: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian, by Dean King.
It helps!
Killick! Figgy-dowdy!
950 posted on
07/14/2004 7:16:50 PM PDT by
Rose in RoseBear
(HHD [... "drowned baby" is a pudding, folks ...])
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