Word of the day

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:37 am

Mrs C. wrote:
DavebytheSea wrote: And if you don't believe me, take up my offer and travel west to sail with me across the wild western ocean.

If you`d said MILD western ocean, I might be tempted!!!

And ACROSS it?? All the way from Cornwall to the Americas??

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:48 am

Richard Ruck wrote:
And ACROSS it?? All the way from Cornwall to the Americas??

yes - that IS a long way! my last trip from Miami to Falmouth in a 30 footer took me six weeks!

By "across" i simply meant, well ............. across! You know, as across the top of it rather than underneath. Not necessarily going the whole way! I don't alas get much opportunity to go the whole way, these days.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:52 am

DavebytheSea wrote:
Richard Ruck wrote:
And ACROSS it?? All the way from Cornwall to the Americas??
yes - that IS a long way! my last trip from Miami to Falmouth in a 30 footer took me six weeks!

By "across" i simply meant, well ............. across! You know, as across the top of it rather than underneath. Not necessarily going the whole way! I don't alas get much opportunity to go the whole way, these days.

Well I certainly hope so.

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:53 am

DavebytheSea wrote: Not necessarily going the whole way! I don't alas get much opportunity to go the whole way, these days.

Well, it must take a while to get a 30 footer ready for action!

Mrs C. · Post by **Mrs C.** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:54 am

And we wait, on tenterhooks for J.R`s comment!!!!

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:59 am

Mrs C. wrote:And we wait, on tenterhooks for J.R`s comment!!!!

Nice use of caerulean text there Janet!

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:01 pm

Richard Ruck wrote:
DavebytheSea wrote: Not necessarily going the whole way! I don't alas get much opportunity to go the whole way, these days.
Well, it must take a while to get a 30 footer ready for action!

Doctor I feel faint

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:06 pm

From etymology to smutty innuendo in just a few posts!

Don't we just love it?

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:12 pm

Richard Ruck wrote:From etymology to smutty innuendo in just a few posts!

Don't we just love it?

Innuendo (pl. es or s)

Allusive remark or hint, usu. disparaging or with double meaning. OED

(Interesting plurals there)

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:26 pm

30 footer Dave ???????

I've got twelve inches but I don't use it as a RULE.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:28 pm

J.R. wrote:30 footer Dave ???????

I've got twelve inches but I don't use it as a RULE.

Well that wasn't worth waiting for.

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:32 pm

englishangel wrote:
J.R. wrote:30 footer Dave ???????

I've got twelve inches but I don't use it as a RULE.
Well that wasn't worth waiting for.

12 inches not worth waiting for???

Not 30 feet, I'd agree, but all the same....

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:35 pm

Richard Ruck wrote:From etymology to smutty innuendo in just a few posts!

Don't we just love it?

If your innuendo is smutty Richard, try a chimney sweep !.

(I always thought an innuendo was another name for an Italian 'poof' ?)

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:36 pm

Not when you are building a house

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:37 pm

englishangel wrote:Not when you are building a house

Oops I was a bit slow there, that was in reply to Richard's post.