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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:37 am
by Richard Ruck
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??
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:48 am
by DavebytheSea
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.

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:52 am
by englishangel
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.
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:53 am
by Richard Ruck
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!

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:54 am
by Mrs C.
And we wait, on tenterhooks for J.R`s comment!!!!
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:59 am
by Richard Ruck
Mrs C. wrote:And we wait, on tenterhooks for J.R`s comment!!!!
Nice use of caerulean text there Janet!
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:01 pm
by englishangel
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

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:06 pm
by Richard Ruck
From etymology to smutty innuendo in just a few posts!
Don't we just love it?

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:12 pm
by englishangel
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)
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:26 pm
by J.R.
30 footer Dave ???????
I've got twelve inches but I don't use it as a RULE.
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:28 pm
by englishangel
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.
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:32 pm
by Richard Ruck
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....

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:35 pm
by J.R.
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' ?)

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:36 pm
by englishangel
Not when you are building a house
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:37 pm
by englishangel
englishangel wrote:Not when you are building a house
Oops I was a bit slow there, that was in reply to Richard's post.