Forum: Mess Deck
12th September 2024, 18:37
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Well, I heard that a wee Dwam was good for all...
Well, I heard that a wee Dwam was good for all that ails but that is not how HM would spell it.
When a girl M'Lady, as she regails, offered the family ewer of bothiebathsqueezings to a lad close...
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Forum: Mess Deck
5th September 2024, 13:52
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Forum: Mess Deck
3rd September 2024, 17:14
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Well we are British so a Fynoderee would be a...
Well we are British so a Fynoderee would be a Manx and British hairy fairy but not an English, Scottish or Irish(N) hairy fairy. There is some suggestion that they might have arrived with the...
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Forum: Mess Deck
2nd September 2024, 12:56
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In a word. No.
For the superstitious the...
In a word. No.
For the superstitious the Fynoderee are particularly spiteful hairy fairies native to the Isle of Man. For us it is distiller of spiritous liquor masquerading as gin but with a...
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Forum: Mess Deck
1st September 2024, 17:15
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That's matey of you RT, I've broached an ageing...
That's matey of you RT, I've broached an ageing keg. We can at least bung those in the boiler when 'done'. If we have to drink a tonne (each?) of bottled stuff we'll never leave the re-cycling berth....
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Forum: Mess Deck
1st September 2024, 15:24
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Sir W,
Have we got new managers? I have just...
Sir W,
Have we got new managers? I have just received a telex reminding us to return the form for Port Consumption. I am confused. We must report against Heavy, IFO or Best Welsh Steaming and the...
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Forum: Places, People & Events of Maritime Interest
24th August 2024, 14:32
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My wonder is elsewhere although I agree all...
My wonder is elsewhere although I agree all accident causes are interesting and all deaths sad, but:
In the time the press and authorities have been preoccupied with Bayesian I wonder how many...
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Forum: Mess Deck
18th August 2024, 14:01
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Forum: Mess Deck
15th August 2024, 14:19
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I fear such an appointment would put me in the...
I fear such an appointment would put me in the Plasticos' bad books. There are some registers one simply should not want to join. Even Mimco lad looked a little apprehensive when I produced the...
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Forum: Mess Deck
11th August 2024, 14:11
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Replies: 9,251
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It is said every man has his price. But a...
It is said every man has his price. But a propelling pencil?
It might well have been a Plastico helping you with your seat. You might also find them serving behind the bars when there are guests...
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Forum: Mess Deck
10th August 2024, 15:23
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Replies: 9,251
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Forum: Mess Deck
10th August 2024, 13:15
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It is a little learning, as oft betrayed by...
It is a little learning, as oft betrayed by misquotation, that is said to be dangerous (as oft as it is misquoted that pride goes before a fall). Knowledge stems from learning (an example. A...
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Forum: Mess Deck
7th August 2024, 18:56
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Forum: Mess Deck
7th August 2024, 12:21
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I'll have those pig-iron polishers! They must...
I'll have those pig-iron polishers! They must have been 'loading on top' having forgotten that bothiebathsquuezzings are denser than the post prandial rubiginous nectar. But worry not. I have the...
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Forum: Mess Deck
6th August 2024, 10:34
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Replies: 9,251
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Forum: Mess Deck
3rd August 2024, 17:45
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Forum: Mess Deck
1st August 2024, 14:04
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We've lost the fwd Cocktail lounge? I told you...
We've lost the fwd Cocktail lounge? I told you that glue wouldn't do the trick. Where did we leave it? Has our new shipmate got it caught in the lady wrestlers' net knickers?
You've been caught...
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Forum: Mess Deck
31st July 2024, 13:53
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Replies: 9,251
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Don't take the string vests from the cat's...
Don't take the string vests from the cat's day-basket they are in lieu of a mattress and he keeps his birthday cards underneath (indeed, sod the Hallmark pisstaker - although one of us, anyway,...
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Forum: Mess Deck
30th July 2024, 13:14
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Forum: Mess Deck
29th July 2024, 16:40
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Many ships plying their trade in rivers have...
Many ships plying their trade in rivers have cleverly collapsible masts, bridges (nautical), aerials, stanchions etc. (collectively: 'clobber'). This is so they can avoid the arithmetic surrounding...
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Forum: Mess Deck
27th July 2024, 13:26
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Now, talking of knots.
An old master on his...
Now, talking of knots.
An old master on his final trip calls at a dockside pub much frequented in his more junior days. After being astonished at the price of a pint he idly wonders if the young...
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Forum: Mess Deck
26th July 2024, 20:24
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Replies: 9,251
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WRT Inmarsat C (other brands are available but...
WRT Inmarsat C (other brands are available but they aren't as good) - Ship Security Alert System. WRT Tawny port (deployment by firkin acceptable, but by firkin barge preferred). Sip Slowly After...
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Forum: Mess Deck
25th July 2024, 16:03
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Forum: Mess Deck
25th July 2024, 12:02
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Forum: Mess Deck
24th July 2024, 14:11
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