Russ, Seamen and Midshipmen went to the HEADS (the bow of the ship)....(yes, it's plural)..(It refers to both sides) At the Heads of a ship there were timbers that they could set on. Doing your "necessaries" at sea, in heavy weather was a dangerous and wet thing.. We now call any toilet "The Head" but in reality, They should be called ... Toilets.. (unless you go to the bow and hang it all out.. LOL )
The Captains and most of the Officers, had little rooms that had a seat OPEN to the sea. They never had to go forward to ....... Ralph ----- Original Message ----- From: Russ Dearmore To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 8:18 PM Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Just a quick hi Ralph, Then how did the old Jack Tar's relieve themselves in mid ocean without the poop deck theory...... michael mcvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I stand corrected! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Just a quick hi Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:09:02 -0800 Russ, It's from Latin.. " Puppis" means ..... STERN It refers to a short afterdeck usually above the Quarterdeck. The Verb "Poop" means that water breaks over the stern or quarterdeck It has NOTHING to do with Sanitary needs.. LOL Ralph ----- Original Message ----- From: Russ Dearmore To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 8:01 PM Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Just a quick hi Ralph, I think we would all like to hear a detailed account of how the term "Poop Deck" came to be. Was it really a sanitary necessity on old sailing ships or is it another Brass Monkey????? "Ralph E. Ahseln" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ----- Original Message ----- From, we are guarded, we are healed, we are blessed..... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. Connect now! Change your thinking, change your life. We are guided, we are guarded, we are healed, we are blessed.....
