Ralph, we're all adebt to ye.
I had read on a website pertaining to the 'heads' (which the British still use in plural form when referring to a toilet aboard) that the bow, or heads, of the boat was easiest to clean because of the oncoming bow wave water-sort of a regular intermittent flushing. By the way, it seems that Falconer's Maritime Dictionary was updated a bit and republished in 1815 as "Universal Dictionary of Marine Terminology". Not only is that available (in some cases as low as $65), there's an internet link to an Aussie site that has the entire thing on the web: http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/contents.html . In there, you can look up anything by alphabetical order, and find out things like the original spelling of taffrail is taffarel or TAFFAREL, (couronnement, Fr. ) the upper part of a ship's stern, being a curved piece of wood, expressed by F F, in fig. I. plate X. and usually ornamented, with sculpture. <http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-nk4232-s10x> Plate 10 You prob'ly knew this-but maybe your wife did and hasn't seen fit to tell you yet. <grin> Dave Shaddock From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ralph E. Ahseln Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 10:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Just a quick hi 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 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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! <http://www.windowslive.com/connect.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Wave2_newways_112007 > Change your thinking, change your life. We are guided, we are guarded, we are healed, we are blessed.....
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