Here are a couple of the many links for nautical terms. http://www.usmm.net/terms.html#anchor250830 , http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq47-1.htm Most of the referenced explanations for the "poop deck" I have seen refer to the "pupi" or the gods/trinkets used for luck on the ships.
CMP -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ralph E. Ahseln Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 11:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Just a quick hi 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.....
