Starboard of course is a Viking term; that was the side of the longship that the steering oar was located, hence "steer board" which morphed into "starboard."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_ships#/media/File:Moragsoorm.jpg Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 11:13 AM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > Interesting... On this side of the big pond. Canadians tell that joke > too.. but the guys in the boat are Newfies (Newfoundlanders) ... > When I visited Newfoundland in 1979, there were three little encounters > that made me think the jokes had some basis in fact... > > (1) played a few games of Scrabble with a guy from Newfoundland on the > ferry from Cape Breton to Argentia... ok, iwth my background and his > kitchen table talent I was bound to be winning most games.. finally he > played a seven letter word with two blanks in it .. after which he said he > considered > throwing one back because they weren't worth anything. > > (2) Taxi driver asking me about photography... telling me about problems > he had had ... didnt' get any photos on the film.. bottom line - yup, he > didn't take off the lens cap. > > (3) Waitress and I are chatting while I'm making journal notes , she is > married to a sailor, so I ask her (as I couldn't remember) what was port > and what was starboard and she didn't know. > > ann > > On 2/18/2017 10:41 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > >> On 18/2/17, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >> Nice try, they did not even have internet back then >>> >> Did you hear the one about the 2 Canadians out fishing on the big deep >> lake? After reeling in a good haul, the first guy says to the second >> guy, "Hey this is a great spot to fish, we should remember to come back >> right here next time. I'll jump over the side and scratch an 'X' on the >> bottom of the boat!" >> >> "Don't be stupid" says the second guy. "What if we don't get the same >> boat next time!?" >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
