tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post4972324182813948914..comments2023-10-04T09:34:12.528-07:00Comments on My Journey: Naval JargonLLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post-10564863375879907552009-05-16T21:56:00.000-07:002009-05-16T21:56:00.000-07:00I see you have added the answers. Funny! I think...I see you have added the answers. Funny! I think I was confused. I was thinking of the foc'sle.Opus #6https://www.blogger.com/profile/02063785617333740178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post-6701717200791477432009-05-16T11:52:00.000-07:002009-05-16T11:52:00.000-07:00It's more fun to drive a real seaman nuts than to ...It's more fun to drive a real seaman nuts than to remember the correct terminology.WoFathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616237986583760584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post-28533751368194983402009-05-15T20:18:00.000-07:002009-05-15T20:18:00.000-07:00WoFat, you could have said, "I'm going to holy sto...WoFat, you could have said, "I'm going to holy stone the deck or go fo'ward". Since you were a mariner, I thought you'd ace all the terminology.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post-70664919487046029162009-05-15T18:14:00.000-07:002009-05-15T18:14:00.000-07:00Oh, and I guess working on a few merchant ships le...Oh, and I guess working on a few merchant ships let me in on the secret language also.<br /><br />I once had a bosun I almost drove nuts by saying things like, 'I'm going up to the front of the boat and mop the floor.WoFathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616237986583760584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post-71959097186714530242009-05-15T16:19:00.000-07:002009-05-15T16:19:00.000-07:00Well, at least I can prove (by being wrong) that I...Well, at least I can prove (by being wrong) that I didn't cheat and look anything up. :-DOpus #6https://www.blogger.com/profile/02063785617333740178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post-2442992633271477572009-05-15T15:05:00.000-07:002009-05-15T15:05:00.000-07:00Bulkhead is a wall, any wall in a compartment (roo...Bulkhead is a wall, any wall in a compartment (room) on a ship. <br /><br />Head is a toilet (correct).LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post-30925290132464937162009-05-15T14:35:00.000-07:002009-05-15T14:35:00.000-07:00I already know many of these terms, having long ag...I already know many of these terms, having long ago read "Captain Fatso" - and others - by Admiral Dan Gallery.WoFathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616237986583760584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732239755169187164.post-84663180966070763432009-05-15T13:38:00.000-07:002009-05-15T13:38:00.000-07:00Ack, I need a glossary. Head is toilet. And is b...Ack, I need a glossary. Head is toilet. And is bulkhead the storage space under the bed area in the front of the boat? I recall this is where the sails/jibs are kept, in my experience.Opus #6https://www.blogger.com/profile/02063785617333740178noreply@blogger.com