[Rhodes22-list] Alan Robertson, aka Big Al, a reply, non sailing

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Al,

You told us you were old.  But I think you are pulling our leg telling us
about your square rig sailing days.

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA
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Ogilvy



Alan Robertson-2 wrote:
> 
> In old days of the square riggers, when a vessel was tacking or coming
> about, if the sails were not released smartly and the yards braced
> accordingly , the sails and sheets would flap loosely in a slovenly
> drunken manner. Thus the expression 3 sheets to the windward sidel rather
> than to leeward where they should be on the new ship's heading.
> Big Al
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Michael D. Weisner<mailto:mweisner at ebsmed.com> 
>   To: The Rhodes 22 mail list<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
>   Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 4:48 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Question, non sailing.
> 
> 
>   Rob,
> 
>   Why is this a non-sailing question?  You said "You're supposed to say
> you
>   remember listing to the song ... "  Listing is definitely a sailing term
> ;)
>   I know many of our times who could have been described as "listing" (or
> at
>   least several sheet to the wind.)
> 
>   Mike
>   s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>   Nissequogue River, NY
> 
>   From: "Rob Lowe" <rlowe at vt.edu<mailto:rlowe at vt.edu>> Monday, October 22,
> 2007 12:27 PM
> 
>   > Ahh, come on Hank.  You're supposed to say you remember listing to the 
>   > song
>   > in your dorm room while you were smoking something and drinking (Mt.
> Gay)
>   > rum while the stereo was turned up to 11. - rob
>   >
>   >
>   > ----- Original Message ----- 
>   > From: "Hank" <hnw555 at gmail.com<mailto:hnw555 at gmail.com>>
>   > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>>
>   > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 11:50 AM
>   > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Question, non sailing.
>   >
>   >
>   >> I just entered the lyrics in google and the answer came up very
> easily.
>   >>
>   >> Hank
>   >>
>   >>
>   >> On 10/22/07, R22RumRunner at aol.com<mailto:R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> <R22RumRunner at aol.com<mailto:R22RumRunner at aol.com>> wrote:
>   >> >
>   >> > Thanks guys. I knew someone on the list would know.
>   >> >
>   >> > Rummy
>   >> >
>   >> >
>   >> >
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