[Rhodes22-list] Sailing - Fallow Traveler? Not political

[Ben Cittadino]

Andrew;

Before I forget I want to extend my heartfelt best wishes and
congratulations on one of the best puns I have ever been honored to hear
(see?  read?).  I am still laughing as I type this.  It's even more amusing
to watch my fellow "rhodies" blow right past it in their desperation to find
some actual sailing talk among all the political baloney.  Again, I want to
tip my cap to a true wordsmith (and I know one when I see one). Excellent
job!

Cheers!

Ben C. s/v susan kay, highlands, nj

 

Andrew Collins-2 wrote:
> 
> Ben
> 
> I too object to not knowing how to use the traveler, hence it lies fallow.
> Maybe another sailing course will help me unravel its mysteries and reap
> the
> rewards in knots.
> 
> After what seemed like two months of the doldrums, I got in a couple of
> hours of hull speed sailing on Monday, with 4' swells on LIS, no less. The
> steady east wind created unusual conditions.
> 
> Anybody else getting out?
> 
> Andrew
> sv Carmen
> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Robert Skinner
> <Robert at squirrelhaven.com>wrote:
> 
>> Ben,
>>
>> Perhaps it is best to allow Ed the use of his native tongue.
>> That makes it easier to filter, and for those who choose to
>> scan his rants, it helps them assess the credibility of the
>> message.
>>
>> The quality, inventiveness, and quantity of name-calling is
>> an amusing study for those who have already figured out what
>> is going on.  For the rest, spinning bull crap is no
>> substitute for real knowledge, and there is so little of
>> that available that the contest has degenerated into a
>> beauty contest on both sides.
>>
>> Nobody is about changing minds here.  It is all wishful
>> thinking, roaring, knuckle dragging, and chest pounding.
>>
>> /Robert
>>
>> Ben Cittadino wrote:
>> > Dear Ed;
>> >
>> > First, you date yourself when you use the term "fellow traveler". 
>> Nobody
>> > has used that expression since 1953 or so.  It was one of Joseph
>> McCarthy's
>> > favorite epithets.  Back then it was cause to bring a libel suit.  Now,
>> as
>> > then it's a taunt of fearful men who  think everyone who disagrees with
>> them
>> > is a commie.  I take exception to your use of the term "fellow
>> traveler"
>> to
>> > describe me or anyone else on this list. I want you to cut it out.  Got
>> it?
>> >
>> > The term "Rockefeller Republican" describes those members of the
>> Republican
>> > Party who considered themselves socially liberal, fiscally
>> conservative,
>> and
>> > strong on defense. It was used in the '60's to differentiate moderate
>> > Republicans from those supporting Barry Goldwater.  Olympia Snow of
>> Maine
>> is
>> > still considered an example of that school of thought.
>> >
>> > Cheers!
>> >
>> > Ben C.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Tootle wrote:
>> >> Ben:
>> >>
>> >> Henry Paulson said the other day he was a "Rockefeller Republican".
>> >>
>> >> Since you said that once you were one, before you became a 'fellow
>> >> traveler', explain what they are?  were?
>> >>
>> >> Ed K
>> >> Greenville, SC, USA
>> >> Attachment for Ben about Philidelphia Bridges...
>> >>  http://www.nabble.com/file/p19638028/cameras.jpg cameras.jpg
>> >>
>> >
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