15 minutes of fame? - I hope not.

[ThereAndBack]

I see, with some surprise, that this month's YM carries not one but two of my posts from this forum (with photos, even).

Both about my failure to understand fairly rudimentary facts about yacht equipment.

So now the whole world knows what a thickhead I am.

For anyone who missed them, here they are:
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1451675/an/0/page/3#1451675
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=1455507&page=0&vc=#Post1455507

What was it about 15 minutes and Andy Warhol?
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[Twister_Ken]

Far as I recall, Warhol was asking about whether the engine should be neutral or reverse when sailing.

 

[jimi]

NO NO NO Warhol asked if it the eberspacher intake should be located in the galley

 

[StugeronSteve]

No, no, no, Warhol suggested that a soup can made a better radar reflector than a fold flat octahedron.

 

[jhr]

I think you're all wrong. Surely Warhol made a seven hour-long film of a loose halyard, called "Hamble frapping incident #12"?

 

[jhr]

PS Steve: what is this obsession with soup? I think it must stem from some trauma in your past.

 

[Emjaytoo]

Did you ever find out what the piece of canvas for for?

 

[Lakesailor]

Warhol also said [ QUOTE ]
Don't pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches.

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[ThereAndBack]

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Did you ever find out what the piece of canvas for for?

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Never found out what it was for but suspect I know what it is going to be for:

An outboard motor cover and two winch covers.

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Alan

 

[Slow_boat]

If it's any consolation, I have no idea what the canvas is for and didn't understand the techi answers for the electric gizmo question.

There again, the only GPS I have is a handheld that came with an instruction CD, not much use at the start of a cruise. It took me three days to figure out how to find the position page!

 

[sarabande]

aha ! A nautical installation. If you sell that to Tate Modern for zillions......

 

[savageseadog]

15 minutes of infamy I think

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Did you ever find out what the piece of canvas for for?

[/ QUOTE ] It's a nappy to stop the s**t going everywhere when the keel drops off.

 

[jimi]

brilliant!!!