dylanwinter
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is the latin okay or does it need tweaking - any scholars out there?
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Nauticus vulgaris
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Keen_Ed
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cliveshelton
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Turpis navicular according to my dictionary. I failed Latin o'level though!
dylanwinter
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cliveshelton
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Turpis = ugly
dylanwinter
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wrong word
nauticus vulgaris could own a nice boat
but he might have an 8 x 10 pirate flag and pink and blue dubs
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cliveshelton
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O I see. My mistake.
In that case dare I suggest plebeius navicular.
I don't think the Romans had a word for chav.
dylanwinter
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getting close
although as a bloke raised in a council flat I am deffo a pleb
it needs a word for vulgar - vulgaris means common
I am starting to drift back towards nauticus vulgaris
it is a Latin word for chav that we need
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Gwylan
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Work in progress of similar style in Rye!
Gwylan
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burburis vulgaris?
nauticus dehonestus [sp?]
communis pelagoque parabitur a.k.a. C.P.P
or DNOCD - definitely not our class darling
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PilotWolf
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Can I nominate "pontoon boats" as the abomination of the motor boat world.
Fortunately, these things are not often seen outside of the USA lakes, which is their natural habitat.
There was a mass of these at the Los Angeles boatshow (less the ladies) - was impressed by the quoted speeds of IIRC 60 + knots!
No my idea of a boat though.
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onesea
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I can see the attraction in flat water, designed right low wash, lo power usage. I nice platform to be afloat on IF you like that type of boat...
25931
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Can I nominate "pontoon boats" as the abomination of the motor boat world.
Fortunately, these things are not often seen outside of the USA lakes, which is their natural habitat.
There are three in Olhão but they are for trips round the Ria Formosa.
ricky_s
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I am not a fan of PWCs. Had a couple follow me and start doing that in chi harbour a couple of years ago. They left when I dropped off the plane though.
Salty John
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Nothing vulgar about boats that do that for which they were designed. Pontoon boats included - I spent a very happy couple of days on the Indian River in Florida watching alligators and drinking beer on a pontoon boat. I love sport fishers too, perfectly adapted for their function.
People probably contribute more to the vulgarity than the boat. Although the good old Buccaneer, the Reliant Robin of boats, is a culprit, too.
People probably contribute more to the vulgarity than the boat. Although the good old Buccaneer, the Reliant Robin of boats, is a culprit, too.
prr
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I knew a guy who worked in Portsmouth Dockyard, if he thought sombody had done or said something daft, he would shout PENIS GIGANTUS! at them..... This was occasionally followed by ERECTUS TREMENDI!..... Hope this helps
R.I.P. Knocker
