Sailors Lore

[barebones]

Anyone know any Sailors lore? such as, "Wind from the East, 10 days at least" or "If to starboard red appears, tis your duty to keep clear" and all that sort of thing.

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[Little_Russel]

"Don't piss to windward" and "Don't eat at The Folly"

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[ccscott49]

"Don't give newbies a hard time"

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[tcm]

"Don't make the same post on several ybw forums cos we lose where the heck we are with a thread"

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[craigbalsillie]

Re: Sailors Lore vis-a-vis Newbies

hear hear...

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[Rabbie]

Forgetting to secure the bitter end,
Will truly send you round the bend!.

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[Peppermint]

"Keep your head and your arse dry and the bit in between will be alright"



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[jimi]

Bitter end

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parteecularly when it is the anchor,
makes you look an awfie wanker

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[bob26]

Food for those prone to seasickness:

Eat pineapple - its the only food that tastes the same on the way up as it did on the way down.

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[MIKE_MCKIE]

and a very boring, but genuinely old one

mackerel skies & mares tails
make tall ships carry low sails,

or if you want to sound really into seafaring history, some old fart said (of nelsons navy) that they survived on "rum, sodomy & the lash" .

something there for every taste I think, although putting it into practice today may raise a few eyebrows, not least with SWMBO, and not to mention the Dept of Work & Pensions!! (However The Right Hon Mr Prescott is an ex Merchant Navy steward, so you never know!)

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[steveh]

I thought that was porrige - looks the same as well!

Rain before seven - stop by eleven!

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[oldharry]

For seasickness (and an upset stomach) - lots of Lucozade - same reason: it tastes the same both ways. And any left inside is absorbed more quickly than porridge.

Another one - (modern naval I think) "Only a fool gets cold at sea"

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[Porthandbuoy]

Green to green should never be seen.
Red to red, go ahead.

A redhead at night is a sailors delight.





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[squidge]

My favorite ,
True Virgins Make Dull Companions.
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[Laurin]

How about sliced white bread. Doesn't stop the seasickness but the seagulls prefer it

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[polarity]

I thought the whole thing was:

If True Virtue Makes Dull Company add Whiskey



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[polarity]

Not sailors lore but a good memory aid for day shapes:

A diamond between your balls would make you maneouver with difficulty

and the the lights are what it would look like!

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[bob_tyler]

"rum, sodomy & the lash"
or
rum, bum & baccy!

The three most useless things on a boat:

An umbrella, a ladder & a naval officer.


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[Rabbie]

Don't forget the whelbarrow!

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