That old chestnut

[byron]

<font color=blue> Here's one that hasn't raised its weary head for a couple of years... You are asked by a Landlubber to describe the difference between a Ship and a Boat. How would you describe it. (Leave U Boats out of it as that is a corruption of the German)
My description would be "A Boat can be carried aboard a ship but a ship cannot be carried on a boat"
Now lets hear yours bear in mind you are talking to a landlubber and there is no need to get technical nor go into depth.


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[Deleted member 478]

boat: a boat-shaped dish or vessel for serving gravy.
ship: to send documents or a package

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[paulineb]

does it depend on the length or the width as to how it's described

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[Deleted member 478]

it's the size that counts

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[Guest]

What about that Navy ship that ran aground in Aus and was piggybacked home, was that a ship? /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

 

[Guest]

what, as in: "Is that a ship in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me?"

 

[Guest]

Pauline, he said SHIP /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

 

[Guest]

So why have I only got 12" Stingo and not 14" like most other people /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

 

[byron]

<font color=blue>Only 12" ? Blimey I am glad mine is full size 18"

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[paulineb]

are we talking inside leg?

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[jimi]

nah ... beam ..

 

[TerrifiedTony]

No ! They are simply measuring from the cheeks of their a**es

 

[boatone]

Now ...I know why you call yourself terrified tony..................

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[TerrifiedTony]

Why is that ? I still think it makes Byrons pretty impressive ! Anyway, I am on jungle juice tonight to compensate for reading the thread on lawyers and sending the final cheque off this afternoon. Come tomorrow I can think about apologising and turning back into a snivelling heap.