Nautical Word of The Day...
A boating resource of daily words with historical interest as they
relate to boating. A daily series.Ahoy!! (nautical salutation) Normally thought to be the proper nautical salutation when greeting
another ship or nautical colleagues, it may have been derived from an
ancient Viking Battle Cry. Alexander Graham Bell once believed that Ahoy would be the appropriate
salutation for answering the telephone. Adjacent to Ahoy is the term Yo-Ho! a slight twist on Ahoy. Victorian writers used Yo-Ho's to add spice to their characters and
songs. Operattas by Gilbert and Sullivan such as "The Mikado" - "The
happiest hour a sailor sees - Is when he down - At an inland town - With
his Nancy on his knees - YO HO!! Another intersting use of Ahoy is Ahoy-Hoy - an affectation used by the
social hoity-toity. Ahoy-hoy is also a running joke on the cartoon show
"The Simpsons" as a greeting by the ancient and ever so miserly Mr. Burns. |
Short
Feb 16
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| Yo-Ho has become such a famous nautical term that some have named boats
after it. And then again, on the streets of D.C. one will often hear,
shouted from car windows, "YO, HO! How much for the night?" You've provided a valuable resource.
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***** Have a decent day! ***** John H |
JLH
Feb 16
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| After full review your boating related post has been fully approved by the
Gould NG Review Team granting you 2 OT posts today without fear of reprisal
or reprimand from the Gould NG Sheriff Department. Disclaimer: The Gould NG Team in no way endorses or is any way profits from
the content of this post. |
JimH
Feb 16
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| I wouldn't bet on the latter. |
Harry
Feb 16
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| I used Yo-Hos for years. Gained 60 lbs. Oh wait .... those were "Ho-Hos" sorry ..... Carry on. Eisboch |
Eisboch
Feb 16
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| Please do not question the Gould NG Team's opinion. |
JimH
Feb 16
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| Just can't give it up, can you? You're winning the hearts and minds of the rest of the Neato's.
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***** Have a decent day! ***** John H |
JLH
Feb 16
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| You've got a real obsession going with this "Neato" thing!
Sure hope golf season starts soon down your way. |
Don
Feb 16
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| I just can't get over how neat you, Jimmy, and Harry are! You've got a
goal, you stick to it, and you've got lovely eyes. You're just neat and
cool.
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***** Have a decent day! ***** John H |
JLH
Feb 16
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| Get over it...and soon! This is a family newsgroup and the conservative
faction will not approve of your frolicks. |
Don
Feb 16
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| Get your mind off 'licks' when discussing frolics.
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***** Have a decent day! ***** John H |
JLH
Feb 16
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| Thank you very, very, much JimH. And I mean that sincerely. Nobody
could have illustrated my opinion any more clearly or accurately. You
have helped me build my case very nicely. Stating once again: The problem with all of the off-topic crap (even
though you don't "have" to read it) is that it attracts an element to
the NG who care little or nothing about boating and are only here to
ooh-and-ahh at the fireworks and attempt to start trouble. These,
ahem, "individuals" (I'm a master of restraint this morning) then take
their obsessions with various imagined personalities to a level where
they believe it's a good idea to wade into the on-topic threads
and steer the discussion toward their personal animus against
individual X or Y. Nice job of screwing up Tom's boating related post, JimH. And I see
your two-man fan club is already giving you their high fives for your
efforts. From my perspective you have merely proven once again why the
OT threads damage the group, so thanks for that. |
Chuck
Feb 16
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| Thank you very, very, much JimH. And I mean that sincerely. Nobody
could have illustrated my opinion any more clearly or accurately. You
have helped me build my case very nicely. Stating once again: The problem with all of the off-topic crap (even
though you don't "have" to read it) is that it attracts an element to
the NG who care little or nothing about boating and are only here to
ooh-and-ahh at the fireworks and attempt to start trouble. These,
ahem, "individuals" (I'm a master of restraint this morning) then take
their obsessions with various imagined personalities to a level where
they believe it's a good idea to wade into the on-topic threads
and steer the discussion toward their personal animus against
individual X or Y. Nice job of screwing up Tom's boating related post, JimH. And I see
your two-man fan club is already giving you their high fives for your
efforts. From my perspective you have merely proven once again why the
OT threads damage the group, so thanks for that. Oh Chuckie. Put a cork in it!
Florida Jim |
Jim
Feb 16
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|
If the Viking's used it as a battle cry, it certainly got converted to
more peaceful uses in regions they invaded. "Hoi" is an informal
"hello" in Dutch, and there is no great stretch of the imagination
required to figure that the English seamen of the 1700's (prior to
which the term was not in common use)
would corrupt it to Ahoy. Ahoy there hello there. Ahoy the boat
hello the boat. It's a term used for hailing. One of the words for "hello" in Czech and Slovak is the full form of
the nautical term, "ahoy". |
Chuck
Feb 16
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| You don't by any chance have hazel eyes, do you? The Neato Hazeltones are
looking for members, and you seem to fit the bill.
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***** Have a decent day! ***** John H |
JLH
Feb 16
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| >Oh wait .... those were "Ho-Hos" sorry ..... And then there's always Heidi Ho... |
Wayne.B
Feb 16
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| Oh boy...Idon't know about that. If he exploded, he'd pollute the entire
Seattle area. |
Don
Feb 16
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| and "Heidi *the* Ho" |
Eisboch
Feb 16
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| Do the Neato Hazeltones do a three part harmony, Don? Maybe y'all could get
on YouTube.
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***** Have a decent day! ***** John H |
JLH
Feb 16
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| Now John...if you keep this agitating up, we may have to reconsider your
application for membership.
After all... you did insist that you have hazel eyes on two separate
occasions in the last day. |
Don
Feb 16
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| ROTFL!!! |
Short
Feb 16
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| A guy went downtown with $100. He intended to Hei-de-ho. When a couldn't quite figure out who to approach with his offer, a
helpful woman stepped forward to end his confusion and said "Idaho." |
Chuck
Feb 16
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| One of the funniest aspects of an insult is that it does more to
illuminate the character of the person offering it than it ever will
serve to define the party it is leveled against. Almost as funny is that the folks who specialize in nasty little
insults usually don't realize how badly their behavior reflects on
them, so they persist until they are considered a pariah by nearly
everyone- (except one or two like-minded insult hurlers). |
Chuck
Feb 16
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| Just to keep this on a "naughty ti call" bearing, there was a boat in my
old marina named Heidi Ho. If you looked carefully, you saw a very small "the" separating Heidi and
Ho. The story went that Heidi was the owner's first wife and after the
divorce, his second wife refused to require a boat name change. Hmmmm - I wonder why? :>) |
Short
Feb 16
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| You hear that a lot while skiing in Switzerland.
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***** Have a decent day! ***** John H |
JLH
Feb 16
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| Don, it takes much more than eye color. I know I could never be as neat as
you three, and wouldn't even give it a shot.
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***** Have a decent day! ***** John H |
JLH
Feb 16
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| Ho-Hos are my one secret vice. And Mike and Ike's. ~~ sigh ~~ |
Short
Feb 16
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| I prefer a different kind of snack altogether. |
Harry
Feb 16
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| My new downfall is Stella D'oro Anisette Toast with coffee. Having watched
the calories faithfully for almost 4 months, those damn things are going to
screw me all up if I don't stop buying them. Two or three with a cup of
coffee is fine, but it's hard to stop there. Eisboch |
Eisboch
Feb 16
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| So I take it you're now excluding Tim?
Don't you think he can be a neat person? If you had any honour, you'd send
back that gift he so generously shipped to you. |
Don
Feb 16
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| If all I could wish for for others was a "decent" day, I'd seek
professional counseling for depression. |
Harry
Feb 16
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| Thank you very, very, much JimH. And I mean that sincerely. Nobody
could have illustrated my opinion any more clearly or accurately. You
have helped me build my case very nicely. Stating once again: The problem with all of the off-topic crap (even
though you don't "have" to read it) is that it attracts an element to
the NG who care little or nothing about boating and are only here to
ooh-and-ahh at the fireworks and attempt to start trouble. These,
ahem, "individuals" (I'm a master of restraint this morning) then take
their obsessions with various imagined personalities to a level where
they believe it's a good idea to wade into the on-topic threads
and steer the discussion toward their personal animus against
individual X or Y. Nice job of screwing up Tom's boating related post, JimH. And I see
your two-man fan club is already giving you their high fives for your
efforts. From my perspective you have merely proven once again why the
OT threads damage the group, so thanks for that. ===== Let me explain this to you slowly.his post was meant as a jab and a
joke. You obviously did not get it because you take this NG
wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy tooooooooooooo seriously. BTW: *You* are the one who actually proved *my* point. ;-) |
JimH
Feb 16
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| That was funny! |
Calif
Feb 16
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| From whence came Tim? I said nothing about Tim. This gift thing's really
bugging you isn't it? If you want Tim to join your group, you must invite him.
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***** Have a decent day! ***** John H |
JLH
Feb 16
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| --
*****Have a Spectacular Day!*****
John H |
JLH
Feb 16
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| Being continuously wrong must be depressing. Is that so, Jimmy? |
JLH
Feb 16
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| I had to stop eating Ho-Hos because I would buy them by the box. When I
did, they never even made it home. Like the Stella D'oro Anisette Toast, but it's not quite the same - I
get tired of the anisette flavor very quickly. |
Short
Feb 16
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