Nautical Sayings.

[Red Lead Ted]

Wanted to know asap.................. What side too are we Chief, Obvious to deck hand,s ? Regards Lads Terry.

[Keith at Tregenna]

Must say, I did skip read the thread and did not notice the following: Travelling with excess baggage, from an old RN mate on holiday with the wife and kids. His ever old fave was lumpy jumpers: to do with identyfing the female form:

K.

Was it something I did not say ?

Last experience: she was a female footie referee, half way through, she blew her whistle, we changed ends and I got the wet patch:

If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal
If her daddy's poor, just do what you feel.

LINK: Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime - YouTube

k.

[happy daze john in oz]

Here in Oz when we see a fine a45e we say, 'you could crack a stubby on that'. A stuby being a bottle of beer with a SCREW top.

[EIFION]

My favourite expression was " whores , theives and first trippers " with an appropriate shake of the head to show contempt .
"blowing for tugs " ment something a little different and a lot more vulgar , the act of farting !

[Roger Dyer]

Hi Shipmates,

How interesting that the term ' Blowing for tugs', although comparatively common amongst seaman, should have such diverse meanings depending on what part of the
country the seaman came from. It can apply to a person who is staggering drunk,
needing a drink with no money to pay for it, or suffering from acute flatulence..........
............take your pick.


...................Roger

[E.Martin]

He or she "Need a good stiff turking too"
We all spoke a little French "Merci Blowthrough"

[Chris Allman]

What always made me laugh was about birds, the feathered kind, no matter what they were, Seagull, Tern etc they were ' SH-TE- Hawks

Chris.

[Red Lead Ted]

A guy drunk as a skunk. walking trying to hold himself against the wind or appearing to Terry.

[Glyn Jones]

I have heard the "Flying Angel" referred to as the "Flying Tab Nab" and also the "Flying Sh*t Shute", unless this was just by some of the mad scousers I sailed with.

[happy daze john in oz]

Hi Shipmates,

How interesting that the term ' Blowing for tugs', although comparatively common amongst seaman, should have such diverse meanings depending on what part of the
country the seaman came from. It can apply to a person who is staggering drunk,
needing a drink with no money to pay for it, or suffering from acute flatulence..........
............take your pick.


...................Roger

Roger, had you been with UCl or a number of other liner companies you may well have learned a different meaning to that saying.