Port and starboard - left and right sides of a boat.Darksin wrote:How did it get THAT name?!".
Sheets - running lines on a boat.
Head - toilet.
Jib - head sail.
And sooooooooo many more.
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Now SGT has a sweatbox of our own. This is the place to find and post all entertaining topics such as video links, jokes, games, and the like. A general rule of thumb is that if the thread is meant to be informative (interesting news stories for example), or a topic for discussion (like setting up a park meet) then it should go in the Break Room, but if the intent is to entertain the masses then it's home is The Sweatbox. I'm sure there will be grey areas at times, so if you have doubt as to where a new thread should go, just use your best judgement and the SGT Staff will be glad to move it later if you guessed wrong.
At the old Disney Hyperion Studio, the screening room where animators would show animated scenes to Walt for his approval was small, with no ventilation or AC. Not only was it hot, but the animators were nervously awaiting Walt's reaction to their work. Thus, the room became known as the Sweatbox. Even after the Studio moved to Burbank and elegant screening rooms were offered to the staff, the moniker remained.
Now SGT has a sweatbox of our own. This is the place to find and post all entertaining topics such as video links, jokes, games, and the like. A general rule of thumb is that if the thread is meant to be informative (interesting news stories for example), or a topic for discussion (like setting up a park meet) then it should go in the Break Room, but if the intent is to entertain the masses then it's home is The Sweatbox. I'm sure there will be grey areas at times, so if you have doubt as to where a new thread should go, just use your best judgement and the SGT Staff will be glad to move it later if you guessed wrong.
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Sheets - running lines on a boat.
Head - toilet.
Jib - head sail.
And sooooooooo many more.
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LOL I remember explaining to a friend how to remember Port and Starboard. Our answer was "Port is Left, it has the same number of letters. Starboard is right.. cause it as more now stop asking questions and drink more!hobie16 wrote:Port and starboard - left and right sides of a boat.
Sheets - running lines on a boat.
Head - toilet.
Jib - head sail.
And sooooooooo many more.
Standard Pirate-style answer!
Yeah some nick-name origins are odd and unusual. Most people can't explain them when you ask so I started doing internet search to figure them out ;)
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And how about just the parts of a sail. Leach, luff, tack...
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Reminds me of an old joke. A new first mate comes onto a ship serving under a Captain he admires. The Captain has one unusual routine. Every morning he goes to his desk, unlocks it, pulls out a small chest, unlocks that, stares inside a moment or two, and then puts everything away. Years go by and the routine never varies. Finally the Captain retires and the first mate advances. He can hardly wait to go to the desk and see what's in the box. He opens it up and finds a small piece of paper inside. On it, neatly written are six words:
Left is Port,
Right is Starboard.
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Left is Port,
Right is Starboard.
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I don't recall the origins of port but IIRC starboard is from "steerboard", an old name for the rudder, which was always mounted on the right side of the boat.
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In order not to damage the steerboard when they came into port,the crew would park the left side of the boat against the dock.Shorty82 wrote:I don't recall the origins of port but IIRC starboard is from "steerboard", an old name for the rudder, which was always mounted on the right side of the boat.
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All of my love for that one!WEDFan wrote:Reminds me of an old joke. A new first mate comes onto a ship serving under a Captain he admires. The Captain has one unusual routine. Every morning he goes to his desk, unlocks it, pulls out a small chest, unlocks that, stares inside a moment or two, and then puts everything away. Years go by and the routine never varies. Finally the Captain retires and the first mate advances. He can hardly wait to go to the desk and see what's in the box. He opens it up and finds a small piece of paper inside. On it, neatly written are six words:
Left is Port,
Right is Starboard.
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If you sail, the term for being drunk, "three sheets to the wind" is especially funny.hobie16 wrote:Port and starboard - left and right sides of a boat.
Sheets - running lines on a boat.
Head - toilet.
Jib - head sail.
And sooooooooo many more.
There is also rode for rope. That is one of my favorites. Dunno why.
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DisneyMom, Who's the guy on the left?
Don't be fooled by appearances. In Hawaii, some of the most powerful people look like bums and stuntmen.
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