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1st April 2021, 09:21 PM
#51
Re: Sea farers' language
The timeless language of the sea, brings back memories- brings a tear to the eye!
Last edited by JerryRose; 1st April 2021 at 09:55 PM.
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1st April 2021, 10:41 PM
#52
Re: Sea farers' language
Originally Posted by
JerryRose
The timeless language of the sea, brings back memories- brings a tear to the eye!
Dinna worri Jerry lad, ye can get penecillin for that
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1st April 2021, 11:37 PM
#53
Re: Sea farers' language
#53.. That’s why I say they should never have done away with capital punishment Tony. JS
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1st April 2021, 11:45 PM
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#55. Penecillin or pinicillin as pronounced in kiwi , Ivan , got to be immune to. So went to Streptomycin, obviously that today is probably also seen it’s use by date . There are nurses on site who should not be embarrassed and know the drug used today. There is no shyness today, noticed in my doctors surgery a big sign advising people to come in and be checked for the dreaded lurgy. Must be a resurgence of the disease JS
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2nd April 2021, 04:09 AM
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#55 Whenever I see a picture of the statue of the Thinker , that’s what I always think he’s doing, who knows whoever posed for the stone cutter was doing just that . JS
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2nd April 2021, 04:21 AM
#56
Re: Sea farers' language
Come on all youse scousers wharra about a Whamie and mammy books?
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2nd April 2021, 05:51 AM
#57
Re: Sea farers' language
Originally Posted by
john middleton
One I haven't heard of, bagging off
for a long time.
No, most on here are a little past that, the mind is willing but the flesh is weak.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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2nd April 2021, 10:10 AM
#58
Re: Sea farers' language
Not forgetting; Holy Stone, Handy Billy and Teddy Bear none of which was a comforting toy!
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11th February 2022, 10:06 PM
#59
Re: Sea farers' language
looks like everyone forgot about all of our feathered friends who hopefully followed along after the ship.....
"Shitehawks"
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11th February 2022, 11:34 PM
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Re: Sea farers' language
Originally Posted by
Austin Carl Largan
looks like everyone forgot about all of our feathered friends who hopefully followed along after the ship.....
"Shitehawks"
The ones that followed the ship were known as Mother Carey's Chickens, the shitehawk was the lad in the messroom who would eat the left overs at meal times, no matter what they were, well at least on all the ships I served on, but horses for courses
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