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Old 24th October 2007, 06:30 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall
As someone without a bit of sea salt in me (but my wife always yells at me for using too much salt!!) .....I have really enjoyed this thread and learned a lot on these seagoing items!
Thanks so much for the fascinating discussion guys!! If I may say so, really good 'research legs' (cf. sea legs!).

It does seem like in some of the really salty old classic movies I've seen guys get 'bonked' (probably not very good sea lingo) with these in some of the onboard scraps.

listen to your wife, too much salt is bad for you, jim. the thing they normally apply vigorously to the cranium of intended salty targets would normally be a belaying pin. A belaying pin is a device used on traditional sailing vessels to secure lines. Their function on modern vessels has been replaced by cleats.




bonking is a term normally reserved for a more horizontal and pleasant activity.
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