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Types of Captains (Original Post) Lady Freedom Returns Mar 2014 OP
I'm Your Capitan. In_The_Wind Mar 2014 #1
Good one! Lady Freedom Returns Mar 2014 #2
I fall back on the oldies. In_The_Wind Mar 2014 #3
Ride, Captain, Ride. uncommonlink Mar 2014 #4
my least favorite type is a Paper Captain NightWatcher Mar 2014 #5
Used to be a deal here in Austin called Aqua Fest. hobbit709 Mar 2014 #7
Caveman Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2014 #6

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
5. my least favorite type is a Paper Captain
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 02:14 PM
Mar 2014

It's a derogatory term for someone who took the test to get a Captain's License (ship) but has no experience on the water. They often like to throw around the fact that they are a Captain even though they dont know their port from their starboard.

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)
7. Used to be a deal here in Austin called Aqua Fest.
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 05:07 PM
Mar 2014

All the muckety mucks dressed up in phony naval jackets with a lot of gold braid and called themselves Commodores
We called them Commode Doors.

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