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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 09:47 PM Original message |
What exactly is a *yacht* anyway? |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. My Dad had a 44 ft sailboat, they called it a yacht but it wasn't fancy. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 09:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Your parents called it a yacht? |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 09:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. not my parents, they were divorced. No my dad called it the boat and so did we. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Wow, my dad had a small cottage in Castine for awhile. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. well sailing was a nice escape but to be honest with you it was pretty weird going from the crowd |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Yes, I can see how that would be wierd. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:28 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. i stopped sailing when i was about 15 and my mom got sick, my dad couldn't figure out |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:40 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Sorry about your mom. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. i don't really see that happening, it's just not my thing anymore and my husband gets seasick |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I hope that I am not an entitled jerk |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
27. On the bright side, you're a homeless loser with a yacht |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Homeless loser with a yacht! Yep, that's the best description I can think of. |
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sammythecat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 12:01 AM Response to Reply #29 |
44. I just always assumed you had a satellite connection to the internet. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #44 |
63. I do have to pay AT&T. |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 06:50 AM Response to Reply #29 |
56. So you don't need gasoline or diesel fuel? Or propane? |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #56 |
64. I have a diesel engine and propane tanks for cooking. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
50. Don't worry |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:32 AM Response to Reply #2 |
49. Deleted sub-thread |
Elidor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. I consider yachts to be exclusively racing boats |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Right. I always just call it a boat. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
7. I consider it part of a well-known British surname |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. It's not even a proper nose! |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:12 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Will you come on a camping holiday with me? |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. I would be honored! |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. Okay... |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:49 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. No, I am just really bad at picking up the joke. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
10. I think a boat has to be pretty big and fancy to qualify as a "yacht." |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. What kind of boat do you have? |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. It's a Hunter 260. Nothing fancy, but it's fun. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. Do you sail singlehanded? |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 07:22 AM Response to Reply #32 |
57. No, but only because docking is too much of a hassle by yourself. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #57 |
65. I read an article recently about singlehanded docking. |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
12. yarr ye be a pirate, matie |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Shiver me timbers! |
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cloudbase (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
14. This was my "yacht" for many years. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. What is that? |
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cloudbase (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:44 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. The Marilyn |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
15. Phonetically, it would be the sound a cat makes when coughing a hairball. But, I have to wonder |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Possibly my profile and avatar give it away. |
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bluesbassman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
19. Depends on what you do with the craft. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Great history lesson there. |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
28. It's what rich people have instead of a boat. |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
31. My dear cbayer! |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Hello Peggy petal pie. |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:47 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Aw, sweetie... |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:51 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. We will back over next month sometime. |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Very cool! |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Please do. |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Very cool! |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
43. A yacht is a private, not-for-hire ship |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
45. Not knowing much about boats myself, I always thought a yacht to be a large, fancy cruiser |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
46. I want one of these |
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Old Hickory Fan (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
47. Marina fees are more than some folks rent or mortgage !!!!!!! |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #47 |
69. Anchoring is free! |
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galledgoblin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
48. to me, a yacht |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:49 AM Response to Original message |
51. Who cares what they say? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:55 AM Response to Original message |
52. I just did a quick check to see if you were the guy who told this story |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #52 |
66. Er, no, that wasn't me. |
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1Hippiechick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 05:48 AM Response to Original message |
53. Wikipedia defines it as the follwoing: |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
54. I should know. I am a medical doctor. I own a mansion and a yacht. n/t |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
55. Depends - who empties the head? If you do it, it's a boat, |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 07:26 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. LOL! |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:16 PM Response to Reply #55 |
67. Definitely boat then! |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
59. If your faucets are 24K gold, its a yacht. |
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Courtesy Flush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
60. People have no idea what a yacht is |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #60 |
68. She looks really well cared for! |
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Courtesy Flush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 08:33 AM Response to Reply #68 |
72. It's an O'day 22 |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
61. A yacht is a recreational boat -- |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
62. According to definitions I've seen |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:29 PM Response to Reply #62 |
70. Seasickness was a huge issue for me. |
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Joey Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
71. It's a boat for topless women:).................. n/t |
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