Who Likes The Cut Of My Jib? How Is My Jib Doing In General?

[matcom]

(thanks Meegbear - i hadn't heard this in FOREVER until you posted it in the newbies thread)

:D

so everyone...................RATE MY JIB DAMMIT!!

[Marius]

1. What's a jib?

:shrug:

[lazarus]

2. Well

It's what you cut up to get a bunch of jiblets.

[underpants]

7. THIS is a jib

[supernova]

3. For us to rate it

you actually have to HAVE a jib! :D

[tom_paine]

4. Hoist the JibS'il! Stow the Mizzen Mast! Prepare the Poop-Deck!

(that last line means YOU, matcom!)

:evilgrin:

[TeeYiYi]

5. I don't know what I think of jibs in general . . .

. . . but I definitely like the cut of yours, matcom! :hi:

TYY

[GOPisEvil]

6. Jibs with pleats are out this season...

...flat-front jibs are all the rage.

[Beetwasher]

8. "Smithers, Who Is That Man? I Like the Cut of His Jib!"

"That's the Prince of Darkness sir. He's your 4 O'clock appointment" (or something like that)...

[meegbear]

9. You've got a sexy jib

and the way you were letting John frisk you at the last meetup, I thought you were switching teams.

[matcom]

16. buddy, if i ever DO switch teams

you'll be the FIRST to know :D

[PVnRT]

10. How many knots are you getting?

n/t

[GregW]

11. I'd say your jib is cut the same size as Zomby's ....

GOP on the other hand ...

[GOPisEvil]

12. SHRINKAGE, DAMMIT! SHRINKAGE!!!!

The water was COLD!!!!!!!!! :scared:

x(

[SOteric]

13. *snerk*

[XNASA]

14. I don't mean to take the wind out of your sails, but....

I'd say you're between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. As the crow flies.

That's the scuttlebutt, anyway.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

15. Pulling fine on the port quarter.... furl the mainsail

Hoist the flying spinnaker.

The jib is fine.

Come left 3 degrees to 298, holding true.

[LuLu550]

17. all I can say is

ARRRGGGHH, matie!

[BiggJawn]

18. You're luffing. Haul in on the clew sheet a bit.

tighten'er up a taste and she'll draw better.

[bif]

19. That's one of my favorite phrases

I'm always telling people I like the cut of their jibs. Usually throws them for a loop since most people have no idea what it means.