virtual crazy gang, part II

[Engine Serang]

Chuck Pahlaniuk just ain't in my vocabulary. He probably was a Bank Line chap earlier in his career.

[Varley]

Don't take the string vests from the cat's day-basket they are in lieu of a mattress and he keeps his birthday cards underneath (indeed, sod the Hallmark pisstaker - although one of us, anyway, appreciates your good wishes. Usually best expressed here by putting a case behind the bar).

Impressed at your haberdashering skills, or I am presently. If you have that much experience with trying to pass merde francaise through fine netting then I don't think I could paint a better picture of an enturdulated tumblehome freeboard unless it be a playgound slide at a Norovirus (although some with coronovirus suffer alimentarily too) hit school on vindaloo lunch day.

Where's the bar? That really does smack of a want of initiative. We have several and Sir W is fairly free with his hospitality in the owner's suite.

[billyboy]

take your pick for our Bars aboard here. there is the Crew bar, PAX bar, the pool bar (l stainless) my private bar in me owners suite. there are also the steering flat and mast house (for sulking purposes) and a very exclusive bar beneath the plates down below where one can enjoy ''Black Bush'' but only by strict invitation (and you have a case with you).

[tweediekiwi]

I donate to each bar two cases of Glenfyddich, two cases of Highland Park (my Dads usual drop), two cases of Black Bush, two of Jamiesons, and two of Kahlua for the ladies. There are ladies aren't there? Don't tell me they're cut-outs or inflatables! We'll never get them to drink Kahlua.
I've just being trying to knit and purl the finish line from the Womens Rugby Sevens Final, to two donated vests, and those girls have ruined it. Sprig holes and mud all over the shop. I'll have to resort to carrick bends and short splices to string this out and make the last vestige of a net. Now, someone asked me to hold this wheel whilst he went to the head, or to get head, he was mumbling, pissed. He never came back so I need a course or a star to steer her by. We need someone up the mast to paint the truck by the way - can't see it at night. Lifeboat drill at 6 bells.

[Engine Serang]

Rules is rules Mr Tweedy (20% polyester) and drinks for ladies are a glass of white wine or a fruit based drink.

[Malcolm G]

Scrumpy is fruit based…
One of my five a day when down that way..

[Varley]

We've lost the fwd Cocktail lounge? I told you that glue wouldn't do the trick. Where did we leave it? Has our new shipmate got it caught in the lady wrestlers' net knickers?

You've been caught out like a young E-S told to line-up the handrail cooling pump. The wheelie thing is only used when the pilot's aboard. The DB4 (an early almost ARPA/almost ECDIS) does all that for us providing none of its little red lights are glowing (and all of its little green ones are).

[Malcolm G]

I thought that the big spoked wheel on the bridge was just a decoration. Somewhere for visitors to have their photographs taken with "Look at me, I'm steering the ship." captions.

Surely you are not suggesting that it actually does something, sometimes.

[tweediekiwi]

So, I've been standing here for 24 hours holding an ornament? Very funny. I'll use some of these finish lines to make a macrame (good old Ashley knot book) cover for the wheel and we can use it as an otter board to keep the string vest net open. Didn't that cocktail bar recess neatly into its back wall? I'll go down there and I bet it hasn't been glued, me being an expert glue-sniffer, and I'll pull it out, set out white wine and fruity things for the ladies. If any of them ask for Kahlau, I'll tell them to lick it off the tumblehome where I tipped it all. Lady wrestlers aren't my concern. What does concern me is that the Ladies Transgender Weightlifter (from a country down here) has a suspect snatch and someone should look into it. Any volunteers? Meet me in forrard cocktail lounge for high-balls later.

[tweediekiwi]

https://x.com/i/status/1818609648984895511

I thought the ships wheel was there to prevent this?

[Engine Serang]

In the trade it's known as a "Kiss".

[tweediekiwi]

Cripes! Expensive kiss isn't it? Lucky they weren't full of LNG.

[170 Driver]

Unusual tactic, running towards it.
Must be one of them there hero thingys.

I do hope we haven`t any of them onboard.
I didn`t get where I am today by doing foolish things like that. My foolish things were completely different.

[Varley]

That's what happens if the wheel is hidden under that pink knitted cover. When pilot is aboard the almost ECDIS has to be disconnected I thought I made that plain.

Talking of knitted shawls that tank is going to get mighty less cold without its insulation. Suggest trouble remains 'in the pipline' as it were, the one carrying the boil-off. Trust the death-wish chappy's camera is of a type approved for use in a hazardous atmosphere.

[Engine Serang]

Originally Posted by Varley

That's what happens if the wheel is hidden under that pink knitted cover. When pilot is aboard the almost ECDIS has to be disconnected I thought I made that plain.

Talking of knitted shawls that tank is going to get mighty less cold without its insulation. Suggest trouble remains 'in the pipline' as it were, the one carrying the boil-off. Trust the death-wish chappy's camera is of a type approved for use in a hazardous atmosphere.

LEL and UEL: they speak of little else in the Philippines.

[billyboy]

Originally Posted by Engine Serang

LEL and UEL: they speak of little else in the Philippines.

Hmmmm I do hear them speak of other things. Like Red Horse, San Miguel, Tanduay Rice and Bulad. (stinking stuff that is)

[Varley]

Bulad - sounds too much like salad for me to try it.

[Engine Serang]

Kippers, Kippers, Lord V of Ronaldsway should know what a kipper is. Nanny always gave him a Kipper on buttered bread to prevent the wee dote choking.

[billyboy]

Sun dried fish that stinks to high heaven when fried Mr Varley. Wife (who loves it) has to cook it outside as I cant stand the smell of it.

[tweediekiwi]

Red Horse - roan isn't it?
Tanduay - you got brown out in the sun ...
Bulad - a cheeky boy who keeps scaring you.
Why are the scuppers awash with Tawny Port? Even the starboard ones!

[Varley]

I'll have those pig-iron polishers! They must have been 'loading on top' having forgotten that bothiebathsquuezzings are denser than the post prandial rubiginous nectar. But worry not. I have the scuppers lined whenever they are playing at tankers, a slight taint of canvas firehose works quite well with stilton.

Bulad - Obliged for the definition and warning. Bottom line remans the same. Avoid like salad - imagine that, too, would disgust more widely if fried. (Nanny fed soft herring roe on toast in the nursery and smoked haddock, although not as it should be, ie only for breakfast and poached in chili milk. Kedgeree came late into my repertoire). Sadly the Island's own smoked speciality has never appealed although it was one of the few dishes Pa actually enjoyed eating.

[rustytrawler]

Herring my arse, what you need is a proper bear island cod, filleted by a ull pattyslapper. ......And another thing never buy fish fingers only buy COD fish fingers, fish fingers contain the black fish that cant be sold (coley, whiting, herring etc) cod fingers, guess what only have cod in them...And another thing thisafte i am going to watch water polo on the tele i have never watched it before, i am looking forward to seeing the horses jump into the pool.

[Varley]

Bird's Eye Cod fish fingers with French mustard. I still enjoy them from time to time.

I suppose they would be fish fingers ordinaire. Is there, perhaps, an Appelation d'origine Controllee to protect the market of the 'Ull pattyslapper, perhaps even that of the individual pattyslapper? The only things I look for on the label are 'Cod' and 'Sourced responsibly'.

[billyboy]

Hmmmm, Smoked Haddock eh!
Liberal spreading of Butter, add Salt And pepper and grill gently. Not had that for many years.

Must get another ships cook aboard here when we can. El Plastico not very adventurous in the galley.

[YM-Mundrabilla]

Originally Posted by rustytrawler

Herring my arse, what you need is a proper bear island cod, filleted by a ull pattyslapper. ......And another thing never buy fish fingers only buy COD fish fingers, fish fingers contain the black fish that cant be sold (coley, whiting, herring etc) cod fingers, guess what only have cod in them...And another thing thisafte i am going to watch water polo on the tele i have never watched it before, i am looking forward to seeing the horses jump into the pool.

Put a plastic garbage bag over the tele in case the splash gets into the works.