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Why is a Ship called a She?
Posted:
Sun Sep 07, 2003 9:17 amby Lurch
A ship is called a "she" because
there is always a great deal
of bustle around her;there is
usually a gang of men about,
she has a waist that stays,it
takes a lot of paint to keep
her looking good;is it not the
initial expense that breaks
you,it is the upkeep;she can
be all decked out;it takes an
experienced man to handle her correctly;
and without a man at the helm,
she is absolutely uncontrollable,
She shows her topsides,
hides her bottom and,
when coming into port,
always heads for the buoys.
Re: Why is a Ship called a She?
Posted:
Sun Sep 07, 2003 1:24 pmby Iroquois
I think every man knows the real reason. Boats are called She because they keep us men out of the deep stuff. ;D
Re: Why is a Ship called a She?
Posted:
Sun Sep 07, 2003 2:29 pmby ozzy72
So the great mystery of the day...
Why do Russians use the male pronoun?
Ozzy
Re: Why is a Ship called a She?
Posted:
Sun Sep 07, 2003 4:30 pmby Tequila Sunrise
LOL, I like it
same reason the Bismark was dubed "He"?
Re: Why is a Ship called a She?
Posted:
Mon Sep 08, 2003 2:32 amby Polynomial
i don't think we will go down that path, we don't want to offend anyone.
Re: Why is a Ship called a She?
Posted:
Mon Sep 08, 2003 11:48 amby Tequila Sunrise
down what path?
the Bismark was dubed "He" by its captain because it was strong and was built to fight, nothing more
Re: Why is a Ship called a She?
Posted:
Mon Sep 15, 2003 10:30 pmby Daz
but bet it was a she who broke he lol
Re: Why is a Ship called a She?
Posted:
Tue Sep 16, 2003 2:54 pmby Deputy
hehe. . .
Re: Why is a Ship called a She?
Posted:
Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:44 pmby tvale80
lol
Re: Why is a Ship called a She?
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Wed Sep 17, 2003 3:06 pmby Rifleman
And all this time, I thought it was due to the Bowsprit being decorated with a " WOMAN " ?
........or maybe the Woman is used, cause the ship is referred to as " SHE "........
Re: Why is a Ship called a She?
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Wed Sep 17, 2003 4:09 pmby Woodlouse2002
And all this time, I thought it was due to the Bowsprit being decorated with a " WOMAN " ?
........or maybe the Woman is used, cause the ship is referred to as " SHE "........
Silly. Hardly any boats have figureheads. They were to ward off evil spirits.
Re: Why is a Ship called a She?
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Thu Sep 18, 2003 1:04 pmby JW
Funny, never thought of the 'Flying DutchMAN' as a 'she'...
heheheh! Could be a gay phantom ship.
But you guys forgot to tell the reason for having a woman aboard being bad luck. Ever seen two women fight over a bunch of sailors?