Leaving a little bit of themselves behind, a few anonymous seamen have also left us a remarkable and invaluable treasure. And that is our good fortune indeed.
Header: Sailors' graffiti c 1740-1780 via Navy Records UK
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
History: Leaving Your Mark
Leaving a little bit of themselves behind, a few anonymous seamen have also left us a remarkable and invaluable treasure. And that is our good fortune indeed.
Header: Sailors' graffiti c 1740-1780 via Navy Records UK
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Ye olde taggers, Pauline...
;-)
Good one!
haha! Ya know, I sailed into Mina Qaboos, the port in Muscat, Oman, quite some time ago.... (1988, if'n I recollect correctly ;-)
The breakwater was comprised of concrete shapes which reminded me of Kibbles n Bits.... at the very end of the jetty on the water side, there was a "Y" shape, inverted, so there were two "legs" pointing downward, and the stem, or trunk, pointed upward.
Some wag had tagged it: painted "panties" on the trunk, with "hosiery" on the legs, and what I know as "shirt stays" connecting the twain. Hilarious!! and, probably, risky (if caught!)
Oh, that is a really cool addition to this post. Thank you once again, Wally!
You're welcome!
Wish I had taken photographs, but alas, only words to paint the picture ;-)
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