tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post7675430591118287487..comments2024-03-16T04:59:09.172-08:00Comments on Pauline's Pirates & Privateers: Sailor Mouth Saturday: MakePaulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-13131376692222398562012-12-13T03:07:16.323-09:002012-12-13T03:07:16.323-09:00Yer most welcome! I always feel badly when I miss...Yer most welcome! I always feel badly when I miss a few posts (especially consecutively)... thankee for the kind words, Pauline.Charles L. Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962498097210327570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-21508302524226935062012-12-12T08:57:56.601-09:002012-12-12T08:57:56.601-09:00Excellent; thank you for adding so much to this po...Excellent; thank you for adding so much to this post, Wally. As always, your a tremendous contributor to Triple P!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-36364541466493217572012-12-12T04:44:18.917-09:002012-12-12T04:44:18.917-09:00"Make a hole" - let an important person ..."Make a hole" - let an important person come through (a crowd).<br /><br />"Make water" - now that some ships have evaporators, they can be said to make water (even if they are not leaky). Those unfortunate ships without evaporators (one of which I work with!!) may only take on water.<br /><br />"Make for" or making for - traveling to some given destination.<br /><br />"On the make" - a reason that many people apparently join the sea services because of ;-)<br /><br />Great post, Pauline, and thank you.<br />Thanks, too (I think) for the blessings of Saint Olga.... I'll stay out of the trees (Drevlya).Charles L. Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962498097210327570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-45662428486557184872012-12-09T22:03:28.830-09:002012-12-09T22:03:28.830-09:00That's funny. A little lewd, but funny.That's funny. A little lewd, but funny.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-1909461487533014412012-12-09T01:54:13.311-09:002012-12-09T01:54:13.311-09:00I can't help thinking of the "Beserker&qu...I can't help thinking of the "Beserker" song from the movie "Clerks" in reference to this post, Pauline...<br /><br />Sorry about that.Timmy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09902641426229272672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-79642790302251918962012-12-08T18:36:54.990-09:002012-12-08T18:36:54.990-09:00Yeah, I suppose. Perhaps I'm being a bit of a ...Yeah, I suppose. Perhaps I'm being a bit of a stickler here. Forgive me.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-73888743680172861242012-12-08T18:16:33.197-09:002012-12-08T18:16:33.197-09:00I didn't know the original context of "ma...I didn't know the original context of "make it so," but then Jean-Luc might be forgiven for bending the usage 500 years later. And his usage is an awfully snappy way to say, "Do it."Blue Lou Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618846865823171349noreply@blogger.com