NavList:

Lu wrote:

> Okay, since we're off onto humor (and silly things pseudo-sailors do).
>
> I am not making this story up:  Last night I helped teach a course at a
> local marine supply store.  This store caters mostly to the bass
> boat/ski boat crowd.   As I walked down the aisle that held anchors, I
> overheard the following:
>
> Him:  Honey, we need an anchor for our boat.
>
> Her:  Oooh, look, they have them in colors!  [Indeed, this store had
> Danforth-style anchors in a variety of colors -- black, white, blue,
> green, and red]  I wonder which would go best with our boat?   I like
> this white one best!.....

Sailor up Lu,

Suggest a galley belt and a mushroom anchor.  One of those dried mushroom
anchors you can reconstitute with water.

You might say, "Mushroom anchors don't hold well." But what the heck, should
the owners be allowed to live and breed?  (Darwin Awards.)

Bill 


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