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Jun 30, 2014 21:53:09   #
willstaff Loc: Daytona Beach, Fl
 
countryman60951 wrote:
Beyond your humor you seem to be somewhat biased. But I needed a good laugh today.
:)


My only bias is that I bought a Nikon, but would be equally inept with a Canon, Sony, or any other model.

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Jun 30, 2014 21:54:17   #
Ranjan Loc: Currently Cyber-Nation!
 
NeilL wrote:
The wife's baseball bat.


AH now I get it! That is why some modern phones/pads have a forward and backward-facing camera! Good stuff!!

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Jun 30, 2014 21:55:28   #
Marionsho Loc: Kansas
 
willstaff wrote:
My only bias is that I bought a Nikon, but would be equally inept with a Canon, Sony, or any other model.


LOL.

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Jun 30, 2014 21:56:14   #
Ranjan Loc: Currently Cyber-Nation!
 
Marionsho wrote:
How can someone goof, just by starting a war :?:


Aren't all wars deadly goofs? :-(

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Jun 30, 2014 21:58:15   #
Marionsho Loc: Kansas
 
Ranjan wrote:
Aren't all wars deadly goofs? :-(


I'll get back with you. :shock:

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Jun 30, 2014 22:13:55   #
MadMikeOne Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City
 
Beercat wrote:
Need I say more ........


There you go again making me laugh too hard. I have to put some Depends on before I read any more of this thread. This one is actually funnier than the one that scared DRJJ off the forum. He still has not read my PM.
His loss!

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Jun 30, 2014 22:18:22   #
willstaff Loc: Daytona Beach, Fl
 
SharpShooter wrote:
Will, I think your survey went pretty typically.

Will, I'm surprised you got close enough to the Captain to actually get a positive ID on the gender?!

In one of my past surveys, I purposely discounted 90% of all Canons just to try and level the playing field. And Canon still won by ONE!!

Will, stop trying to turn on the Nikon.
Learn to turn on your Wife, and show here what a real man can do, and everything else will just fall into place!! :lol: :lol:

SS


Karin and I have been married a few months short of 50 years and we are almost past the "turn on" phase. We'll I am still in trouble with her over our last shopping trip. She wanted to get some new bras. The sales lady asked me what size and I said 38-long. Karin has not talked to for two days.

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Jun 30, 2014 22:22:34   #
Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!
 
<UnLikes> this :)

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Jun 30, 2014 22:23:51   #
willstaff Loc: Daytona Beach, Fl
 
Ranjan wrote:
Aren't all wars deadly goofs? :-(


Only if you fought it the way I did in Vietnam.

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Jun 30, 2014 22:33:57   #
MadMikeOne Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City
 
willstaff wrote:
If anyone took the original post seriously then I goofed. I initially posted it to the chit chat section to try and lighten the mood over there but Admin moved it.


Obviously, a few took your OP seriously. Their goof, not yours.
I am glad Admin moved it here. I would not have found it in chit chat and would have missed a heck of a good laugh.
Thanks

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Jun 30, 2014 22:49:05   #
topcat Loc: Alameda, CA
 
don4u wrote:
Canon makes great printers and towels.


Printers are OK. I would rather have an Epson, but that is another thread.

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Jun 30, 2014 22:50:03   #
wlgoode Loc: Globe, AZ
 
willstaff wrote:
Karin and I have been married a few months short of 50 years and we are almost past the "turn on" phase. We'll I am still in trouble with her over our last shopping trip. She wanted to get some new bras. The sales lady asked me what size and I said 38-long. Karin has not talked to for two days.


OMG! Don't tell any women, but that was a real chuckle!

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Jun 30, 2014 23:58:40   #
BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA
 
wlgoode wrote:
On commercial ships it is the "Harbor Pilot" who brings the ship to port, not the ship's Master (Captain).

Interestingly enough, some cruise lines have found it more practical to have their Captains or First Mates licensed as pilots at many ports at which the docking of a ship is not hazardous. Back in the latter quarter of the twentieth century, I was aboard a Princess Cruise ship and was invited to the bridge when we docked at St. Thomas. The First Mate docked the ship using the port thrusters and put us nicely between two other ships. Modern ships also have stern thrusters and articulated thrusters in the prow. Docking a ship with its stern to the dock is not uncommon outside the USA.

Since WWII, many ports have dredged their harbors and thus eliminated the need for active pilots. Some ports such as St. Thomas still have officials who call themselves pilots who go to the harbor when a ship arrives, watch it dock, sign necessary documents and collect exorbitant fees; such "pilots" are minor political appointees with nautical experience. At St Thomas, the "pilot" (in a full dress uniform) stayed at the dock to have his picture taken with passengers (at $5 per pop); the pictures were ready for sale aboard ship the next morning (that's right; the $5 was strictly a posing fee).

There are some countries which do not allow this practice for any number of reasons; they had pilots come aboard to supervise the docking. Two of them, at the time of my cruise, were the Netherlands and Venezuela.

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Jul 1, 2014 01:06:52   #
wlgoode Loc: Globe, AZ
 
Mogul wrote:
Interestingly enough, some cruise lines have found it more practical to have their Captains or First Mates licensed as pilots at many ports at which the docking of a ship is not hazardous. Back in the latter quarter of the twentieth century, I was aboard a Princess Cruise ship and was invited to the bridge when we docked at St. Thomas. The First Mate docked the ship using the port thrusters and put us nicely between two other ships. Modern ships also have stern thrusters and articulated thrusters in the prow. Docking a ship with its stern to the dock is not uncommon outside the USA.

Since WWII, many ports have dredged their harbors and thus eliminated the need for active pilots. Some ports such as St. Thomas still have officials who call themselves pilots who go to the harbor when a ship arrives, watch it dock, sign necessary documents and collect exorbitant fees; such "pilots" are minor political appointees with nautical experience. At St Thomas, the "pilot" (in a full dress uniform) stayed at the dock to have his picture taken with passengers (at $5 per pop); the pictures were ready for sale aboard ship the next morning (that's right; the $5 was strictly a posing fee).

There are some countries which do not allow this practice for any number of reasons; they had pilots come aboard to supervise the docking. Two of them, at the time of my cruise, were the Netherlands and Venezuela.
Interestingly enough, some cruise lines have found... (show quote)


Yeah, I crewed on a couple cruise of ships that sailed the Caribbean out of the Port of Palm Beach. When we were in the islands the Captain or 1st mate would dock the ship. Back in US ports it was always the Harbor Pilots.

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Jul 1, 2014 01:54:17   #
raysass Loc: Brooklin, On, Canada.
 
NeilL wrote:
I owned one - briefly - its sensor attracted dust better than a Dyson vacuum cleaner.


Well you should have put the lens back on before you started taking pictures.LOL.

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