To excel at trolling one must be very smart and very
knowledgeable like me. Then one acts a little dumb,
waits until a bunch of people jump at the bait and then
slams the jaws of the proffered trap shut with force
equal to the obnoxiousness of the victim.

Booby is really a poor troller because, although he
has the 'dumb' part down pat he hasn't the vast
knowledge and experience it takes to do the
job like yours truly.

S.Simon - a Captain with an aux/troll endorsement




"Wally" wrote in message ...
Bobsprit wrote:

There is no case in this NG where I have lied for any other reason,
but to troll and joke. All such lies were ALWAYS admitted by ME and
were of a generally unimportant nature.
I NEVER lie in areas about safety, where the subject of radio range
clearly falls. Neal has constantly claimed that his boat is good for
ocean passages. You won't ever hear me tell such tales.

May we take it, then, that you *do* know about traditional navigation? With
a newbie navigator and failing GPS batteries, you must surely concede that
there was a lack of proper preparation which could have led to a safety
issue arising. If your somewhat cavalier attitude to not having a decent
backup (batteries that aren't ob their last legs) is to be believed, then
the 'real' backup to possible errors by Suzy must be your own skills in
navigating using traditional means.

I realise that you may well really know about traditional nav, and are
trolling insofar as you make it appear that you don't, but, without
waylaying that appearance, the 'battery troll' does seem to contradict what
you say above. IOW, the battery troll is only a troll/joke if you have the
skills to supplant a failing GPS.


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Wally
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