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Jolly Roger Flag
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:29:54 -0500, Gene Kearns
wrote:
On 14 Jan 2007 17:50:27 -0800, penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:
hey folks -
As they say in the radio business - first time caller, long time
listener....
this is more of a light topic - but I was recently in one of the many
local marine store in my neighborhood for the first time - (there are
quite a few in Seattle).
We happened upon the section of the store that sells flags for your
boat, some serious, some not so... commodore flags, diver flags, and
even jolly roger flags.
My friend and I joked about getting one for my small 18' foot runabout
boat - but we were warned that flying such a flag regardless of size of
boat would garner unwanted attention from coast guard, police, and
fellow boaters. We heeded the warning, but thought it was odd to hear
such a thing in todays times.
Has anyone heard of such a scenario when people flew a jolly roger flag?
Does that mean I have to quit flying my, "Surrender the Booty" flag?
Yep - it's not "proper" and you obviously aren't a serious boater
because serious boaters only fly flags that are recognized by yacht
clubs and pompous dorks.
ARRRRR, matey.....
Arrrrr - make Chuck walk the plank...
I'll see if I can find a prosthetic clamp for that nose of yours, Tom.
You certainly have a major case of it being out of joint on this issue.
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