"JLH" wrote in message
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:55:03 -0500, "JimH" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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A boating resource of daily words with historical interest as they relate
to boating. A daily series.

Ahoy!! (nautical salutation)

Normally thought to be the proper nautical salutation when greeting
another ship or nautical colleagues, it may have been derived from an
ancient Viking Battle Cry.

Alexander Graham Bell once believed that Ahoy would be the appropriate
salutation for answering the telephone.

Adjacent to Ahoy is the term Yo-Ho! a slight twist on Ahoy.

Victorian writers used Yo-Ho's to add spice to their characters and
songs.
Operattas by Gilbert and Sullivan such as "The Mikado" - "The happiest
hour a sailor sees - Is when he down - At an inland town - With his
Nancy
on his knees - YO HO!!

Another intersting use of Ahoy is Ahoy-Hoy - an affectation used by the
social hoity-toity. Ahoy-hoy is also a running joke on the cartoon show
"The Simpsons" as a greeting by the ancient and ever so miserly Mr.
Burns.


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Just can't give it up, can you?

You're winning the hearts and minds of the rest of the Neato's.
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***** Have a decent day! *****

John H

You've got a real obsession going with this "Neato" thing!
Sure hope golf season starts soon down your way.