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Default Various Naval terms.

On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:45:40 -0400, "Don White"
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A picture is worth a thousand words...
http://www.ns1763.ca/hfxrm/sailor-statue.html
and if anyone wants one for a Christmas present...
http://www.bluenose2.ns.ca/Catalogue.../DittyBag.html

That statue reminds me of a mate named Joe Cafone.
From Nutley N.J., home of Richie Valli and the 4 Seasons.
His ma would send him home made Italian sausages and hard cheeses.
Kept well in the mail and lasted a while on ship.
Didn't care for it myself.
See that package on the shoulder?
Probably dried Italian sausage for a long voyage.
Me, I'd be lugging a few cases of Coca-Cola.

--Vic