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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Oct 2006
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Seeing is believing
Capt. JG wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
om...
Martin Baxter wrote:
Gordon wrote:
I feel like a democrat by making fun of this person but I can't
resist.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/boa/1036942315.html
Gordon
Why? Because they used "Gun Wall" instead of "gunwale"?
That is what it means.
Etymology: 1466, gonne walle, or in modern English, gun plank,,,
Cheers
Martin
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Now if he had said gunnel....
I thought that would be gunsel.
Only if yer selin ter gun...
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