What do sailors have to do
 

With a cup of Joe, and feeling blue?

Joe

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Joe wrote:
With a cup of Joe,

Josephus Daniels (18 May 1862-15 January 1948) was appointed Secretary
of the Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. Among his reforms of
the Navy were inaugurating the practice of making 100 Sailors from the
Fleet eligible for entrance into the Naval Academy, the introduction of
women into the service, and the abolishment of the officers' wine mess.
From that time on, the strongest drink aboard Navy ships could only be
coffee and over the years, a cup of coffee became known as "a cup of
Joe".


and feeling blue?

If you are sad and describe yourself as "feeling blue," you are using a
phrase coined from a custom among many old deepwater sailing ships. If
the ship lost the captain or any of the officers during its voyage, she
would fly blue flags and have a blue band painted along her entire hull
when returning to home port.


Bonus:
How was the three mile limit set?

I'm Taken aback, that yea thinks it is Hunky Dory to not even attempt
ta answer.

Joe

Joe

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"Joe" wrote
| I'm Taken aback, that yea thinks it is Hunky Dory to not even attempt
| ta answer.


The reason I didn't answer is because I didn't have a clue... But, thanks.
It's fascinating to know how sayings like that got started. I guess I'll have
to Google Hunky Dory now....

Cheers,
Ellen

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"Ellen MacArthur" wrote
| The reason I didn't answer is because I didn't have a clue... But, thanks.
| It's fascinating to know how sayings like that got started. I guess I'll have
| to Google Hunky Dory now....


Hunky Dory ---- A rowboat with Brad Pitt in it. :-)


Cheers,
Ellen

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Joe wrote:

Bonus:
How was the three mile limit set?

By and Large, that's the range of cannon. It would be a Long Shot if
you hit anything at that range. There would be the Devil to Pay if I
didn't Fathom that.


I'm Taken aback, that yea thinks it is Hunky Dory to not even attempt
ta answer.

I feeling Listless, it must be time to Splice the Main Brace.

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"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in
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"Joe" wrote
| I'm Taken aback, that yea thinks it is Hunky Dory to not
even attempt
| ta answer.


The reason I didn't answer is because I didn't have a
clue... But, thanks.
It's fascinating to know how sayings like that got
started. I guess I'll have
to Google Hunky Dory now....


read this;
http://users.aol.com/sailgower/lexicon.html

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