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DSK wrote:
Said he just got the boat, from a charity sale. Looked like
a mess. No sails on the boat, but a spinn pole was hanging
from the front of the mast.



That could come in handy.


.... I saw him motoring around when I
sailed in, then he was anchored in the river yelling Ahoy!
Ahoy!. So I towed him in.




katysails wrote:

He was actually calling Ahoy?????



Yes, a time honored nautical hail meaning "I require assistance. I am
out of chocolate-chip cookies."

DSK

Wouldn't it be better if it meant, hey, bring me a beer?
 
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