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OK you NG mensas, passing requires only 4 correct answers...a measly
40%.

Grades in the morning.

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?

2) Which country makes Panama hats?

3) From which animal do we get catgut?

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?

5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?

6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific is named after what animal?

7) What was King George VI's first name?

8) What color is a purple finch?

9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?

--
Skipper

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"Skipper" wrote in message
...
OK you NG mensas, passing requires only 4 correct answers...a measly
40%.

Grades in the morning.

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?

2) Which country makes Panama hats?

3) From which animal do we get catgut?

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?

5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?

6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific is named after what animal?

7) What was King George VI's first name?

8) What color is a purple finch?

9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?

--
Skipper

Maybe one more question:

From what institution did Krause earn his Yale degree?

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You forgot one: Pick a number between 1 and 5, representing the number of
minutes it would take me to terminate you and slip you into a nearby, with
the police watching, smiling and approving?

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"Skipper" wrote in message
...
OK you NG mensas, passing requires only 4 correct answers...a measly
40%.

Grades in the morning.


10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?

--
Skipper

Bright orange.

RCE

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On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 20:13:52 -0600, Skipper wrote:

OK you NG mensas, passing requires only 4 correct answers...a measly 40%.

Grades in the morning.

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?

It lasted a hundred years. It also lasted over one hundred years.


2) Which country makes Panama hats?

All hats made in Panama are Panama hats. However, Panama Hats are made in
Ecuador.


3) From which animal do we get catgut?

Various animals, usually sheep.

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?

Many Russians do not celebrate that revolution.


5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?

That would depend on the camel groomer, wouldn't it?

6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific is named after what animal?

There was one animal?


7) What was King George VI's first name?

George, or do you mean before he became King?


8) What color is a purple finch?

Male or female purple finch?


9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

The last kiwifruit I had was grown in California.


10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?

What's a commercial airplane?

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thunder wrote:
On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 20:13:52 -0600, Skipper wrote:


6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific is named after what animal?

There was one animal?

The Canary Islands are in the Atlantic, not the Pacific, and the name
either came from an African tribe(the Canarii) or possibly from the
Latin term meaning Island of the Dogs.




--
Reggie
************************************************** *************
That's my story and I am sticking to it.

************************************************** *************

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116

Ecuador

Sheep and Horses

November

Squirrel fir

Dogs

Albert

Crimson

New Zealand

Orange


"Skipper" wrote in message
...
OK you NG mensas, passing requires only 4 correct answers...a measly
40%.

Grades in the morning.

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?

2) Which country makes Panama hats?

3) From which animal do we get catgut?

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?

5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?

6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific is named after what animal?

7) What was King George VI's first name?

8) What color is a purple finch?

9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?

--
Skipper

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NOYB wrote:

116
Ecuador
Sheep and Horses
November
Squirrel fir
Dogs
Albert
Crimson
New Zealand
Orange

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 116 years

2) Which country makes Panama hats? Ecuador

3) From which animal do we get catgut? Sheep and Horses

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? November

5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? Squirrel fur

6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific is named after what animal? Dogs

7) What was King George VI's first name? Albert

8) What color is a purple finch? Crimson

9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? New Zealand

10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane? Orange,
of course.

And we have a wiener, but it was like pulling teeth from this group.

--
Skipper

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William Bruce wrote:

Maybe one more question:

From what institution did Krause earn his Yale degree?

Yes, that would be a good match for the previous ten. Good get!

--
Skipper

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On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 08:12:35 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

BTW, why didn't you move to the west coast and buy that trawler?

Truth is that once you are south of Seattle, there are a lot more
cruising opportunities on the east coast. And you don't need foul
weather gear, long underwear and a cabin heater to enjoy them.

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On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 07:01:23 -0600, Skipper wrote:

Not so fast, I protest the decision of the judge. The questions were
poorly worded, and in some cases, the answers given are wrong.


1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 116 years

Perhaps, if you asked "In total", but you didn't. Also, as the "Hundred
Years" groups a series of conflicts, you ignore the included peaceful
times, but, semantically, if the war lasted 116 years, it also lasted 100.

2) Which country makes Panama hats? Ecuador

And hats made in Panama aren't? Perhaps, if you had used the proper noun,
Panama Hat.

3) From which animal do we get catgut? Sheep and Horses

Animal = singular, yet your answer is plural, very bad form. It's also
the wrong answer. Catgut can also be made from goat, pigs, and various
other animals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catgut

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? November

I can find no reports of modern day celebrations.

5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? Squirrel fur

6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific is named after what animal? Dogs

As Reggie pointed out, when did the Canary Islands move to the Pacific?

7) What was King George VI's first name? Albert

Not after he became King. His first name while he was King, was George.

8) What color is a purple finch? Crimson

Not a female purple finch. They are brown and white, no crimson, no red,
no purple.


9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? New Zealand

New Zealand is flat wrong. Chinese gooseberries are indigenous to China.
They have been grown in this country, as long as they have been grown in
New Zealand. The safest answer would be "from your supermarket".

http://www.museums.org.za/bio/plants..._chinensis.htm


10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane? Orange,
of course.

And we have a wiener, but it was like pulling teeth from this group.

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"Wayne.B" wrote:

Truth is that once you are south of Seattle, there are a lot more
cruising opportunities on the east coast. And you don't need foul
weather gear, long underwear and a cabin heater to enjoy them.

Bet you found more than your share of sparkly and glittery water fairies
cruisin eastern waters. Was it anything like the clear pristine
phosphorescent waters and bright blue skies one experiences on West
Coast voyages? Was there some quality on the East Coast that tripped
your trigger of recognition so that in the fantastic and exotic scenery
you found yourself nodding and saying inwardly, 'Yes, I know'?

--
Skipper

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Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 08:12:35 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

BTW, why didn't you move to the west coast and buy that trawler?

Truth is that once you are south of Seattle, there are a lot more
cruising opportunities on the east coast. And you don't need foul
weather gear, long underwear and a cabin heater to enjoy them.


Fair comment, if one overlooks the minor technicality that some of the
prettiest parts of Puget Sound are south of Seattle.

Our sheltered "inland" waters, and "Inside Passage" waters that run in
an almost uninterrupted 1,300 mile link from Olympia, Washinton to
Skagway Alaska are, IMO, the finest cruising waters in the world unless
baking up a good case of melanoma is high on the list of ones'
proiorities. Yes, you will find days in June, July, and August where a
little cabin heat will be welcome just about sunrise.

The other difference may be that for most Pacific NW waters, miles and
miles of pristine wilderness shoreline will be ocassionally interrupted
by a small patch of "civilization". My limited observations lead me to
suspect that the reverse is more commonly true on the hot, humid, side
of the continent. :-)

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thunder wrote:

Not so fast, I protest the decision of the judge. The questions were
poorly worded, and in some cases, the answers given are wrong.

Overruled!

Exception.

Exception noted, move on.

--
Skipper

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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On 26 Feb 2006 08:51:06 -0800, wrote:


Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 08:12:35 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

BTW, why didn't you move to the west coast and buy that trawler?

Truth is that once you are south of Seattle, there are a lot more
cruising opportunities on the east coast. And you don't need foul
weather gear, long underwear and a cabin heater to enjoy them.


Fair comment, if one overlooks the minor technicality that some of the
prettiest parts of Puget Sound are south of Seattle.

Our sheltered "inland" waters, and "Inside Passage" waters that run in
an almost uninterrupted 1,300 mile link from Olympia, Washinton to
Skagway Alaska are, IMO, the finest cruising waters in the world unless
baking up a good case of melanoma is high on the list of ones'
proiorities. Yes, you will find days in June, July, and August where a
little cabin heat will be welcome just about sunrise.

The other difference may be that for most Pacific NW waters, miles and
miles of pristine wilderness shoreline will be ocassionally interrupted
by a small patch of "civilization". My limited observations lead me to
suspect that the reverse is more commonly true on the hot, humid, side
of the continent. :-)

I would much rather be sunburned than suffer a case of mold.

Neptune has smiled on Pacific NW boaters. During the summer months, our
mold dries out just a bit and turns a beautiful nut brown that any
unsuspecting non-native might actually mistake for a real suntan.

What did the Seattlite say to the Pillsbury
Doughboy?..................."Nice tan!!"

However, we when do get our annual sunny weekend we don't have Clue One
about how to properly react and you will see a high percentage of the
population with second degree sunburns at work come Monday morning. I
have heard a rumor that hospital emergency rooms are overwhelmed with
people frightened about the mysterious red "rash" that is covering the
bodies of entire families.

Did you know that one of the hottest markets for sunglasses is in the
Pacific NW? Seriously, true. I have two theories about this; the first
being that if our normal and gorgeous cloud cover ever becomes
defective enough to let a suggestion of sunlight actually beam through-
panicked NW'ers run out and make frantic purchases of sunglasses so
that they will have every possible defense at hand in case of aned
actual "solar emergency." The second theory is that the number of days
when sunglasses would be useful are so few and far between that few
people remember where they stored their still-new sunglasses after the
one day of "solar emergency" they wore them last year.

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"Harry Krause" wrote in message

Even in chilly New England, Long Island Sound was warm enough to boat in
in a bathing suit, and swim in without wearing a wet suit.


You actually swim in Long Island Sound?

That's disgusting.

RCE

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Skipper wrote:
wrote:

Truth is that once you are south of Seattle, there are a lot more
cruising opportunities on the east coast. And you don't need foul
weather gear, long underwear and a cabin heater to enjoy them.

Fair comment, if one overlooks the minor technicality that some of the
prettiest parts of Puget Sound are south of Seattle.

Our sheltered "inland" waters, and "Inside Passage" waters that run in
an almost uninterrupted 1,300 mile link from Olympia, Washinton to
Skagway Alaska are, IMO, the finest cruising waters in the world unless
baking up a good case of melanoma is high on the list of ones'
proiorities. Yes, you will find days in June, July, and August where a
little cabin heat will be welcome just about sunrise.

The other difference may be that for most Pacific NW waters, miles and
miles of pristine wilderness shoreline will be ocassionally interrupted
by a small patch of "civilization". My limited observations lead me to
suspect that the reverse is more commonly true on the hot, humid, side
of the continent. :-)

And lest we forget:

"Some quality there is in the whole Gulf that trips a trigger of
recognition so that in fantastic and exotic scenery one finds oneself
nodding and saying inwardly, 'Yes, I know.' And on the shore the wild
doves mourn in the evening and then there comes a pang, some kind of
emotional jar, and a longing. And if one followed his whispering impulse
he would walk away slowly into the thorny brush following the call of
the doves. Trying to remember the Gulf is like trying to re-create a
dream. This is by no means a sentimental thing, it has little to do with
beauty or even conscious liking. But the Gulf does draw one, and we have
talked to rich men who own boats, who can go where they will. Regularly
they find themselves sucked into the Gulf. And since we have returned,
there is always in the backs of our minds the positive drive to go back
again. If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it
is fierce and hostile and sullen. The stone mountains pile up to the sky
and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back if we live,
and we don't know why."

John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez

--
Skipper

So how many years since *you* have been to the Sea of Cortez, and when
are you next going back?

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On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:28:32 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Snipper found some Steinbeck to rewrite and claim as his own. This,
of course, is cheaper and easier than actually visiting these places.

And a lot easier than composing your own prose, Steinbeck or
otherwise. Snipper is right however about the scenic beauty on the
west coast of Kansas, with those quaint little one convenience store
towns every 20 miles, and those great gleaming grain elevators
reaching to the sky. I think Steinbeck may have had a few words to
say about Oklahoma, just south of there.

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RCE wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote:

Even in chilly New England, Long Island Sound was warm enough to boat in
in a bathing suit, and swim in without wearing a wet suit.

You actually swim in Long Island Sound?

That's disgusting.

Of course, Krause doesn't actually do anything out on the water, and
never has.

--
Skipper

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"Wayne.B" wrote:

Harry Krause writ:

Snipper found some Steinbeck to rewrite and claim as his own. This,
of course, is cheaper and easier than actually visiting these places.

And a lot easier than composing your own prose, Steinbeck or
otherwise. Snipper is right however about the scenic beauty on the
west coast of Kansas, with those quaint little one convenience store
towns every 20 miles, and those great gleaming grain elevators
reaching to the sky. I think Steinbeck may have had a few words to
say about Oklahoma, just south of there.

I wouldn't worry too much about Skipper's boating CV, particularly when
yours consists almost entirely of bobbing for bluegill.

BTW, Wayne, does the B. stand for bitch.

--
Skipper

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Harry Krause wrote:

What I've noticed about the West Coast is that coastal ports are few and
far between.

And I've noticed that some eastern metrosexuals plunge into panic mode
if they can't get to their favorite Motel 6 by 4 in the afternoon.

--
Skipper

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Harry Krause wrote:
wrote:
Skipper wrote:
wrote:

Truth is that once you are south of Seattle, there are a lot more
cruising opportunities on the east coast. And you don't need foul
weather gear, long underwear and a cabin heater to enjoy them.
Fair comment, if one overlooks the minor technicality that some of the
prettiest parts of Puget Sound are south of Seattle.
Our sheltered "inland" waters, and "Inside Passage" waters that run in
an almost uninterrupted 1,300 mile link from Olympia, Washinton to
Skagway Alaska are, IMO, the finest cruising waters in the world unless
baking up a good case of melanoma is high on the list of ones'
proiorities. Yes, you will find days in June, July, and August where a
little cabin heat will be welcome just about sunrise.
The other difference may be that for most Pacific NW waters, miles and
miles of pristine wilderness shoreline will be ocassionally interrupted
by a small patch of "civilization". My limited observations lead me to
suspect that the reverse is more commonly true on the hot, humid, side
of the continent. :-)
And lest we forget:

"Some quality there is in the whole Gulf that trips a trigger of
recognition so that in fantastic and exotic scenery one finds oneself
nodding and saying inwardly, 'Yes, I know.' And on the shore the wild
doves mourn in the evening and then there comes a pang, some kind of
emotional jar, and a longing. And if one followed his whispering impulse
he would walk away slowly into the thorny brush following the call of
the doves. Trying to remember the Gulf is like trying to re-create a
dream. This is by no means a sentimental thing, it has little to do with
beauty or even conscious liking. But the Gulf does draw one, and we have
talked to rich men who own boats, who can go where they will. Regularly
they find themselves sucked into the Gulf. And since we have returned,
there is always in the backs of our minds the positive drive to go back
again. If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it
is fierce and hostile and sullen. The stone mountains pile up to the sky
and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back if we live,
and we don't know why."

John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez

--
Skipper

So how many years since *you* have been to the Sea of Cortez, and when
are you next going back?



Why do you believe he was ever there?

There were some photos posted here in the NG, years ago now, that
somebody found on a charter fishing web site if I recall correctly. The
charter operator had taken some snapshots of his customers, and one of
them included "Dave Mann, from Derby, Kansas" reeling in some modest
little fish. I absolutely believe that he has been a guest aboard
charter fishing boats in the Sea of Cortez. He doesn't post about his
charter fishing excursions down there and in So. California all that
much, because they are far from the most interesting adventure he ever
reported here.

I'd love to see any photos of the 30-foot waves, taken from the gascan
lined cockpit of his 22-foot Bayliner, but I can't fault him for not
furnishing any. If I were busy peeing and crapping myself, trying to
shut up a screaming wife, hanging on with both hands and praying for
deliverance I probably wouldn't bother to take any photos, either. I'm
sure that faced with hurricane force winds and breaking storm waves
that exceeded the LWL by almost double, that's exactly what I, or most
anybody, would be doing. I've got to tip my hat to Skipper on that
one...I don't have a sea story that even comes close in the "lucky to
survive this incident" category, nor do most boaters who might have any
incidents they feel lucky to have survived. :-)

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On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:21:20 -0600, Skipper wrote:

BTW, Wayne, does the B. stand for bitch.

You can always tell that the argument has been won when the name
calling starts.

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"Wayne.B" wrote:

Skipper wrote:

I wouldn't worry too much about Skipper's boating CV, particularly when
yours consists almost entirely of bobbing for bluegill.

You can always tell that the argument has been won when the name
calling starts.

Bingo!

--
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On 26 Feb 2006 08:51:06 -0800, wrote:


Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 08:12:35 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

BTW, why didn't you move to the west coast and buy that trawler?

Truth is that once you are south of Seattle, there are a lot more
cruising opportunities on the east coast. And you don't need foul
weather gear, long underwear and a cabin heater to enjoy them.


Fair comment, if one overlooks the minor technicality that some of the
prettiest parts of Puget Sound are south of Seattle.

Our sheltered "inland" waters, and "Inside Passage" waters that run in
an almost uninterrupted 1,300 mile link from Olympia, Washinton to
Skagway Alaska are, IMO, the finest cruising waters in the world unless
baking up a good case of melanoma is high on the list of ones'
proiorities. Yes, you will find days in June, July, and August where a
little cabin heat will be welcome just about sunrise.

The other difference may be that for most Pacific NW waters, miles and
miles of pristine wilderness shoreline will be ocassionally interrupted
by a small patch of "civilization". My limited observations lead me to
suspect that the reverse is more commonly true on the hot, humid, side
of the continent. :-)

I would much rather be sunburned than suffer a case of mold.

Neptune has smiled on Pacific NW boaters. During the summer months, our
mold dries out just a bit and turns a beautiful nut brown that any
unsuspecting non-native might actually mistake for a real suntan.

What did the Seattlite say to the Pillsbury
Doughboy?..................."Nice tan!!"

However, we when do get our annual sunny weekend we don't have Clue One
about how to properly react and you will see a high percentage of the
population with second degree sunburns at work come Monday morning. I
have heard a rumor that hospital emergency rooms are overwhelmed with
people frightened about the mysterious red "rash" that is covering the
bodies of entire families.

Did you know that one of the hottest markets for sunglasses is in the
Pacific NW? Seriously, true. I have two theories about this; the first
being that if our normal and gorgeous cloud cover ever becomes
defective enough to let a suggestion of sunlight actually beam through-
panicked NW'ers run out and make frantic purchases of sunglasses so
that they will have every possible defense at hand in case of aned
actual "solar emergency." The second theory is that the number of days
when sunglasses would be useful are so few and far between that few
people remember where they stored their still-new sunglasses after the
one day of "solar emergency" they wore them last year.


What day does Summer fall on this year in Seattle Chuck? ;-)

BTW: I read your "Destinations" story about Lund, BC in the latest
Nor'westing magazine, as well as the CO poisoning story by Jeff
Rencken.........enjoyed them both. Have not read the others yet.

Nice magazine Chuck!

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JimH wrote:
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On 26 Feb 2006 08:51:06 -0800, wrote:


Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 08:12:35 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

BTW, why didn't you move to the west coast and buy that trawler?

Truth is that once you are south of Seattle, there are a lot more
cruising opportunities on the east coast. And you don't need foul
weather gear, long underwear and a cabin heater to enjoy them.


Fair comment, if one overlooks the minor technicality that some of the
prettiest parts of Puget Sound are south of Seattle.

Our sheltered "inland" waters, and "Inside Passage" waters that run in
an almost uninterrupted 1,300 mile link from Olympia, Washinton to
Skagway Alaska are, IMO, the finest cruising waters in the world unless
baking up a good case of melanoma is high on the list of ones'
proiorities. Yes, you will find days in June, July, and August where a
little cabin heat will be welcome just about sunrise.

The other difference may be that for most Pacific NW waters, miles and
miles of pristine wilderness shoreline will be ocassionally interrupted
by a small patch of "civilization". My limited observations lead me to
suspect that the reverse is more commonly true on the hot, humid, side
of the continent. :-)

I would much rather be sunburned than suffer a case of mold.

Neptune has smiled on Pacific NW boaters. During the summer months, our
mold dries out just a bit and turns a beautiful nut brown that any
unsuspecting non-native might actually mistake for a real suntan.

What did the Seattlite say to the Pillsbury
Doughboy?..................."Nice tan!!"

However, we when do get our annual sunny weekend we don't have Clue One
about how to properly react and you will see a high percentage of the
population with second degree sunburns at work come Monday morning. I
have heard a rumor that hospital emergency rooms are overwhelmed with
people frightened about the mysterious red "rash" that is covering the
bodies of entire families.

Did you know that one of the hottest markets for sunglasses is in the
Pacific NW? Seriously, true. I have two theories about this; the first
being that if our normal and gorgeous cloud cover ever becomes
defective enough to let a suggestion of sunlight actually beam through-
panicked NW'ers run out and make frantic purchases of sunglasses so
that they will have every possible defense at hand in case of aned
actual "solar emergency." The second theory is that the number of days
when sunglasses would be useful are so few and far between that few
people remember where they stored their still-new sunglasses after the
one day of "solar emergency" they wore them last year.


What day does Summer fall on this year in Seattle Chuck? ;-)

BTW: I read your "Destinations" story about Lund, BC in the latest
Nor'westing magazine, as well as the CO poisoning story by Jeff
Rencken.........enjoyed them both. Have not read the others yet.

Nice magazine Chuck!


The difficult aspect when predicting summer up this way is that it has
historically occured on a wide variety of days between the June
solstice and the September equinox.
You never know just when that sneaky little season will make its brief
appearance.
Some years we sit around the waterfront pubs from October 1 to well
past Thanksgiving and debate whether that patch of sunlight on July 8th
of the sweltering 79-degree day on August 11th constituted summer.

One thing upon which we nearly always agree, even the sailors, is that
no portion of June
will ever be considered "summer" in the Pacific NW. Forget the calendar
and the public school schedule. If we have our true "summer" day in
early July, it will surely not occur before the 4th of July (or any
extra days alloted for 3-4 day weekends) is past.

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"Skipper" wrote in message
...
wrote:

There were some photos posted here in the NG, years ago now, that
somebody found on a charter fishing web site if I recall correctly. The
charter operator had taken some snapshots of his customers, and one of
them included some modest little fish. I absolutely believe that he has
been a guest aboard charter fishing boats in the Sea of Cortez. He
doesn't post about his charter fishing excursions down there and in
So. California all that much, because they are far from the most
interesting adventure he ever reported here.

Your story about the photos is another of your prevarications, Chucky.
Why is it lying comes so easy to used car salesmen?

--
Skipper

He's not lying. I remember the photo well. .. In fact ........ I think I
still have a copy.

RCE

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RCE wrote:

Your story about the photos is another of your prevarications, Chucky.
Why is it lying comes so easy to used car salesmen?

He's not lying. I remember the photo well. .. In fact ........ I think I
still have a copy.

Yes, please DO post the photo. He ***is*** lying...again.

--
Skipper

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"Skipper" wrote in message
...
RCE wrote:

Your story about the photos is another of your prevarications, Chucky.
Why is it lying comes so easy to used car salesmen?

He's not lying. I remember the photo well. .. In fact ........ I think
I
still have a copy.

Yes, please DO post the photo. He ***is*** lying...again.

--
Skipper

So I guess that means you think I am lying also, huh?

RCE

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RCE wrote:
"Skipper" wrote in message
...
wrote:

There were some photos posted here in the NG, years ago now, that
somebody found on a charter fishing web site if I recall correctly. The
charter operator had taken some snapshots of his customers, and one of
them included some modest little fish. I absolutely believe that he has
been a guest aboard charter fishing boats in the Sea of Cortez. He
doesn't post about his charter fishing excursions down there and in
So. California all that much, because they are far from the most
interesting adventure he ever reported here.

Your story about the photos is another of your prevarications, Chucky.
Why is it lying comes so easy to used car salesmen?

--
Skipper

He's not lying. I remember the photo well. .. In fact ........ I think I
still have a copy.

RCE

As do many others with some length of time on this NG as well, I'm
sure.

Why would anybody be so ashamed to be photographed on a charter boat
that they would brand the party referencing such a photo as evidence
that the party has been charter fishing as a "liar"? An exceptionally
odd reaction, IMO.

Also, notice how Dave "edited" my paragraph prior to representing it as
a quote and then called *me* a liar? :-)

I'm envious of anybody who has had the opportunity to go charter
fishing in the Sea of Cortez. I've never had, and may never have, the
opportunity to do the same thing. Think of the great charter fishing
stories he could probably tell, if he cared to. They would probably be
more interesting than his tale of the 30-foot "Torito" waves and his
22-foot Bayliner, and since there is probably nobody else in the NG-
maybe the world- who has survived such an encounter the charter fishing
stories would strike a greater amount of common interest and
experience.

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RCE wrote:

He's not lying. I remember the photo well. .. In fact ........ I think
I still have a copy.

Yes, please DO post the photo. He ***is*** lying...again.

So I guess that means you think I am lying also, huh?

I KNOW the photo does not exist. If he posted a fake photo, post it so
we can get to the bottom of his lie.

--
Skipper

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wrote in message
ups.com...

RCE wrote:
"Skipper" wrote in message
...
wrote:

There were some photos posted here in the NG, years ago now, that
somebody found on a charter fishing web site if I recall correctly.
The
charter operator had taken some snapshots of his customers, and one of
them included some modest little fish. I absolutely believe that he
has
been a guest aboard charter fishing boats in the Sea of Cortez. He
doesn't post about his charter fishing excursions down there and in
So. California all that much, because they are far from the most
interesting adventure he ever reported here.

Your story about the photos is another of your prevarications, Chucky.
Why is it lying comes so easy to used car salesmen?

--
Skipper

He's not lying. I remember the photo well. .. In fact ........ I think
I
still have a copy.

RCE

As do many others with some length of time on this NG as well, I'm
sure.

Why would anybody be so ashamed to be photographed on a charter boat
that they would brand the party referencing such a photo as evidence
that the party has been charter fishing as a "liar"? An exceptionally
odd reaction, IMO.


I was wondering the same thing Chuck.



Also, notice how Dave "edited" my paragraph prior to representing it as
a quote and then called *me* a liar? :-)

I'm envious of anybody who has had the opportunity to go charter
fishing in the Sea of Cortez. I've never had, and may never have, the
opportunity to do the same thing. Think of the great charter fishing
stories he could probably tell, if he cared to. They would probably be
more interesting than his tale of the 30-foot "Torito" waves and his
22-foot Bayliner, and since there is probably nobody else in the NG-
maybe the world- who has survived such an encounter the charter fishing
stories would strike a greater amount of common interest and
experience.

World's Easiest Quiz.- (diverted to West Coast Cruising)
 

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"Skipper" wrote in message
...
RCE wrote:

He's not lying. I remember the photo well. .. In fact ........ I
think
I still have a copy.

Yes, please DO post the photo. He ***is*** lying...again.

So I guess that means you think I am lying also, huh?

I KNOW the photo does not exist. If he posted a fake photo, post it so
we can get to the bottom of his lie.

--
Skipper

Does that mean you have never been fishing in the Sea of Cortez?

The picture exists Skipper. I don't know for sure if it is you because I've
never met you. But how many people named Dave Mann from Derby, Kansas
claim to often enjoy sportfishing in the Sea of Cortez? As I recall, it was
a fishing charter and the Dave Mann of Derby, Kansas and 3 or 4 others were
present on the boat.

If I were inclined (which I am not) I'd trudge down to the basement and see
if could find the old hard drive from the computer I had at the time this
picture circulated and see if it's on it. Maybe someday when I have totally
run out of other things to do.

Remember the search engine AltaVista? Popular in pre-Yahoo and Google days.
Seems like I remember you as the AltaVista master. You used to be able to
delete stuff from it. Seems like a lot of archived stuff from and about the
Skipper of old suddenly vanished many years ago.

RCE

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Why would anybody be so ashamed to be photographed on a charter boat
that they would brand the party referencing such a photo as evidence
that the party has been charter fishing as a "liar"? An exceptionally
odd reaction, IMO.

I was wondering the same thing Chuck.

I've been fishing and diving those waters for over 50 years. The town of
San Carlos didn't even exist when I first explored the Cortez. I
certainly don't need to be limited to a charter boat when visiting this
area. I know the waters and how to verify the bite.

--
Skipper

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RCE wrote:

I KNOW the photo does not exist. If he posted a fake photo, post it so
we can get to the bottom of his lie.

Does that mean you have never been fishing in the Sea of Cortez?

No.

The picture exists Skipper. I don't know for sure if it is you because I've
never met you.

Who posted the photo?

If I were inclined (which I am not) I'd trudge down to the basement and see
if could find the old hard drive from the computer I had at the time this
picture circulated and see if it's on it. Maybe someday when I have totally
run out of other things to do.

I Goggled the archives when I returned. No ligit photo tied to me was
posted to the NG in my absence.

Remember the search engine AltaVista? Popular in pre-Yahoo and Google days.
Seems like I remember you as the AltaVista master. You used to be able to
delete stuff from it. Seems like a lot of archived stuff from and about the
Skipper of old suddenly vanished many years ago.

I've deleted none of my old posts. If anything is gone...well, you might
want to check your memory.

--
Skipper

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"Skipper" wrote in message
...

I've been fishing and diving those waters for over 50 years. The town of
San Carlos didn't even exist when I first explored the Cortez. I
certainly don't need to be limited to a charter boat when visiting this
area. I know the waters and how to verify the bite.

--
Skipper

That's what makes this picture so interesting Skipper. The boat didn't
appear to be a Bayliner and it didn't have any extra gas cans tied to the
gunnels.

RCE

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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
. ..
Skipper wrote:
Why would anybody be so ashamed to be photographed on a charter boat
that they would brand the party referencing such a photo as evidence
that the party has been charter fishing as a "liar"? An exceptionally
odd reaction, IMO.

I was wondering the same thing Chuck.

I've been fishing and diving those waters for over 50 years.

From your desk in Derby, KAnsas


Can someone pass the popcorn.............this is getting to be pretty funny.