Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


They still are the most annoying musical instrument on the planet.

Well, maybe not THE most annoying.

I'd still rank them with the nose flute.

Kazoo?

Thats what I was thinking. Never really heard the term "nose flute"
before.

Then again, I don't get out much....


Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On 16 Jan 2007 06:30:48 -0800, "Tim" wrote:


Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


They still are the most annoying musical instrument on the planet.

Well, maybe not THE most annoying.

I'd still rank them with the nose flute.

Kazoo?

Same thing. :)

Speaking of flags.....
A couple of years ago, I picked up a U.S. Union Jack at a local flea
market for the tidy sum of $.50!! Its 30 in. wide and 45 in. long,
complete with a brass swivel snap. My question is: does anyone have
an idea of what size ship it may have came from? It a USN nomenclature
number also. It hangs in my family room with some other nautical stuff
and and gets more comments than anything else.

Thanx, Norm

N.L. Eckert wrote:
Speaking of flags.....
A couple of years ago, I picked up a U.S. Union Jack at a local flea
market for the tidy sum of $.50!! Its 30 in. wide and 45 in. long,
complete with a brass swivel snap. My question is: does anyone have
an idea of what size ship it may have came from? It a USN nomenclature
number also. It hangs in my family room with some other nautical stuff
and and gets more comments than anything else.

Thanx, Norm


Follow this link:

http://www.navsource.org/archives/07/0712.htm

About six photos from the top of the page you will see a crewman
hoisting The Navy Jack, and it appears to be maybe the next size up
from yours. I'd guess closer to 40 X 60. This photo was taken aboard a
445-foot, 2750 ton Oliver Perry class frigate. Assuming the Navy Jack
and the Union Jack are the same size and scaled to the ship
accordingly, my guesstimation is that your jack would be appropriate
for use aboard ships closer to 300 feet in length. (Probably more than
almost anybody would need for the family fishing boat). :-)

On 16 Jan 2007 07:42:11 -0800, "Tim" wrote:

Thats what I was thinking. Never really heard the term "nose flute"
before.

Then again, I don't get out much....

Since you mentioned nose flute, I'll note that when flipping channels
last night "Myth Busters" was doing a pirate-related show.
I didn't see the entire show, but a segment was on pirate eye patches.
The gist of it was that the patches were used to retain night vision
in one eye. So if a pirate went below decks in daylight and lifted
the patch he could see what he was looking for. Not sure how it
proved useful as night fell, as that is a slow process, and I only
caught a bit of the show.
I did see the part where actual "scientific" testing was done, and
since the "rods" the eye uses to see in the dark take 20 minutes to
re-adjust from bright conditions, the patch made a tremendous
difference.
This might be an opportunity for Chuck (or anybody else interested in
boating) to post a relevant article on "Boats and Night Vision."
If the article has some info on nose flutes, all the better, since
we're an eclectic bunch here.

--Vic

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:39:46 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On 16 Jan 2007 07:42:11 -0800, "Tim" wrote:

Thats what I was thinking. Never really heard the term "nose flute"
before.

Then again, I don't get out much....

Since you mentioned nose flute, I'll note that when flipping channels
last night "Myth Busters" was doing a pirate-related show.
I didn't see the entire show, but a segment was on pirate eye patches.
The gist of it was that the patches were used to retain night vision
in one eye. So if a pirate went below decks in daylight and lifted
the patch he could see what he was looking for. Not sure how it
proved useful as night fell, as that is a slow process, and I only
caught a bit of the show.
I did see the part where actual "scientific" testing was done, and
since the "rods" the eye uses to see in the dark take 20 minutes to
re-adjust from bright conditions, the patch made a tremendous
difference.
This might be an opportunity for Chuck (or anybody else interested in
boating) to post a relevant article on "Boats and Night Vision."
If the article has some info on nose flutes, all the better, since
we're an eclectic bunch here.

--Vic

We did the same thing with night vision goggles in Vietnam. I had some
folks buy the leather and make the patches. It allowed the guards on the
bunker lines to keep both eyes open while looking through the scope. It was
a big help.
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Arrrrr - make Chuck walk the plank...
You asked for it-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcT6M...elated&search=


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRggggggggggggghhhhhhhh hhhh

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On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:43:58 -0500, JohnH wrote:



We did the same thing with night vision goggles in Vietnam. I had some
folks buy the leather and make the patches. It allowed the guards on the
bunker lines to keep both eyes open while looking through the scope. It was
a big help.

I don't get it, John. You mean the patch would be removed from one
eye and that eye put to the scope? I've never used night vision
goggles, and am having trouble picturing what you've described.

--Vic

Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:43:58 -0500, JohnH wrote:


We did the same thing with night vision goggles in Vietnam. I had some
folks buy the leather and make the patches. It allowed the guards on the
bunker lines to keep both eyes open while looking through the scope. It was
a big help.

I don't get it, John. You mean the patch would be removed from one
eye and that eye put to the scope? I've never used night vision
goggles, and am having trouble picturing what you've described.

--Vic
I read this to mean the nightscope was a monocular, so they put an eye
patch over the eye that was not used to look thru the nightscopoe.

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:34:31 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:43:58 -0500, JohnH wrote:


We did the same thing with night vision goggles in Vietnam. I had some
folks buy the leather and make the patches. It allowed the guards on the
bunker lines to keep both eyes open while looking through the scope. It was
a big help.

I don't get it, John. You mean the patch would be removed from one
eye and that eye put to the scope? I've never used night vision
goggles, and am having trouble picturing what you've described.

--Vic
I read this to mean the nightscope was a monocular, so they put an eye
patch over the eye that was not used to look thru the nightscopoe.

If that's true, I get it. "Goggles" threw me off.

--Vic