"Don White" wrote in message
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What are you getting bent out of shape for? It seems you might not be
seeing all the messages that everyone else sees. Including this one,
there are 25.


Just a polite way to tell Sheriff John Henry that his own business needs
tendin' to!


I agree that 99% of the time, he's a complete pain in the ass*, but in this
case, he's simply pointing out that you have somehow missed the entire
substance of a simple interchange between you and I. I think you should go
have a couple of shots of your favorite whiskey and watch a bad movie.

* Statistics available by request. Maybe.

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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What are you getting bent out of shape for? It seems you might not be
seeing all the messages that everyone else sees. Including this one,
there are 25.


Just a polite way to tell Sheriff John Henry that his own business needs
tendin' to!


I agree that 99% of the time, he's a complete pain in the ass*, but in
this case, he's simply pointing out that you have somehow missed the
entire substance of a simple interchange between you and I. I think you
should go have a couple of shots of your favorite whiskey and watch a bad
movie.

* Statistics available by request. Maybe.


We like rum up here... but I did bring up Google Earth and had the scale
legend inserted.
As best as I can calculate the closest point to Miami is North Bimini in the
Bahamas...which is approx 51 miles distance.

"Don White" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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What are you getting bent out of shape for? It seems you might not be
seeing all the messages that everyone else sees. Including this one,
there are 25.


Just a polite way to tell Sheriff John Henry that his own business needs
tendin' to!


I agree that 99% of the time, he's a complete pain in the ass*, but in
this case, he's simply pointing out that you have somehow missed the
entire substance of a simple interchange between you and I. I think you
should go have a couple of shots of your favorite whiskey and watch a bad
movie.

* Statistics available by request. Maybe.


We like rum up here... but I did bring up Google Earth and had the scale
legend inserted.
As best as I can calculate the closest point to Miami is North Bimini in
the Bahamas...which is approx 51 miles distance.


OK, but what is the origin of the name "Bimini"? Was it named after the boat
tops, or is it the other way around? And, what's a "Scotia"?

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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OK, but what is the origin of the name "Bimini"? Was it named after the
boat tops, or is it the other way around? And, what's a "Scotia"?

In my usual style, I'll answer the 2nd part of your question.
Scotia = latin for Scotland
that is... Nova Scotia is latin for New Scotland.

Sheriff John can answer the 1st part.

Don White wrote:
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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OK, but what is the origin of the name "Bimini"? Was it named after the
boat tops, or is it the other way around? And, what's a "Scotia"?

In my usual style, I'll answer the 2nd part of your question.
Scotia = latin for Scotland
that is... Nova Scotia is latin for New Scotland.

Sheriff John can answer the 1st part.




Hmmm. And I always thought it was the homeland of lox.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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OK, but what is the origin of the name "Bimini"? Was it named after the
boat tops, or is it the other way around? And, what's a "Scotia"?

In my usual style, I'll answer the 2nd part of your question.
Scotia = latin for Scotland
that is... Nova Scotia is latin for New Scotland.

Sheriff John can answer the 1st part.


Hmmm. And I always thought it was the homeland of lox.

Very good... I had to look that up.
Nova lox or Nova Scotia lox. Similar to regular lox, but cured with a milder
brine. The fish is then cold smoked. The name dates from a time when much of
the salmon in New York City came from Nova Scotia. Today, however, the name
refers to the milder brining, as compared to regular lox, and the fish may
come from other waters or even be raised on farms.

Don White wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
news OK, but what is the origin of the name "Bimini"? Was it named after the
boat tops, or is it the other way around? And, what's a "Scotia"?

In my usual style, I'll answer the 2nd part of your question.
Scotia = latin for Scotland
that is... Nova Scotia is latin for New Scotland.

Sheriff John can answer the 1st part.

Hmmm. And I always thought it was the homeland of lox.

Very good... I had to look that up.
Nova lox or Nova Scotia lox. Similar to regular lox, but cured with a milder
brine. The fish is then cold smoked. The name dates from a time when much of
the salmon in New York City came from Nova Scotia. Today, however, the name
refers to the milder brining, as compared to regular lox, and the fish may
come from other waters or even be raised on farms.

They keep screws in brine?

Well I'll be damned.

Harry Krause wrote:
Don White wrote:
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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OK, but what is the origin of the name "Bimini"? Was it named after
the boat tops, or is it the other way around? And, what's a "Scotia"?

In my usual style, I'll answer the 2nd part of your question.
Scotia = latin for Scotland
that is... Nova Scotia is latin for New Scotland.

Sheriff John can answer the 1st part.

Hmmm. And I always thought it was the homeland of lox.

Nah - canned caribou farts.

Oh, I'm sorry - I meant to say caribou flatus.

Sound much more genteel.

"Don White" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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OK, but what is the origin of the name "Bimini"? Was it named after the
boat tops, or is it the other way around? And, what's a "Scotia"?

In my usual style, I'll answer the 2nd part of your question.
Scotia = latin for Scotland
that is... Nova Scotia is latin for New Scotland.

Sheriff John can answer the 1st part.

On second thought, he's probably too busy runnin' around facilitating.
Bimini (Bi-mini), meaning, Mother of Many Waters, Bibi (Mother) and Mini
(Waters), is a term and name in the Taino Native American Indian language of
the Caribbean islands and is the original Pre-Columbian Taino Arawak name
for the present day U.S. state of Florida.

Don White wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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OK, but what is the origin of the name "Bimini"? Was it named after the
boat tops, or is it the other way around? And, what's a "Scotia"?

In my usual style, I'll answer the 2nd part of your question.
Scotia = latin for Scotland
that is... Nova Scotia is latin for New Scotland.

Sheriff John can answer the 1st part.

On second thought, he's probably too busy runnin' around facilitating.
Bimini (Bi-mini), meaning, Mother of Many Waters, Bibi (Mother) and Mini
(Waters), is a term and name in the Taino Native American Indian language of
the Caribbean islands and is the original Pre-Columbian Taino Arawak name
for the present day U.S. state of Florida.

Or in Canadian it would be:

"Hey - Hoser - where 'da hockey pucks, eh?"