Pettiest Complaint Ever (Coco Cay)

[sparks1093]

9 hours ago, 2chiefs said:

As a sailor, we were told that the definition of a boat vs ship is that a boat could be carried on a ship (generally).

However, they also told us submarines were referred to as boats but they (most anyway) can't be carried on a ship. The only thing I can think of is that the earliest submarines were so small that they were referred to as boats and a tradition was born.....

 

Which brings up another pronunciation issue. 

Submariners call themselves "Sub-mar-ee-ners" (accent on "ee" not on the "mar")

 

This thread is evolving.....

I just called them bubbleheads😁.

[easyqueasy]

10 hours ago, 2chiefs said:

As a sailor, we were told that the definition of a boat vs ship is that a boat could be carried on a ship (generally).

However, they also told us submarines were referred to as boats but they (most anyway) can't be carried on a ship. The only thing I can think of is that the earliest submarines were so small that they were referred to as boats and a tradition was born.....

 

Which brings up another pronunciation issue. 

Submariners call themselves "Sub-mar-ee-ners" (accent on "ee" not on the "mar")

 

This thread is evolving.....

A friend explained a boat leans in the direction you are turning while a ship leans in the opposite direction of turning, therefore a submarine is a boat because when you turn left it leans left. 

[crewsweeper]

I say potaytoe, you say potahtoh Let's call the whole thing off.😁

[zekekelso]

I sometimes wonder if the Oasis could carry the love boat era pacific princess

[time4u2go]

19 hours ago, zekekelso said:

I sometimes wonder if the Oasis could carry the love boat era pacific princess

This and some earlier posts make me wonder...should the TV show have been called "The Love Ship" instead of "The Love Boat"?

[d9704011]

1 hour ago, time4u2go said:

This and some earlier posts make me wonder...should the TV show have been called "The Love Ship" instead of "The Love Boat"?

No.  Sounds too industrial and subject to mispronunciation. 

[Pitbull1130]

I don't care, I love the CoCo Loco..............

Edited May 21, 2021 by Pitbull1130
said wrong thing