[Rhodes22-list] sailing and related subjects.

[brad haslett]

In that spirit, here goes.  Brad

--------------You might be a sailing bum if:
 
 -- you think a Rhodes Scholar is someone who knows
all about a famous boat designer... 
 -- any of your wedding gifts came from West Marine...

 -- you think girls look "hot" in wet weather gear... 
 -- your doctor reports your injuries to Abuse
Authorities... 
 -- you think rum is the official state drink.. 
 -- your best shoes are Topsiders... 
 -- your car's hood ornament is the top off of a
sailing trophy... 
 -- your idol is Jimmy Buffet... 
 -- your halyards are brand new, but your belt has two
splices... 
 -- you read Latitude 38 under the covers with a
flashlight... 
 -- your underwear has a North Sails logo... 
 -- your bar tab equals your paycheck... 
 -- you have a beer can crusher mounted on your
mast... 
 -- you use a marlin spike to break sunburn
blisters... 
 -- you have at least one broken boat part in your car
at all times... 
 -- you have a Mount Gay poster in your living room...

 -- you've ever traded a Dramamine for a beer... 
 -- you have a Jell-O mold in the shape of a J/22... 
 -- your vacation plans center around championship
regattas... 
 -- you have to dress up to go to Wal-Mart.. 
 -- you think of duct tape as a long term investment..

 -- you've been involved in a fight over the last
chocolate chip cookie... 
 -- you wear a sailing cap to church.. 
 -- people are afraid to touch your foul weather
gear... 
 -- you think matching wet weather boots are an
acceptable wedding gift... 
 -- you've ever written your resume on a bar napkin...

 -- your wind instruments cost $2,000, and you have a
bucket for a head... 
 -- the local boat yard's phone number is number one
on your speed dialer... 
 -- you'll marry a girl just to keep a good fore deck
person... 





--- john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> ok! i started this new thread to get us back on
> track. i'm not trying to make light of the subjects
> being discussed, and i know this war is serious.  i
> really do wish we had an equitable, fair, and
> permanent solution. but i think we should limit
> ourselves to the core values of this group. we don't
> need to build up hard feelings between members.
> thanks john b
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