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I think I'm off the couch after digging under the cushions for loose change again.
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Off the couch! My grandfather also was in the US Navy during WWII.
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I'm off the couch after one false start due to an incorrect assumption.
Very clever! Thank you, @whimsy
Very clever! Thank you, @whimsy
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One uncle (Navy) captured on Corregidor (survived). Another uncle (Army) helped liberate the Philippines with McArthur.
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Uncle in Battle of the Bulge. Dad made it through Navy boot camp, but the end of the war had him released 6 months after joining up.
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Thank you, Whimsy, for a terrific and challenging MMM! Alas, for the next few months I will not have a sofa that I can eject from: Two nice men from Bautista's Reupholstering came today and took it away in a truck.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Opps, I left out another uncle who was also in the Battle of the Bulge. My dad tried to volunteer, but he had polio as a boy and was rejected.
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I am stuck on TDC (for all the old car people out there). Holding out for either someone to spill the beans tonight on the zoom call or that Whimsy coughs up a spoiler a day early.
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While I am working on this, I figured that I would throw out a trivia question - and hope it is not a spoiler.
Do you know why the sides of the ship are called Port and Starboard? And a bonus - why is the bathroom on a ship called the Head?
Do you know why the sides of the ship are called Port and Starboard? And a bonus - why is the bathroom on a ship called the Head?
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Just recently read about port. When the ships came in to unload/load, they always pulled up with left side to the port. Modern airliners still do that - load and unload the passengers from the left/port side.
I'm sure I read about starboard in the same article, but I've totally forgotten that. I only know the mnemonic - you get a star for doing right.
No clue about head.
I'm sure I read about starboard in the same article, but I've totally forgotten that. I only know the mnemonic - you get a star for doing right.
No clue about head.
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My dad enlisted in US Navy during WWII - according to him, they were shipping him to Europe but rerouted him to South Pacific when they learned his father was a German citizen (who emigrated after WWI).
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I know that POSH stands for "PORT OUT STARBOARD HOME".Bob cruise director wrote: โTue Jun 15, 2021 11:48 am While I am working on this, I figured that I would throw out a trivia question - and hope it is not a spoiler.
Do you know why the sides of the ship are called Port and Starboard? And a bonus - why is the bathroom on a ship called the Head?
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Back before they developed rudders for ships, they steered them using a big oar tied to the side of the ship. And since they discriminated against us lefty's they put the oar - or steerboard as it was called - on the right side of the ship. So that side of the ship became known as the steerboard side which became shortened to starboard side as time went on.
And since they did not want to smash the steerboard, they always had the other side of the ship next to the wharf so that side became known as the port side.
Now back to looking for a submarine. or whatever
And since they did not want to smash the steerboard, they always had the other side of the ship next to the wharf so that side became known as the port side.
Now back to looking for a submarine. or whatever
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OTC (pending confirmation) with one small quibble I mentioned to Whimsy. But it is a well-constructed, fun puzzle!
Edit: Confirmed
Edit: Confirmed
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And it must have been really confusing way back in the day when port was called larboard. As for head, the bow was the place to go (so to speak), and the bow was where the figure head was, hence the name.Bob cruise director wrote: โTue Jun 15, 2021 3:23 pm Back before they developed rudders for ships, they steered them using a big oar tied to the side of the ship. And since they discriminated against us lefty's they put the oar - or steerboard as it was called - on the right side of the ship. So that side of the ship became known as the steerboard side which became shortened to starboard side as time went on.
And since they did not want to smash the steerboard, they always had the other side of the ship next to the wharf so that side became known as the port side.
Now back to looking for a submarine. or whatever
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From my reference, larboard was the original name which indicated the loading side. And the confusion you mentioned was why they changed to port. The change was made by the British officially in 1844boharr wrote: โTue Jun 15, 2021 4:23 pmAnd it must have been really confusing way back in the day when port was called larboard. As for head, the bow was the place to go (so to speak), and the bow was where the figure head was, hence the name.Bob cruise director wrote: โTue Jun 15, 2021 3:23 pm Back before they developed rudders for ships, they steered them using a big oar tied to the side of the ship. And since they discriminated against us lefty's they put the oar - or steerboard as it was called - on the right side of the ship. So that side of the ship became known as the steerboard side which became shortened to starboard side as time went on.
And since they did not want to smash the steerboard, they always had the other side of the ship next to the wharf so that side became known as the port side.
Now back to looking for a submarine. or whatever
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