Colin wrote; >Ahhh, the finer semantics of paddle sports ..... >In the UK its simple, if you paddle it about then it is a canoe. > >For those who find this concept a tad difficult to grasp, here is a simple >reminder of what we eccentric British might be gibbering on about: (SNIP) Reminds me of the old joke about the American who was driving in Britain and stopped for gas. The attendant asked if he would like his windscreen cleaned and the American said it was properly called a windshield. After all, the Americans invented the automobile. To which the Brit replied, "Yes, you invented the automobile but we invented the language." Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ . *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri May 22 1998 - 07:10:46 PDT
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