>From: "Matt Broze" <mkayaks_at_oz.net> > > >The following was published in ANORAK a while back, I couldn't agree more. >Matt Broze > >Preventing the Scourge of Rudderitis > >Rudderitis is a crippling affliction endemic and widespread among the >aquatic humanoids on the planet earth known as "kayakers". HUGE SNIP >them how easy paddling will be using a preinfected shell, they should JUST >SAY NO! > >This has been a public service message from the Center for Kayak Control, >Dr. A. Marsman, chairman Thanks to the good Doctor for his timely warning to us all. A small further note if I may: It appears that "rudderitis" can be passed on not only through the family lines of the kayakers, but also of the "shells". Examination of successive generations of shells reveals that once they have been infected with "rudders" there is a tendency for the natural sharp stern line to become blunted and flat, with bizarre right angles resembling those on the larger craft in which "rudders" are believed to have originated. Often this "squaring of the stern" becomes so extreme that the shell itself can not longer track without one, creating a grotesque, self-perpetuating "obligate symbiosis" wherein the shell must have a rudder, even though this parasite saps its speed and handling. Philip Torrens N49°16' W123°08' *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jul 08 1999 - 09:26:15 PDT
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