The unstoppable John Winters wrote: > >A Great Lakes Freighter is a boat, not a ship, despite what the designers > might > >say. > > Ahh Yes, but only if it remains on the Great Lakes. Once it passes out of > the lakes and into the ocean it grows up and becomes a ship. > As I understand it, a boat can be carried on a ship, but a ship cannot be carried on a boat, except for the Captain's Gig, which is a ship. Oh, and all submarines are boats, which is why they're made by the Electric Boat Company. Clear? ;-) -- mike ------------------------- Michael Edelman mje_at_spamcop.net http://www.foldingkayaks.org http://www.findascope.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Dec 29 2001 - 22:11:16 PST
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