And do you know why it is called the "dog watch"? Because it is "cur-tailed"! As per Stephen Maturin of the "Master and Commander" series -----Original Message----- Hence the long-standing term "dog watch." GaryJ Craig Jungers wrote: > It never pays to assume that they see you in time. All you can do is hope > they have a well-trained dog on watch. *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Sep 07 2009 - 17:34:26 PDT
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