tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903828557671115365.post22651530389352193..comments2024-03-29T11:55:31.759+11:00Comments on Twice In A Lifetime: The Three LiesMikeAlisaEliasErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13902073678760664040noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903828557671115365.post-1792939980095232522009-12-08T19:45:00.863+11:002009-12-08T19:45:00.863+11:00Hey Reinhard - Yes, I suspected that it was someth...Hey Reinhard - Yes, I suspected that it was something very English. I will now use the complete phrase 3 times, and thereby make it a part of my verbal repetoire forever!<br><br>Hope you guys are well.MikeAlisaEliasErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13902073678760664040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903828557671115365.post-41846618271414298672009-12-06T10:00:17.187+11:002009-12-06T10:00:17.187+11:00Hi Alisa, AnnaInteresting that "pull your oth...Hi Alisa, Anna<br>Interesting that "pull your other one" is listed in an Australian dictionary. It's actually very English.<br>The full expression is "Pull the other one, it's got bells on". It's an extension of "pulling your leg", which means that somebody is trying to sell you a tall story. So if somebody is trying to kid you, and you see through it, you say "pull the other one" to show that you know what they're up to, and that they might get more joy out of pulling your other leg instead.Reinhardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518707945938147135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903828557671115365.post-86263964541507756512009-12-03T07:52:24.999+11:002009-12-03T07:52:24.999+11:00Hi Mike, Alisa and Elias,I have been following you...Hi Mike, Alisa and Elias,<br>I have been following your trip with great interest. Aussie slang can be a mystery so I offer this translation that might be of help. "Pull the other one": a person will say pull the other one when they don’t believe what you are telling them.<br>Here is a link to a small sample of Aussie expressions from The Boys Brigade you might find useful:<br>http://boys.brigadeaustralia.org/index.php?id=141<br>Happy sailing!Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903828557671115365.post-57182746466224025632009-11-30T21:48:31.121+11:002009-11-30T21:48:31.121+11:00Hmmm, we hit a chord...Ian, great to hear an opini...Hmmm, we hit a chord...Ian, great to hear an opinion from a real-live professional seafarer. Also great to hear a good gun metaphor. Once you leave Alaska you don't hear positive firearms references nearly so often.<br><br>Reinhard, great to hear from you as well... For those of us from nations with a less proprietary feel for the English language, what does "Pull the other one" mean?MikeAlisaEliasErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13902073678760664040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903828557671115365.post-52323262509824643572009-11-30T12:16:24.625+11:002009-11-30T12:16:24.625+11:00Excellent information! I love your take on the thr...Excellent information! I love your take on the three lies :)<br><br>We have a very basic setup on out boat:<br>2 meter ham vhf<br>Marine vhf<br>Chartplotter<br>Radar<br>Depth<br>two compasses.<br>The boat came with radar - I have used it a couple of times, but I guess that I really should learn what everything means!<br>All hank on sails still - I would like roller furling!<br>Refrigeration? Nope. Ours is a cheap ice chest strapped to the cabin top! The boat came with a very fancy Teak ice chest in the cabin. It took up too much room so out it came.Seven C'shttp://www.seven-cs.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903828557671115365.post-69048749397766384792009-11-29T14:25:38.361+11:002009-11-29T14:25:38.361+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.This comment has been removed by the author.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10456109832689904983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903828557671115365.post-70487294274948473182009-11-29T14:25:38.360+11:002009-11-29T14:25:38.360+11:00Hey, I agree. Not being a real sailor, but spendin...Hey, I agree. Not being a real sailor, but spending alot of time alone on a very small boat in all weather (and a fair portion of this vomiting), I identify. Boats are not comfortable or safe, they never will be, just like shooting guns. And like shooting guns, they are intensely satisfying in a primal way. Boats belong on the water, and anything that keeps you from the sea is an enemy. Beware of anything someone wants to sell you! keep up the good work. and congratulations!<br>IanIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10456109832689904983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903828557671115365.post-22303590046581506102009-11-28T08:52:36.611+11:002009-11-28T08:52:36.611+11:00Nice one, OIAL, especially your tip of reading Moi...Nice one, OIAL, especially your tip of reading Moitessier. Should be the law for sailors, really.<br><br>Let the comfortable crowd the harbours and may they be happy with their fridges, washingmachines, hairdryers, watermakers, tv's and dvd-players.<br><br>And an ever running engine, as a matter of course. As long as it works.Robertonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903828557671115365.post-10357279466950243312009-11-27T01:15:10.023+11:002009-11-27T01:15:10.023+11:00Hear, hear. **applause**. For the benefit of non-...Hear, hear. **applause**. For the benefit of non-sailors, here's our viewpoint speaking as sailors who haven't done a tenth of the distances you have.<br><br>1) You can be comfortable at sea.<br>We're always vaguely uncomfortable (if not actively sick) when we're at sea. We had this idea that we'd be able to read/study/work while under way.... ALMOST NEVER was this possible.<br><br>2) You will have lots of free time.<br>Because we couldn't use the cruisin' time to do stuff, we always had to fit it in when we were anchored... where it competed with maintenance and sleeping. We don't have children, but we had a degree each to study for, plus photography, plus writing... often we found ourselves staying at anchor for another couple of days just so that we could catch up with 'stuff'.<br><br>3) Technology is your friend.<br>Ha. Pull the other one.Reinhardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518707945938147135noreply@blogger.com