Thread: Nautical Trivia
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Old 06-06-2007, 22:36   #3
Kai Nui
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Well, if we are going to start this again...
Why is a saloon called a saloon, but now a salon?
Why is a head a head, but the toilet is the head, and the head is really the lou? Or is it the comode in the head?
Then there is the berth in the cabin, or is the berth the room itself?
And, what about the pilot house, house or enclosed cockpit?
Well, at least the galley is the galley. As long as I know where the food and beer are kept, the rest is academic.
Oh wait, isn't the galley where the slaves are kept?
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