Useless Conversation

[Endie]

Large yachts are overrated.

My knowledge of boats is very limited. It was a 51 foot sailboat attempting to replicate a "pirate ship". Not humongous but complete style. Everything wood in a modernized replica of an oldschool ship. There were many larger, more expensive yachts but this was in a class of its own. A "cruiser" class yacht that was 100% pure oldschool awesome.

Was it just the two of them crewing a 51-foot yacht?  Jings.  Everything wooden or not they must have had motors for everything.  I know racing is different but even on a Sigma we needed five of us, minimum.

And big yachts (at least on the 51-foot scale) are not over-rated.  Hideously expensive to keep running, but wonderful.

[Oban]

Have to say, wow.  Just two people on a sailboat of that size is amazing.

[Cyrrex]

When you have a pirate ship, I bet it's not hard to pull into port and gather up a few ship mates to help run the thing.  Especially when you have pot, beer and plans to have sex with everybody.

[Yegolev]

plans to have sex with everybody.

This can go either way.

[Segoris]

plans to have sex with everybody.

This can go either way.

With them being at sea for so long, so can the pirates.

[gryeyes]

Was it just the two of them crewing a 51-foot yacht?  Jings.  Everything wooden or not they must have had motors for everything.  I know racing is different but even on a Sigma we needed five of us, minimum.

And big yachts (at least on the 51-foot scale) are not over-rated.  Hideously expensive to keep running, but wonderful.

The boat had a 60hp diesel engine that they were using, all the sails were tied down while we were on it. He said that raising the main sail while possible by himself was an enormous pain in the ass and that was the major hinderance. The wife was completely worthless in the sailing aspect and said it was done 100% by the guy. So im not sure if he picks up a few more people or if some of the rigging was motorized but he said that he had sailed it about on a regular basis. And his world adventure seemed to include only him and the woman.

[Endie]

Wow, I'd not like to try and hoist (or strike) the spinny on what probably amounts to a class 1 offshore yacht with one guy in his late middle-ages and a wife who is limited to making the tea!

Actually striking is the awkward one: he could use the rubber-band trick to hoist it more easily.

[bhodi]

Racing boats need a larger crew but if you're on a leisure ride you can make due with less. I spent a lot of time on a sailboat, every weekend we'd go down and take it out. it was a 47' cutter, crewed solely by my mother and father. I was unfortunately too young to learn really HOW to sail (I was about 5 when they sold it) but I can tell you that both my parents alone crewed it fine. The only thing I got to do was scrub those god damned teak decks. Oh, did I ever hate those things.

[Salamok]

I met a guy once who said his 60 foot sailboat was almost entirely automatic/computer controlled.  Normally i wouldn't buy into such bar stories but we were at a dock bar and the thing was sitting about 100 yards away so i tend to believe this 1.

[Endie]

I met a guy once who said his 60 foot sailboat was almost entirely automatic/computer controlled.  Normally i wouldn't buy into such bar stories but we were at a dock bar and the thing was sitting about 100 yards away so i tend to believe this 1.

He'd have a little jolly boat...  Although I'd love to think it would come when called like a sixty-foot long Champion the Wonder Horse.

He'd not have been exaggerating much though, in as much as he'd have had her rigged with an autopilot, especially if he was manning her alone.

[Yegolev]

I met this guy once who said he needed a dollar so he could buy a part to fix his car so his family could get where they were going.  He showed me a fuse from a diesel truck which he claimed was the broke part.  I gave him a dollar because he had a prop and imagination.

[Murgos]

There was a guy around here (Cambridge, MA) whose gimmick was dressing up in a suit and giving people a song and dance about needing a couple of bucks to get a can of fix-a-flat for his car.  Kind of doesn't work when you see the same guy with the same story off and on for months.

[Oban]

Or, he had Firestone tires.

[Pennilenko]

Or, he had Firestone tires.

[Merusk]

There was a guy who used to hang around UC doing the old "My famiily's in the car up the street and we're out of gas" story.  Nobody I know ever gave him cash, but to have hung around like that it must have worked on some folks.   

The one I did give money to I only saw once.   He approached me and my friends with the following spiel: "Look, I need some money, I'm not going to lie, but I'm not going to beg.  I'm going to tell you a joke, and if you like it give me a tip. If you've heard it stop me and I'll tell a different one."  That guy got $5 from all 3 of us.   Damned if I can remember the joke, however.

[Oban]

 Damned if I can remember the joke, however.

Wenn ist das Nunstruck git und Slotermeyer? Ja!...
Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!

[Lantyssa]

<gives Oban a dollar>

[Merusk]

I'm not sure what it says that I know that joke.

[Trippy]

That you are a Monty Python fan?

[Salamok]

There was a guy who used to hang around UC doing the old "My famiily's in the car up the street and we're out of gas" story.  Nobody I know ever gave him cash, but to have hung around like that it must have worked on some folks.   

The one I did give money to I only saw once.   He approached me and my friends with the following spiel: "Look, I need some money, I'm not going to lie, but I'm not going to beg.  I'm going to tell you a joke, and if you like it give me a tip. If you've heard it stop me and I'll tell a different one."  That guy got $5 from all 3 of us.   Damned if I can remember the joke, however.

In austin the panhandlers just threaten to key your car if you don't pay the fuck up.

[gryeyes]

On the bright side its perfectly legal to shoot them.

[voodoolily]

New soft, cotton maternity panties for the motherfucking win.

[schild]

New soft, cotton maternity panties for the motherfucking win.

Whoa whoa. This isn't sexy conversation, it's useless conversation.

[stray]

New soft, cotton maternity panties for the motherfucking win.

I'm with ya sugar.

[Sky]

New soft, cotton maternity panties for the motherfucking win.

[voodoolily]

New soft, cotton maternity panties for the motherfucking win.

I'm with ya sugar.

Speaking of weird perversions, when did you delete your FB profile?

[stray]

The other day. Too many granny panties riding my jock.

[voodoolily]

When what you really want is maternity panties. I understand.

[stray]

In completely unrelated (although somewhat related) news, tighty whities are the shit.

Or err... Rather, they're comfortable. Yes, I said it. I've switched damnit. To hell with looking cool. I'll just have to make up for it with my actual physique. Perhaps one day I'll even wear a speedo.

[gryeyes]

Boxer-briefs, the best of both worlds.

[voodoolily]

Boxer-briefs are instant she-boner.

Perhaps one day I'll even wear a speedo.

There was a dude in Kona, prolly about 55 years old, 5'3", 200 lbs. He rocked a speedo the entire time he was on the beach. He was white as snow, hairless. I called him Hum Bao. He was my hero, as I was also in a bikini the whole time (I envisioned my fetus covering his eyes against the sun like in that one Massive Attack video).

The beach is for everybody.

[stray]

Hum bao?  

Hey can you cook that? Seriously, that is a skill (OK, not really... but it is to me!). I am currently head over heals for a bun bao cook, but she's vegetarian.. hmm

[voodoolily]

He looked like hum bao on skinny little legs. I have never made them before - I should track down a good bao dough recipe. There's a dish I had at a Thai place in Seattle that was little soft bao flatbreads that you fill with cilantro and moist, shredded gingery duck. Omnomnom. 

[Sky]

There's a strip of leather that used to hang out at our local lake beach in a speedo and shades. Every day, every year. Leatherman. About 80lbs and 5'8".

[stray]

He looked like hum bao on skinny little legs. I have never made them before - I should track down a good bao dough recipe. There's a dish I had at a Thai place in Seattle that was little soft bao flatbreads that you fill with cilantro and moist, shredded gingery duck. Omnomnom.  

Interesting, never seen that before. Also unique because Thais don't usually cook it (although there are a lot of Viets and Thai raised Chinese.. that's probably where it's coming from). Anyways yeah, definitely add it your arsenal my friend ;)

There's a strip of leather that used to hang out at our local lake beach in a speedo and shades. Every day, every year. Leatherman. About 80lbs and 5'8".

You've gotta admire that sort of pride. I envy him.