The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for April 02, 2021

…..and from galley to poopdeck.

Well, that’s more than most people know …

Probably just being a cabin boy would be a good fit for Brutus, if he could handle it.

“The Chief” must be very rich if he has his own Starbucks™ onboard his yacht!!

/SNARK/

After Tuesday I don’t blame you for wanting that job.

Why do they call the little round windows on the right side of the boat “portholes”?

Chief, does your yacht have arrows painted on it indicating “This side up”? Don’t worry, just asking for a friend.

For Brutus, it looks like the jib is up. This strip piqued my curiosity as to why one side is called port and the other starboard. For those who already know, you can skip my reply below.

I thought it was port a bella.

A graduate of Barnacle Bill’s Discount Naval Academy and Laundromat. “We also mow lawns”.

Perfect

Having a Starbuck on board is bad luck… just ask Ishmael

The route from port to a Starbucks® is essential knowledge.. like police and doughnut shops.. basic training.

my uncle who used to be in the navy used to use boat terms for everything when I was little – I remember the first time he asked me where the head was.

“Speaking of port, where’s that bottle…”

Oh, don’t be a suck up!

It’s a quite interesting story as to how those two terms came into being. In the old days, most ships parked at the port dock on the left side thus leading to port for the left side. Since they parked on the left side, the steering board, typically a paddle, was on the right side which got shortened over the years to starboard.

SHIPLEY DO-NUTS would work here as well, along the gulf Coast at least.

I bet the Chief knows how to keelhaul his crew.

I am sure Veeblefester believes it’s bad luck to have losers on your boat.

Poor Brutus just talked himself out of that little pleasure.

“Where’s the Bathroom?” “It’s on the Poop Deck”.

Thornapple could assist by being the anchor.

Brutus is definitely a row row row your boat type character! All together now – row row row your boat…

I once went sailing with a bunch of Naval Officers, one who crewed on the Navy Academy sailing team, we ended up being towed bact to the marina. I will point out that I did not attend the Naval Academy.