In Naval lore, the forearms of sailors got large, not by what many would think, but by rolling the sails of ships up tightly which required a completly different set of muscles then the upper arms have.
Thus when creating "Popeye the Sailor" the creator kept the large forearms of an 1800s sailor intact.
As for the thread, just iggy them (dont read what they type)
Wow, I thought it was from being on a ship without women all the time.
Wow, I thought it was from being on a ship without women all the time.
My wifes sons wife is an engineer. She works for the Navy, and her specialty is overseeing the retrofitting of old ships, mostly aircraft carriers, with modern electronic whatzits. She loves climbing up and down the ladders, working on the big boats, and telling the men what she wants them to do for her. Hey, wait!
I gotta talk with that boy....
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07:08 PM
Patrick Member
Posts: 37674 From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Registered: Apr 99
It made perfect sense. Sorry you didn't figure it out.
Oh, I figured it out alright. You somehow believe that Americans are the only people on the planet who value and defend their "rights and freedoms". Oh, that and the fact that anyone who doesn't agree with your myopic perspective "doesn't count".
There's a whole big world outside of the US... complete with people who also enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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Well, thats because as a whole we defend our rights and freedoms down on this side of the border. ( there are exceptions of course.. but those "people" don't count )
Oh, I figured it out alright. You somehow believe that Americans are the only people on the planet who value and defend their "rights and freedoms". Oh, that and the fact that anyone who doesn't agree with your myopic perspective "doesn't count".
I did not say that no one else cares about their respective rights, I was responding directly to your sarcastic comment about the US population here at PFF OT posting discussions about losing our rights. Nothing more, nothing less.
However i do agree with the 2nd part of your statement.
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07:46 PM
Boondawg Member
Posts: 38235 From: Displaced Alaskan Registered: Jun 2003
I was responding directly to your sarcastic comment about the US population here at PFF OT posting discussions about losing our rights.
My "sarcastic comment" Here was a direct response to fierobear's quoted post about the forum implementing a "Crabby Canadian filter". How far back do you wish to go?
By the way Nurb, some of us have a sense of humour. I thought fierobear's comment was funny. His politics suck big time, but he's an okay guy.
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I did not say that no one else cares about their respective rights...
What were you saying then, that citizens of Canada (and/or other countries) might "care" about their respective rights, but it's only Americans who "defend" theirs? What a load of hogwash. Perhaps we can move on now.
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Well, thats because as a whole we defend our rights and freedoms down on this side of the border. ( there are exceptions of course.. but those "people" don't count )
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What were you saying then, that citizens of Canada (and/or other countries) might "care" about their respective rights, but it's only Americans who "defend" theirs? What a load of hogwash. Perhaps we can move on now.
Like i stated earlier, you really didn't understand what i was saying. Regardless of who's fault it is, I'm done explaining it to you, so yes its time to move on.
Oh, and you should have noticed by now, most of the time i don't have a sense of humor ( it happens but is rare ). I take things literally most of the time. That i do accept fault on.
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Oh, and you should have noticed by now, most of the time i don't have a sense of humor ( it happens but is rare ). I take things literally most of the time. That i do accept fault on.
You serve a valuable purpose here, Nurb.
You're our nattering nabob of negativity.
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Boondawg Member
Posts: 38235 From: Displaced Alaskan Registered: Jun 2003
In Naval lore, the forearms of sailors got large, not by what many would think, but by rolling the sails of ships up tightly which required a completly different set of muscles then the upper arms have.
Thus when creating "Popeye the Sailor" the creator kept the large forearms of an 1800s sailor intact.
As for the thread, just iggy them (dont read what they type)
This is the kind of stuff I come to PFF to read. Favorite post in this thread because I learned something new!
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12:51 PM
Boondawg Member
Posts: 38235 From: Displaced Alaskan Registered: Jun 2003
That, and i felt like just saying hi. Hi. 
