Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:40 pm
Old Weather Forum
Transcribing yesterday's weather for tomorrow
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Oldweather mondegreens
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Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 9:54 pm
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 2:41 am
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 9_0021.JPG
I briefly read the 8am course as W1/8W but realized that wasn't possible.
A second look showed it to be S1/8W — sabotaged by the y of foggy.
I briefly read the 8am course as W1/8W but realized that wasn't possible.
A second look showed it to be S1/8W — sabotaged by the y of foggy.
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 2:09 pm
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 5:31 pm
McCulloch, July 4th 1900, 12:00:
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I initially read "USS Rush fired a salute in horror of the day" before realizing it was "in honor of the day".
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I initially read "USS Rush fired a salute in horror of the day" before realizing it was "in honor of the day".
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 5:46 pm
Well, it probably was a horrible racket
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:19 pm
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 7:43 pm
McCulloch, September 29th, 1900
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The last sentence in the second paragraph really looks like "Broke a cat out from sail locker for use of ...", took me some time to work out it's actually "Broke a cot out from sail locker"
But I do like the idea of getting to cuddle with the ship's cat when you're sick
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The last sentence in the second paragraph really looks like "Broke a cat out from sail locker for use of ...", took me some time to work out it's actually "Broke a cot out from sail locker"
But I do like the idea of getting to cuddle with the ship's cat when you're sick
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 7:53 pm
I'd like that too!
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 9:50 pm
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 9:59 pm
This isn't the first case of Cat vs Cot
szukacz wrote:Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:42 pm ;D Please do not laugh
'Discharged one ?cat? ?care? to hospital'
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-39848/ADM%2053-39848-060_0.jpg
rgds
Caro wrote:Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:44 pm Cot case. ;D
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 5:41 pm
Wow that's some memory bank you've got there Randi!
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 5:42 pm
I was just about to say the same, Joan, but you beat me to it 
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 6:10 pm
Thank you both! 
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2021 12:20 am
Two many months spent on the Concord! 
I was quickly scanning this page for a particular course change and, at 1758, I thought I saw,
I was quickly scanning this page for a particular course change and, at 1758, I thought I saw,
1758 Secured from drunken ship.
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 1:50 pm
Hair of the dog all round then?
When I opened that page the first things my eyes lit upon was:
I hope they didn't get exploded when they had a hang over from being drunken - that'd be very unpleasant.
When I opened that page the first things my eyes lit upon was:
I hope they didn't get exploded when they had a hang over from being drunken - that'd be very unpleasant.
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 2:32 pm
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2022 3:17 pm
Kearsage, March 7th 1874:
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Can't quite read the 5 AM line, but I'm pretty sure it is not "Chewed up everything except topsails"!
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Can't quite read the 5 AM line, but I'm pretty sure it is not "Chewed up everything except topsails"!
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2022 3:49 pm
Probably Clewed up...
clew down, Nautical. to secure (a sail) in an unfurled position.
clew up, Nautical. to haul (the lower corners of a square-rig sail) up to the yard by means of the clew lines.
Re: Oldweather mondegreens
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2022 3:50 pm
Mind you, I like the idea of the crew chewing on the sails...