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    Posted: 29 Aug 06 at 10:15pm
One thing that really winds me up is how you are not meant to say certain things because they are not politically correct, such as you shouldn't call a black board a black board because it could offend certain people, you should call it a chalk board instead.  This is NUTS!!  It is a board that is black, how can that offend people!!!

And yet you can call a white board a white board!!

Anyway, purpose of this post.....

If the politically correct people get hold of sailing any ideas on what we will have to call the black flag?

My first idea is "the not white flag", any others?
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What about the blue peter?

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A ship/boat is a SHE

and always Goes around BOUYS
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and is steered by a HELMSPERSON not a HELMSMAN
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will we have to wear white wetsuits?!
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Originally posted by lozza

and is steered by a HELMSPERSON not a HELMSMAN

Undertakers would make a fortune! : "Individual of masculine gender and Caucasian ethnic origin overboard!"

By that time, the guy's drowned

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There was a job recruitment advert in a local newspaper requesting hard working and lively employees.    The company was forced to remove the advert because it discriminated against people who weren't hard working and lively......
international moth - "what what?"
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Originally posted by Prince Buster

There was a job recruitment advert in a local newspaper requesting hard working and lively employees.    The company was forced to remove the advert because it discriminated against people who weren't hard working and lively......

Now that is stupid, thats like advertising for a teacher and having to remove it as it offends people who are not teachers

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Originally posted by Prince Buster

The company was forced
to remove the advert because it discriminated against people who weren't hard working and lively...


sounds like a dead granny story to me.
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Posts: 511 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Worthy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Aug 06 at 3:02pm
Originally posted by JimC

Originally posted by Prince Buster

The company was forced
to remove the advert because it discriminated against people who weren't hard working and lively...


sounds like a dead granny story to me.


How can you discriminate against dead granny's
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