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    Posted: 12 Mar 10 at 8:51pm

I found this and felt that a new thread was in order.
12ft Skiff - Gordon Keeble and the Furry Fly-by
AC - GBR271 - Whoosh
B49 - Island Alchemy
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Edit: Originally hotlinked from a site called w.t.furls
(minus .'s), but the forum replaced w.t.f with "What",
thus breaking the url, dodgy :(

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Test:

What

wqwqwqWhatqwqwww


edit: Wow, that's right. Add w t f to the list of banned words that you're not allowed to say here.


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A shag is a type of seabird, also known as a cormorant.
Bender is a character in Futurama.
Gaylord is an angicisation of the French surname Gaillard.
A balloon will burst if you prick it with a pin.
The door has a shiny brass knob.
Fanny By Gaslight is a novel by Michael Sadleir, written in 1940.
A mule is the offspring of a horse and an ass.
The sperm whale has the largest brain of any animal.
Great tits can be seen in woodlands, parks and gardens across the UK.

Edit: The censorship doesn't seem to be too excessive, although I'd have thought that allowing w t f wouldn't exactly cause moral outrage at sailing clubs up and down the country.


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Originally posted by Roy Race

Great tits can be seen in woodlands, parks and gardens across the UK.

Only if you're very lucky

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If you want silly names you need to have been reading the B3TA newsletter for the past 5 years.
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I know Mr Foxwell and he is absolutely genuine. Nice chap too!
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Our Laser Vago was named after a German female skier.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Chmelar

Continuing the theme our 4000 is named 'Marusa Ferk' after a Slovinian female skier.
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Originally posted by motayotty

In which case I apolagise for
seeing the slightest funny thing about it.


I dont doubt he is a nice chap I foolishly thought it
was a humorous label for a contributor.


I'll get my coat then.


  


 


 



No problem... lets face it there are worst things to be
called!

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