Courtesy of John Vigor's blog...
Monday, January 2, 2012
The most apt name for 2011:
A Norwegian new to sailing bought a boat to sail around the world and struck a sandbank outside his home harbor. While he was waiting for the tide to rise, he made himself a cup of tea. His stove caught fire, set the galley alight and burned the boat down to the waterline.He escaped unhurt in a rubber dinghy. His name? Bornt Olose.
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Personally, I'd give 2011 a different name, but since this is my first comment in these pages, I'm minding my manners.
ReplyDeleteWelcome aboard. Please feel free to be irreverent or irrelevant as they are both much more fun.
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