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  1. 03-06-2007, 11:58 PM #1
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    Question WBF - VYC....Whaddya Think?

    The WBF Virtual Yacht Club.....

    We'll have to design a burgee....maybe something with a computer mouse and a sail....simple line drawing. Luke?

    Instead of reciprocal moorage, we could have reciprocal computer privileges !

    Say, $10 gets you a burgee and membership.

    Now...we'd need a commodore, and a vice....hmmmm..... Dingo? Dave Fleming, or Bob Smalser, or...or...or....

    Worth pursuing? (there's always room for ONE more burgee!)
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    Nanny, count me in.


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    A good burgee will cost more like $30 but I'd be in (it'll cost more for a boat to fly it from!)
    The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.
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    MMike can be our first chaplin
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    Burgee...A heavy line drawing showing a sailboat (stylized) anchored to a...mouse)
    The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.
    Personal failures are too important to be trusted to others.
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    Our sponsors have WoodenBoat burgees in three colors:

    Green

    Canada Red - eh

    Blue

    I propose that the Liberals among us use Blue, and the Conservatives and Canadians use Red. Those apolitical oddities among us or those whose environmentalism transcends their politics would use green. Now all we have to do is get our sponsors to do one up in pink for the poofters.
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    Coat of arms for our polyester blue blazers and cheap captain's hats: a spline weight, a ball of marline, a gronicle and a bilge pump rampant.

    And stationery.. don't forget stationery!

    Motto, anyone?

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    Now all we have to do is get our sponsors to do one up in pink for the poofters.
    Is that politically correct terminology now Milo? We've just had the Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras here last weekend. Should they rename it the Poofters Mardi Gras?
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    Ahhhhh Yaaaaaaaaaas A Yaaaaaahhht Club



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    Amend it by apliqueing "VYC" over the main emblem.

    I'm in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by huisjen View Post


    Amend it by apliqueing "VYC" over the main emblem.

    I'm in.

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    That's a good idea. I'm in.
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    I should work on my virtual yacht now.

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    I'm working on my virtual tan....
    Never trust a man with a clean workshop.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrleft8 View Post
    I'm working on my virtual tan....
    remember to please include virtual tan-lines...
    The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.
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    Naah... nobody would ever sweep out the joint and the beer botles and pretzles and peanut husks would litter the floor knee deep...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrleft8 View Post
    I'm working on my virtual tan....
    Well mate come down here!! You wont get a virtual tan after about 5 minutes youd have a lobster tan!! bloody hot around here today I can tell you... Mind you I found the best place in the place was in a tub of cool water buggar bein outside!
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    Maybe instead of appliqueing "VYC" we could stay on the pictoral theme, and have the simple line drawing of a computer mouse, with a bit of the cord, looking like a 'tail' streaming behind?
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    Burgees can be made quite effectively in Taiwan......I have the Slocum Society flags made there. Also they make pins and pocket emblems for blazers, but I haven't had any made in years, just the flags.
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    geez in 2 days sailing anarchy, boatdesignnet and now wbf are going all clubby. sorry, paid all the dues I'm gonna. already a member in good standing.
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    Nanoose
    It's a bit sad that you got nearly 300 posts to the Pub but less than 20 to the Yacht Club in roughly the same time.Still,I hope it floats.
    I'm wearing a virtual blazer,captains cap and canvas deck shoes while drinking a virtual G&T.Aaahh best of both worlds.
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    I'll be in !!!!
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    do this mean I gotta buy another blazer or remove the slocum society stuff off mine and replace it with the virtual club insignia....do I git demoted or something....from commodore to commode......what?
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    No, chuck....I figure you'll be the Grand High Pooba (in perpetuity) for the WBF - VYC. And ya won't have to change your blazer, just carry a mouse in your pocket, with the tail out. I think that'll be our "insignia"!
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    Quote Originally Posted by paladin View Post
    Burgees can be made quite effectively in Taiwan......I have the Slocum Society flags made there. Also they make pins and pocket emblems for blazers, but I haven't had any made in years, just the flags.
    No need, I had dandy Classic Egg Habor Club (before I ran the club unto th rocks) burgees made by US Flag & Signal.Nice quality.
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    ah..Nanoose...dunno I git to carry a ceremonial sword or something....Slocum carried a winchester to keep pirates off the deck...I have an old 1892 winchester with saddle ring that should work......but the Katana and wakazishi would look a little out of place.....maybe a bowie knife stuck in the belt with a pair of old colt pistols......then we have black powder for ceremonies....
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    yer on, chuck!
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    Can we have a cannon?
    Can we? Can we?



    I know where we can get one of these.
    It doesn't belong to anyone. Honest!
    We don't know how lucky we are....
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    We could put it on the lawn of the VYC!
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    Blazer? I just don't know if I could be seen in a Chevy.

    Let's see. I still have my Service Dress Blues with the stripe and a half on the cuffs, but it's a 42R coat and 34" waist pants. Now I take a 48R or 50R, and 38" wasit. I don't think that'll do. I have a black sport coat, but it's not really suited to the part either.

    Can't I just wear carhartts, Birki clogs, and a fleece pullover covered with sawdust?

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