pics of my GTI

[pilotlars at yahoo.com (Lars Bruchmann)]

interesting.. a lot of naval terms were adopted by
pilots, including the uniforms, obviously.  our nav
lights are green and red, like those on a boat.  we
use a rudder, although it does not have the same
purpose at all.  we talk about a 'hull loss' when the
plane is not salvageable.  
--- Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> The whole nine yards is an old sailor term. Each
> sail was termed a yard. 
> Therefore raising all the sails (9 of them) became
> the "Whole Nine Yards".
> 
> 9 yards of ammo would be a strip of cloth wrapped
> ammo 27 feet long.
> 
> 
> 
> Julie Macfarlane
> 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> Amsterdam NY
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: David Utley <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>
> >Reply-To: fahrvegnugen@cox.net
> >To: Mike Smith <smithma7@gmail.com>
> >CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: Re: RE: pics of my GTI
> >Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 17:15:33 -0500
> >
> >Good assesment, I would buy it...  I like to know
> where words evolved from, 
> >9 time out of 10 it is stranger than fiction... 
> Example...  'The Whole 
> >Nine'...  IIRC, this came from WWII.  Whomever was
> loading the machine gun 
> >(which ever type it was), would ask the shooter if
> they wanted the 'whole 
> >nine yards' of rounds.  This was apparently an
> issue because the longer the 
> >ammunition, the higher likleyhood of jamming...  If
> someone has a better 
> >memory than mine, please feel free to correct me...
> >
> >Cheers,
> >   David
> > >
> > > From: Mike Smith <smithma7@gmail.com>
> > > Date: 2004/11/08 Mon PM 04:02:29 EST
> > > To: fahrvegnugen@cox.net
> > > CC: marc_scirocco <marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca>, 
> scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > Subject: Re: RE: pics of my GTI
> > >
> > > props...  <----  Where the shit did that word
> come from, anyways?
> > > >
> > > > David
> > >
> > > Dictionary.com:
> > >
> > > props
> > >
> > > n : proper respect; "I have to give my props to
> the governor for the
> > > way he handled the problem"
> > >
> > > Off the top of my head, I'd have to say that it
> came from the fact
> > > that a prop is a support.  And then slang made
> it the way it is.   In
> > > the above example, if you switch props for
> support, it still works
> > > fine.
> > >
> > > Amateur wordsmith,
> > > --
> > > Mike
> > > '86 red 16v (Red 5)
> > >
> >
> >
> >---Chrome don't get you home.---
> >
> >
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