Words And Phrases

Sometimes, words or phrases have different meanings in different situations.

Having a "hard-on" for someone is a hell of a lot different than "having a hard on." And in sailing, it is good to be "hard on the wind."

(Fun Fact: A friend of mine, whose parents were members of the San Diego Yacht Club, had Hard On painted on the side of his Laser. When he was hard on the wind, and the craft was heeled over, you could read The Wind on the bottom. He unveiled it at a big SDYC regatta, and his mother was none too amused.)

In the transportation business, "dropping your load" has a different meaning than it does in the adult film industry.

Plumbing has stopcocks and ballcocks.

Lipton has its tea bags, so do men.

A dying person screaming, "Oh, Jesus, I'm coming" is indicative of that person's religious bent. A woman screaming, "Oh, Jesus, I'm coming" has different implications. In either event, it's a beautiful thing.

When racing a sailboat, it is wise to "skirt the Genny." If you try to do that to Virginia, she might knock the shit out of you.

Words are beautiful things.