Jun 27 2009

Alarming ALLISION Alters Attitude, Amplifies Alliteration

Published by Capt. Dan at 06:46 under Capt. Dan,Channel Islands,safety at sea

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Allision at Hueneme

We all know lots of weird nautical words – pintle, gudgeon, scuttlebutt, boatswain – and some of us (I) thought we knew all worth knowing. But yesterday the Coast Guard reported the allision of a Swedish Freighter with the dock at Pt Hueneme.

After consulting half a dozen online dictionaries and finding several conflicting definitions – I did find one that distinguishes a nautical collision – whacking your boat into another boat or moving object – from allision: whacking your boat into a fixed object.

So the next time your landing is a bit forceful and you bounce off the pier and people wince, just announce: No worries, another normal landing and a perfectly lovely allision.

Click for Ventura Star story.

Editor’s note: We are aware that the Alarming Allision would effect Alliteration, but, according to our Humor Editor, that just wouldn’t be funny.

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5 Responses to “Alarming ALLISION Alters Attitude, Amplifies Alliteration”

  1. # Randy B.on 29 Jun 2009 at 08:14

    >>We are aware that the Alarming Allision would effect Alliteration

    That’s true, but by using EFFECT, you AFFECTED Alliteration…

  2. # Capt. Danon 29 Jun 2009 at 09:00

    Of course, that is so. But how can we know if alliteration is effective if we do not take into account the affect of the alliterator?

  3. # Shirly Ujeston 09 Jul 2009 at 08:18

    Shirly someone soiled some Swedish shorts…

  4. # WaywardLighton 13 Jul 2009 at 09:46

    It also appears that the guy who hit the pier has few peers…

  5. # Woodson 13 Jul 2009 at 11:23

    Wonder if Riley is around. He could fix it.

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