this post was submitted on 27 May 2025
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] epicstove 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But a Shipwright is a job.

You're gonna steer the ship right into some innocent dude!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Port is the place where you park the boat. Starboard would be the side where the stars are. None of these words are specific enough.

[–] epicstove 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If only one side is made to be connected to the port, then that's pretty specific.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago
[–] UnrepententProcrastinator 3 points 1 week ago

I guess in emergencies on the water it needs to not look too much alike when you say it.

And also that smug feeling when you know it and someone else is out of the loop.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can't 'fix' hundreds of years of tradition

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nah, we can.

Traditions are just peer pressure from dead people.

So fuck em.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

That's incredibly short-sighted. Traditions are part of what makes up people's culture.
Some should be made away with for sure, but I disagree with the blanket statement.