Very, very nicely done! Your skill with words has again impressed me greatly. :)
David On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 6:51 PM, Ralph Ahseln <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I had a little sailboat, it's Stick stuck in da skies. > But I din't know how long it was, so I ask doz odder guys, > Der was a guy dat said the mast was only just so high > "I tink he forgit the cabin and da hull". So said Anodder guy, > > One said, "it's really really big, 'Bout 40 feet should do," > Unless I's got a Tall Rigs boat, then it should be 42, > One told me that it must be big, 'cause HE had to tip da craft, > To git it through a real low bridge. HIS pitchurs show'd... *HIS...* > "Aft". > > Oh what shall I do to find what size my little stick do go? > I could walk down to my boat, tru Rain and wind and snow. > And take a little wad of string, "Bout 50 feet should do, > Then Hoist it to the top of my stick, (see I got a high IQ) > > Den let it fall to da waterline, and mark dat very spot, > 'N Unhoist the wad of string back down, and measure what I'z got. > Den, I can make a real good guess of the odder junk up there, > Like 'Tennas and da anchor light or Grannie's rockin' chair. > > Oh dey's many odder ways to git the measure of dat lil stick > Like ratios 'tween da hull 'n mast using photos, dat's a trick, > I betcha den, I tell da odder guys, who's tink dey's very smart, > Dat sailing ain't just Pulin' strings, It's a little bit of "art", > > And usin' what's left of my brain to figgur some tings out, > It once was said, "t'ain't rocket science" . on that I have no doubt. > So next time when some guys ask me just what my mast length is. > I'll just smile and say " here's da answer boys, Cause I AM a Stick Trick > Whiz" > > r.ahseln > > > > >
