Sorry for the inappropriate nick

[imported_Skipper]

Well, glad to have been accepted aboard the WoodenBoat .. but first I must apologize for the inappropriate nick. Seeing as that I'm the youngest/newest crew hand aboard and I should first start learning the ropes.

Of course, I do no mean to imply that I would be the new Skipper and I do not intend mutiny or such ... which still is a capitol offence.

;) Well, seriously now. A little introduction, who am I?

35 y.o., male, born in the US, bred in the Netherlands where I still live, Most recently employed in ICT, ex- a lot of other professions and trades due to my wandering spirit. Currently recovering from car-crash. Anxious father-to-be (1st), 'berth'-day expected the end of May.

I must most sincerely confess that I don't sail a wooden boat as I should, but Tupperware as I lovingly like to call it. Please do not judge me too harshly for it. Other than that I'm probably just as passionate a sailor as the next guy/gal here.

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Welcome aboard Skipp3r

[skuthorp]

Ditto Skip3r. Tupperware.....I like that
:D

[imported_Skipper]

Thx 4 the welcome. Tupperware ® or is it ™ actually keeps everything fresh and has a life-long guarantee

[ 04-21-2004, 07:09 AM: Message edited by: Skipp3r ]

[Ian McColgin]

Welcome aboard. There's lot's of tupperware-applicable wisdom around this place, beyond varnish for the hatch covers and ceyanne in the bottom paint.

If you've not seen it, try to get a book called 'Heart of Glass' which really covers the early greats of the fibreglass revolution. These guys, like us, have fun with boats.

G'luck

[imported_Skipper]

Ian, Thx. I know there's tupperware-wisdom here.

Just thought I'd start of with a wink and a laugh, seeing as this is the WoodenBoat forum. That's all. Pleased to meet all yee fellow sailors.

[Mrleft8]

ARGH Matey! Come aboard!
Don't worry about the name. You're the new kid, so we'll be callin' ye "Skippy" for a while anyway! :D

[ 04-21-2004, 07:40 AM: Message edited by: Mrleft8 ]

[Popeye]

Ahoy skipster.

Me mates is a little cranky these days, havevt been lashed hard in awhile.

cheers.

[imported_Skipper]

Yep! Skippy I like.

[John Meachen]

Welcome to the forum from 52.36" 1.14" E,you're practically a neighbour!

[Meerkat]

Left8 you rat, you beat me to Skippy! ;)

[Domesticated_Mr. Know It All]

Welcome to the forum from another inappropriate nickname. :D

Don't worry about the Tupperware boat. Any time on the water is good time as far as I'm concerned and we'll convert you to wood soon enough. ;)
Peace---> Kevin in Ohio

[Nicholas Carey]

Originally posted by Skipp3r:
Well, glad to have been accepted aboard the WoodenBoat .. but first I must apologize for the inappropriate nick.Welcome aboard!

Another wharf rat sign the ship's articles. Aaargh, matey! You're stuck now :D in our [sometimes dysfunctional] little group.

I'm not so sure I'd be apologising for the nom-de-web so much as worrying that I'd be stuck with it—ask the Wild Dingo about trying to dump the handle (somehow, "Shane Eyre" just doesn't come acrost the same way :D

[imported_Skipper]

On the nick: Well, you all must agree it would indeed be presumptious. Say I were to ... uhm, enter your boat and call myself Skipper.

Seeing as this is a website, the site is the boat, the moderators the crew and the rest of us the passengers. Skipper then should be the webmaster.

Or does it only count as mutiny IRL? Glad btw, that it isn't real life, 'cause my appearance right now would do no justice to my natural beauty. A wink, a smile and my tongue in my cheek, all at the same time. (warning: only try this at home, in front of a mirror but never ever display these mimics in public).

Well, seriously now. Glad to be here. Yee all seem such a lively crew here aboard. Thx for all the warm welcomes.

[Wild Dingo]

Apologizin for yer nick? NEVER!!! they wanna think yer got pretenshuns to bein the Skipper? LET EM!!! and well skippy me ol son... yer stuck with it now! the name once taken sticks somethin shockin tongue.gif Just ask Jack Heinlen ala Ishmael Im still havin kunnipshuns tryin to get me head around that bein the same fella! :rolleyes:

Actually Im surprised some of these ol reprobates from Aussie havent started singin the Skippy theme song yet... remiss of them I know but hey theyre ol pharts what can I say except I will try to make me amens... without anymore waffle

Skippy
Skippy
Skippy the bush kangaroo... from hereon ever after known as "tucker on the hop" ;)

Skippy
Skippy
Skippy a friend ever true

somethin like that :rolleyes:

anyway welcome aboard :cool:

[imported_Skipper]

You wouldn't happen to know if some Aussie bands released this song on CD or such. Would love to hear it.

[Dutch.Rub]

....get lost ya inbred goat licking weirdo :mad: ...

[buhmkin]

Hey and actually Skipp3r, you bring up an interesting point. The moderator is noone, so it's also everyone. That makes us all crew, and the captain, Scot, he musta been made post so we may call him our captain but he's actually more of an Admiral.

And we're skippers by right 'cause we own boats, so that's a pretty appropriate nickname then, welcome.

[Master Johnson]

Ive always had a bit of a problem with my real name- let alone nicknames.

[imported_Skipper]

Thanks all for the warm welcomes. For now I'm just hopping on and off on this forum. Lots of nice threads to read. Hope to sea you all later.

[Wild Wassa]

Super Skipper, The song is, Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. www.asseenontv-shoppe.com (http://www.asseenontv-shoppe.com) Music thread, '50 All-time favourite tv themes'.

bumkin, I thought Scot B, was the Beach Master.

Warren.

[ 05-26-2004, 04:22 AM: Message edited by: Wild Wassa ]

[imported_Skipper]

Thanks for all the warm welcomes. Sorry I haven't been around here for a while. Busy busy busy, but now I drifted back in ....

Thanks for the Skippy-theme link. I'll go check it out right now.