Posted by Jock on September 15, 2006 at 13:09:29 from 87.105.81.146 user Jock.
In Reply to: Nancy's Nautical Correctness posted by andyb on September 15, 2006 at 11:50:58:
"I was thinking especially of the "mouseing your sister-hooks" scene in PM "
IMHO she's showing off. She probably learnt the terminology from Uncle Jim
(he wasn't Captain Flint then) when he taught her and Peggy to sail Amazon.