Posted by Elizabeth on February 10, 2008 at 03:56:08 from 24.22.115.46 user Elizabeth.
In Reply to: messing about in boats posted by Ed Kiser on February 09, 2008 at 16:11:11:
Cute story, prefaced by the information that in the US, the words "messing around" can have a sexual connotation:
Years ago, on a sunny & glorious boating trip on the Oregon Coast, young Alex, just old enough to have read the Wind in the Willows, burst forth with this happy sentiment: "Isn't is great, just messing around in boats?" The ensuing laughter of the adult skipper and crew bewildered him a bit...