From the Plan Of the Day or POD

Ok Gang. It appears to me that either twitter isn't working, or your not interested enough in my trivia facts. Just in case it's twitter with the problem, I'll give you the answers to yesterdays query. The seven animals are as follows: Four pelican hooks (they hold the anchor chain in the ready to drop position when the ship is underway) The bullnose (this is a chock at the front of the bow that a line is passed through when tying up the ship to the pier) I the one at the bow of the ship is called the bullnose, I bet you can't guess the name of the one that's at the stern? Your right it's the bull's ass. there are four turtle backs. (these are the shell coverings that go over the hawse pipe the the anchor chain is fed through) these also serve the purpose of keeping seawater out of the chain locker, which could lead to flooding. Snaking ( This is netting that goes completely around the ship to aid in keeping sailors who lose their footing from being washed overboard), The wildcat ( Commonly refered to as the windless, is the divice used to raise the anchor for storage in the chain locker, where it is prepared and made ready for being dropped again) and last but not least are pigtails ( these are small lines attached to hawser lines, tied in at designated spots, used by sailors to determine if a line is to taughnt or to slack, so that a line does not break)

From the Plan Of the Day or POD

No#6 trivia question of the day.

Did you know that their are seven animals on the bow of a ship, that go to sea each and every time the ship does, and that they are always the same and are never changed? Think you can name them, if so respond in the comments section below. Don't forget to visit ransomesproducts.com for any and all updates.

From the Plan Of the Day or POD

Here's the answer to Yesterday's question about the bell bottom trousers and the reference to the stove pipe shape drawn from President Lincoln's hat. The bell bottoms, it was discovered covered the sailors shoes and or boots and help protect his shoes and feet while fighting fires aboard ship. Pay attention to this one because you will see it again later. The trouser legs not only could keep you from getting seriously burned, they could keep you afloat for anywhere up to a full hour, before you had to retrap air back inside them again. This came in handy if you were unfortunate enough to either get washed overboard or the ship sank out from under you. Thusly this is the history of the bell bottom trousers.

Trivia question 5 Can anyone tell me when the dixie cup came into being as part of the dress uniform and what hat did the sailors wear prior to that?

Answer to follow tommorrow. continue to follow me on ransomesproducts.com, my blog and don't forget to twitter me.

From the Plan Of the Day or POD

OK Gang, here's trivia question N0#3 Most people know a sailor when they see one, and the main thing that gets him noticed is his bell bottom trousers. However did you know that they where fashioned after President Lincoln's stove pipe top hat? Now here's the question? Do you know what useful purpose they had and why they also became apart of the everyday work uniform.

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From the Plan Of the Day or POD

OK gang since no one got an answer to either of the trivia questions from the day before or yesterday. I guess I'll have to supply you all with the answers.

Trivia question 1) The flap on the back of a sailors jumper was designed for the purpose of fighting fires aboard ship, you pulled it up and placed a protion of it under your hat which was turned upside down and together made a perfect cover to provide protection of the top of the head and the back of the neck while fighting fires.

Trivia question 2) The buttons on a sailors bellbottom trousers are thirteen in all and represent the 13 original colonies of this great country of ours. Although we sailors still insist that it was designed to give a girl 13 chances to say NO!!! Follow me at twitter, or ransomesproducts.com for further updates and trivia questions.

Sailor's Plan of the Day

This is where you are going to find my dail Trivia Questions.

1.) Do you know the origins of the flap on the back of a sailors dress blues? What it means, when you rub it with the tips of your fingers without him knowing it?

Answer to follow tomorrow.

2.) Do you know why there are 13 buttons on a sailors bellbottom trousers? Some would have you believe it's was designed to give a girl 13 chances to say no, but wrong answer.

Answer will appear again tomorrow.

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Stem Cell Research

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