tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post2056625735026191847..comments2023-12-25T03:15:00.044-08:00Comments on Rants From The Rookery: Flotsam and jetsamellroonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11335409429673647381noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post-85649137245306011242011-10-12T08:07:48.710-07:002011-10-12T08:07:48.710-07:00As the son of an old Navy man, I found the term(s)...As the son of an old Navy man, I found the term(s) familiar. I might even have spelled them correctly unassisted. Nah...Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post-71973129507491316142011-10-11T17:23:36.247-07:002011-10-11T17:23:36.247-07:00Thankee sir. /curtsies
I had to look up the spel...Thankee sir. /curtsies<br /><br />I had to look up the spelling but it's funny how many words have linked together and no longer stand by themselves. Especially ones where the meaning is fading from cultural memory. One way of tracking our history...ellroonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335409429673647381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post-38909256494278297802011-10-11T15:59:27.677-07:002011-10-11T15:59:27.677-07:00(I forgot to mention... that's an excellent as...(I forgot to mention... that's an excellent assortment of articles you linked. I read 'em all. Thanks!)Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post-80549535550495735612011-10-11T15:58:31.337-07:002011-10-11T15:58:31.337-07:00Flotsam and jetsam? Hardly the Wall Street bankste...Flotsam and jetsam? Hardly the Wall Street banksters' philosophy. Theirs is more "gotsam and getsam."Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.com