Submitted by Albert_Flasher t3_126pi1s in Jokes
...but then again, some forecastle.
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tomfullary t1_jea4zl1 wrote
Non-sailor here, can confirm I didn’t get it. Thanks for explaining.
Antique_Direction255 t1_jebazg2 wrote
The anchor chains are located in the forecastle
peetstaa t1_jecimr2 wrote
Seems like most folks won't understand the joke which kinda proves your point...
tomfullary t1_jecunjg wrote
amerkanische_Frosch t1_jeeax4f wrote
« So, sailor, what post do you occupy on this ship? »
« I’m the boat-swain! »
« You mean ‘bosun’. Boatswain is pronounced ‘bosun’. And where do you sail? »
« In the Pacific Oat-swain. »
Albert_Flasher OP t1_jea478p wrote
Self-comment to explain for non-sailors. The forecastle of a ship (the rooms at the front of tall ships and modern tankers) is pronounced "foke-sull". Why sailors have done this for centuries is a mystery.