"Dave Kearton"
wrote:

"Gord Beaman" wrote in message

| Jim Carriere wrote:
|
|| Dave Kearton wrote:
||| I always thought the 'correct' term was alighting, that is if you
||| do it correctly.
||
|| Yeah, I was gonna mention that, but "alighting" sounds so... cold and
|| clinical.
|
| Yes indeedy...not really in keeping with the usual mental picture
| of the dashing, intrepid, steely eyed, big watch equipped,
| aviator huh?
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|
| -Gord.
| (use gordon in email)



That's what I was thinking Gord. It sounds more like a ballet-practice
term and that real men TM would not alight gently into the water surface,
but SLAM into it, splashing everyone at the pier.

Hell no...Real Men wouldn't be caught dead tippy-toeing down and
alighting gently. The wrist must be very flexible to allow that
action...and they cannot wear a big watch, it's weight would damp
that fluttery hold on the tip of the stick.
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-Gord.
(use gordon in email)