The RN changed it to port because larboard sounded too much like starboard.
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I set up two night lights in my bedroom where...
-- EDGEMAN
Jul 03, 2026 at 01:09 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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07/03/26 01:09 PM ET
ding, ding, ding, correct!
-- lilhokie525
Jul 03, 2026 at 08:15 AM ET
lilhokie525
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07/03/26 08:15 AM ET
I think I saw it in a book when I was a kid. I'm not 100% sure. JPJ bio?
-- reestuart
Jul 03, 2026 at 09:41 AM ET
reestuart
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07/03/26 09:41 AM ET
The RN changed it to port because larboard sounded too much like starboard.**
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-- EDGEMAN
Jul 03, 2026 at 08:09 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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07/03/26 08:09 AM ET
Sinister? Like everything associated with lefties**
-- Va AandM
Jul 03, 2026 at 07:52 AM ET
Va AandM
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07/03/26 07:52 AM ET
Only people in the right brain**
-- TomTurkey
Jul 03, 2026 at 12:15 PM ET
TomTurkey
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07/03/26 12:15 PM ET
8 Presidents were left-handed...we out-kicked our coverage!!!**
-- Tuckahokie
Jul 03, 2026 at 08:30 AM ET
Tuckahokie
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07/03/26 08:30 AM ET
The left side of the ship! Wild guess… :)**
-- santafe
Jul 03, 2026 at 07:45 AM ET
santafe
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07/03/26 07:45 AM ET
If the navy guys don’t get this, they are forever banned from buying tax
-- Stork
Jul 03, 2026 at 07:29 AM ET
Stork
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07/03/26 07:29 AM ET
Hangovers from "Military Special" booze...there may be worse ones, but they
-- Tuckahokie
Jul 03, 2026 at 08:27 AM ET
Tuckahokie
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07/03/26 08:27 AM ET
I still sneak into the package store periodically. I was trained well.**
-- Stork
Jul 03, 2026 at 09:31 AM ET
Stork
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07/03/26 09:31 AM ET