# Have we had an "Ask the tall ship crewmember" thread yet?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-had-an-ask-the-tall-ship-crewmember-thread-yet/802046>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 19, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-had-an-ask-the-tall-ship-crewmember-thread-yet/802046 "2017-11-19T02:03:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-had-an-ask-the-tall-ship-crewmember-thread-yet/802046/21 "2017-11-21T03:53:59Z")

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> [@Spiny\_Norman](#):
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> A regular-sailboat friend of mine insists on calling them “pirate ships”, and that I do try to discourage.

You should make him walk the plank!

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**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-had-an-ask-the-tall-ship-crewmember-thread-yet/802046/22 "2017-11-22T00:43:33Z")

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> [@MEBuckner](#):
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> You should make him walk the plank!

Tempting, but perhaps not making the intended point.

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