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Types of Captains (Original Post)
Lady Freedom Returns
Mar 2014
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In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)1. I'm Your Capitan.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)2. Good one!
Have not heard them for a while now!
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)3. I fall back on the oldies.
Just like my good friends here at DU: They never let me down.
uncommonlink
(261 posts)4. Ride, Captain, Ride.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)5. my least favorite type is a Paper Captain
It's a derogatory term for someone who took the test to get a Captain's License (ship) but has no experience on the water. They often like to throw around the fact that they are a Captain even though they dont know their port from their starboard.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)7. Used to be a deal here in Austin called Aqua Fest.
All the muckety mucks dressed up in phony naval jackets with a lot of gold braid and called themselves Commodores
We called them Commode Doors.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)6. Caveman