When I wrote many of the QM2 posts and photo captions, I used some naval terms like "starboard" and "bow." I actually learned these back in elementary school gym class. There were some games Mr. Breen had us play regularly to keep us active. I don't remember the name of this one, but the 4 walls of the gymnasium were named after the 4 sides of a ship. He would call one of them out and we would all have to run to the correct side. I also don't remember how people got eliminated. It was either the last person to reach or there may have been some other team tagging people out.bow: the forward section
stern: rear section
port: left side (when facing the bow)
starboard: right side (when facing the bow)
It's interesting how something from my childhood like that just stuck. Back then I had no idea it would be educational. Mr. Breen probably didn't think so either!
"It seemed extraneous at the time."
Mike Myers (as Wayne Campbell)
Wayne's World, 1992
1 comment:
i wouldn't have remembered mr. breen if you hadn't said his name! but i remember that game in gym class!
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