Anchors Away! The Gulf in the Stream of Consciousness.

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 5:09 pm

Actually it is "anchors aweigh" but I learned the song from hearing it and I heard it at a very young age when I had not seen the word "aweigh" before so it lodged in memory as "away" which does kind of make sense like they're saying "get rid of those anchors, we're going places" and this is how things stood until a few minutes ago when I was selecting the boxer shorts with little anchors on them and the awful truth came to me in a flash of insight. And that is exactly as it happened to the best of my recollection.

yrs,
rubato

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 5:39 pm

Indeed. It comes from "weighing the anchor" (insert joke here) which means to raise the anchor. A-weigh or aweigh refers to the moment that the anchor is lifted up from its (LJ please note) grip on the sea-bed and effectively becomes a weight on the rope or chain.

Just desserts comes to mind also.

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 12:36 am

The movie that answers the burning question:

"Where can I see Gene Kelly dancing with a cartoon mouse?"

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:43 pm

Just about every bad comedy sketch/cartoon

Captain: OK, men, weigh the anchor.

Sailor: 1241 lbs, sir.

Sue U · Post by **Sue U** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:45 pm

rubato wrote:the boxer shorts with little anchors on them

Can give a whole new meaning to "anchors away!"

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:00 pm

Thanks a lot Sue...

It took me many hours to finally drive that terrifying mental image from my mind, and then you have to go and quote it...

Sue U · Post by **Sue U** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:34 pm

MajGenl.Meade wrote: Just desserts comes to mind also.

Remind me to start a pastry shop with that name.

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:37 pm

Lord Jim wrote:Thanks a lot Sue...

It took me many hours to finally drive that terrifying mental image from my mind, and then you have to go and quote it...

One better just for LJ

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:39 pm

You're too late...

http://www.justdesserts.com/

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:27 am

Sue U wrote:
rubato wrote:the boxer shorts with little anchors on them
Can give a whole new meaning to "anchors away!"

Part of a set, one pair has white whales on it.

yrs,
rubato

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:29 am

Sue U wrote:
MajGenl.Meade wrote: Just desserts comes to mind also.
Remind me to start a pastry shop with that name.

http://www.justdesserts.com/

yrs,
rubato

Joe Guy · Post by **Joe Guy** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 1:05 am

Here's a pair of boxers....

There isn't much allowance for anchors aweigh...

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 3:03 am

...or Moby Dick

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 4:20 am

You called?

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:51 am

Sorry, that would be white Wales...

oldr_n_wsr · Post by **oldr_n_wsr** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:45 am

Tighty whities from jockey are my choice.

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:07 pm

Continuing with the Nautical theme, Long Dong Silver (which I believe was one of the names John Homes went by in his flicks).

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:11 pm

No, Long Dong was a black porno actor...(He gained national fame during Clarence Thomas' confirmation hearing...)

Holmes sometimes went by "Johnny Wadd"...

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 3:15 pm

He was in that movie... A Shot in the Dork

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 2:02 pm

Lord Jim wrote:No, Long Dong was a black porno actor...(He gained national fame during Clarence Thomas' confirmation hearing...)

Holmes sometimes went by "Johnny Wadd"...

I bow to your superior experience with the porno cinema.

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