Cross an ocean in a dinghy?

[CT249]

Originally Posted by Pierre R

And a troll.

Stonepirate spends plenty of time abusing other people in another sport, despite the fact that he's a complete newbie in that sport too.

He's always sure he's right and that from his first few weeks in a sport, he knows more than those who have done a lot more and have demonstrated experience and expertise. Basically, just a big mouth and ego.

[stonedpirate]

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[CT249]

Well, it seems unlikely that there's another motorbike riding West Australian with the same style and the same love for insulting people (telling others with more experience that they lack confidence and should do things differently, complaining of poor workmanship that wasn't, saying that your gear may be wrong when it probably wasn't, telling others what they could do despite the fact they've been in the sport longer, etc).

Maybe you could modify your style and stop slagging off people who know more than you do about the subject at hand.

[stonedpirate]

My humble apologies Sir...

[messabout]

Casually reading a book: Buckley,The Right Word.....Some of you will know William F.Buckley, writer, editor, author, as an habitual user of obscure words. (Buckley is/was also an intrepid sailor and teacher of celestial navigation in exchange for large sums of money)

While reading the book, I ran across the word; energumen. A noun. One who is posessed by a demon, also, one who is fanatical about an idea without regard to truth or practicality. Where would I use such a word?, I asked myself. Oh, Yeah! . Here is my chance........The boat forum.......

I propose that we surreptitiously include this nifty, but obscure, word into our forum vocabulary. Do you think that we sometimes see cases in which the term would be applicable? The accused might never know the meaning
but we will.

[hoytedow]

Subtle.

[dskira]

Originally Posted by messabout

I propose that we surreptitiously include this nifty, but obscure, word into our forum vocabulary. Do you think that we sometimes see cases in which the term would be applicable? The accused might never know the meaning
but we will.

It is used a lot in French. it means slightly of the roof But can be of also a person who achieve a great thing thru unchartered path.
It is quite gentil, also at school, when someone come with a strange clothes.
It is a nice way to descrive even your own child.
In Engligh

One who is posessed by a demon, also, one who is fanatical about an idea without regard to truth or practicality

It is more harsh more mean. Sad, it as a nice sound: Energumen
I like the sound of words, sometime they are right in target, sometime complitly off.
I think I can descrive myself an energumen. But no, I am not possessed by the demon, well perhaps sometime, who knows
Daniel