Hope those paying passangers aren’t paying the ship.
Frank Gado:
January 18th, 2014 at 12:27 am
I’m wondering whether “groaning” has nothing to do with the sound but instead is a corruption of the Scandinavian word meaning to green or cause to grow.
Steve Wailes:
December 25th, 2019 at 3:46 pm
See the completely different presentation of “groaning board” in Wikipedia.
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Topi Linkala:
July 4th, 2011 at 4:47 pm
Hope those paying passangers are paying the ship.
Topi Linkala:
July 4th, 2011 at 4:48 pm
Sorry, meant to write:
Hope those paying passangers aren’t paying the ship.
Frank Gado:
January 18th, 2014 at 12:27 am
I’m wondering whether “groaning” has nothing to do with the sound but instead is a corruption of the Scandinavian word meaning to green or cause to grow.
Steve Wailes:
December 25th, 2019 at 3:46 pm
See the completely different presentation of “groaning board” in Wikipedia.