- 1. Lore (score: 1)
- Author: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 16:11:49 -0500
- "Many terms came down to us from that era of Sail when Britannia Ruled The Waves ......." Also in an earlier era many people were named by the job they did. Carpenter being an obvious example. 'Becke
- /html/land-speed/2001-01/msg00844.html (7,070 bytes)
- 2. Re: Lore (score: 1)
- Author: RAWAWA@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 16:41:14 EST
- Actually,the full name of the knot is "Beckett Bend".....and i'm sure keith or someone out there can elaborate on that....... (remember,count to 10 ) Bob ex- FD knotmaster Wanner
- /html/land-speed/2001-01/msg00846.html (6,745 bytes)
- 3. Re: Lore (score: 1)
- Author: Want1937hd@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 19:30:28 EST
- << Also in an earlier era many people were named by the job they did. Carpenter being an obvious example. 'Beckett' is the term for a special knot tied on those old sailing ships. Guess what my ances
- /html/land-speed/2001-01/msg00866.html (6,925 bytes)
- 4. Re: Lore (score: 1)
- Author: Cris Shearer <cshearer@tacisp.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 18:32:42 -0700
- So are you telling us you are all tied in knots? Can't say much about the Shearer name. Maybe the sheep can! My maiden name is Ward. Can't think of anything this goes with. Cris is Salt Lake
- /html/land-speed/2001-01/msg00869.html (7,159 bytes)
- 5. Re: Lore (score: 1)
- Author: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 21:34:32 -0500
- Interesting thread, which I will try to slip something LSR related into. My name, translated from German, goes along with the family name/occupation thing. Rothfuss = red feet. An appropriate name f
- /html/land-speed/2001-01/msg00878.html (7,446 bytes)
- 6. Re: Lore (score: 1)
- Author: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 08:59:49 -0800
- into. name/occupation I on
- /html/land-speed/2001-01/msg00921.html (8,008 bytes)
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