Faulty Safety Lever

jkirkthomas · 06-13-2007, 12:11 AM

Speaking of "Son of a gun," do you know where that expression came from? I read somewhere that in the British Royal Navy, back in the days of wooden ships and iron men, when a warship was in port, each sailor was allowed "one wife, no questions asked." They slung their hammocks betweent he guns, hence the term . . . and the connotations.

And if it isn't true, it ought to be.

Kirk

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06-13-2007, 12:11 AM	#1
jkirkthomas User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NC Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Speaking of "Son of a gun," do you know where that expression came from? I read somewhere that in the British Royal Navy, back in the days of wooden ships and iron men, when a warship was in port, each sailor was allowed "one wife, no questions asked." They slung their hammocks betweent he guns, hence the term . . . and the connotations. And if it isn't true, it ought to be. Kirk