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Why Don't We Use The Word "Ahoy" More?

Posted on 9/2/17 at 5:37 am
Posted by Carville
Sunshine, LA
Member since Jun 2014
5321 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 5:37 am
quote:

a call used to greet someone or draw attention to something from a distance. "ahoy there!"

It just seems a little more upbeat and cheerful than "Yo," or "Hey."
Posted by mofungoo
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2012
4583 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 5:39 am to
Because we are not British sailors.
Posted by dbeck
Member since Nov 2014
29454 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 5:41 am to
I still yell "land ho!" when I see your mom.
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124694 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 5:43 am to
I'll try to use to it today while tailgating

I'll let you know the responses I get
This post was edited on 9/2/17 at 5:44 am
Posted by Carville
Sunshine, LA
Member since Jun 2014
5321 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 5:46 am to
quote:

I still yell "land ho!" when I see your mom.

Wow, that is extremely clever for an inbred. Congrats!
Posted by 62Tigerfan
Member since Sep 2015
5379 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 5:48 am to
I say "chips ahoy" when I'm hungry.
Posted by ksayetiger
Centenary Gents
Member since Jul 2007
70472 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 5:55 am to
This thread is gay

And by gay, i mean happy, the way the word is supposed to be used
Posted by aVatiger
Water
Member since Jan 2006
27967 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 5:57 am to
I use it all the time, but admittedly do part-time pirate stuff
Posted by Carville
Sunshine, LA
Member since Jun 2014
5321 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 6:00 am to
Well, with the Southern Decadence Festival this weekend, it's such a joyous time for most of the OT.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
135036 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 6:02 am to
quote:

Because we are not British sailors.


Speak for yourself landlubber
Posted by GetBackToWork
Member since Dec 2007
6607 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 6:21 am to
Work in some "little buddy"s or "skipper"s and you'll be Gillian's island.


Posted by theronswanson
House built with my hands
Member since Feb 2012
3271 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 6:27 am to
First thought when I saw this thread:

Posted by ForkEmDemons
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since May 2014
2235 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 6:44 am to
I always use "ahoy"...
Posted by CelticDog
Member since Apr 2015
42867 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 6:48 am to
Americans dont call people matey either.
"Ahoy matey."

"Aargh".
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 6:48 am to
quote:

I still yell "land ho!" when I see your mom.



splendid!
Posted by CelticDog
Member since Apr 2015
42867 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 6:49 am to
The dread pirate Roberts, an accountant by day, reduced to part time piracy.
Posted by Barrister
Member since Jul 2012
5352 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 8:34 am to
I use it every time my wife asks what type of cookies I want her to buy.
Posted by Tyga Woods
South Central Jupiter Island, FL
Member since Sep 2016
42934 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 8:38 am to
I knew a black girl named Eureka once
Posted by autauga
Member since Sep 2015
3684 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 8:39 am to
quote:

The very brief popularity of this telephone greeting stemmed from the fact the “ahoy-hoy” was Alexander Graham Bell’s preferred way to answer the phone.


LINK
Posted by Ponchy Tiger
Ponchatoula
Member since Aug 2004
50042 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 8:43 am to
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