tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post3146887172690818798..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Sippican Lowers The BoomSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-81511551713767955152006-11-11T14:13:00.000-05:002006-11-11T14:13:00.000-05:00Thanks! Except for the Bill O'Reilly part. That le...Thanks! Except for the Bill O'Reilly part. That left a mark.SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-29606728549184917002006-11-11T10:23:00.000-05:002006-11-11T10:23:00.000-05:00Too bad my father is gone cause I am sure he'd kno...Too bad my father is gone cause I am sure he'd know. He served with Army quatermasters and stevedores in WWII in Oakland and the Aleutians. And he was extremely well read. <br /><br />But, if it's a 20th century derivation, as you say, the nautical origin could be apt since so many Americans in early 20th century arrived here by boat or their parents did. Think about this- during a 3-4 week transatlantic boat ride, the emigrants had little to do but observe the deckhands, and ship workings. And that is where they could have picked up the "lower the boom" phrase. <br /><br />I have to say your blog is a welcome change of pace to other blogs. And lastly, you sound like Bill O'Reilley who complains that anything can be put on the internet. The horrors!I'm Full of Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241724007440718575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-35519283000807049102006-11-10T01:39:00.000-05:002006-11-10T01:39:00.000-05:00OK, so now I can refer to your referral, which mea...OK, so now I can refer to your referral, which means there's three of us, at least: me, you, and me.SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-86297178822527419942006-11-09T23:18:00.000-05:002006-11-09T23:18:00.000-05:00I second it, so now it's verified. And I remember ...I second it, so now it's verified. And I remember reading it somewhere else once, by an author now obscured from memory, so I have a reference. Somewhere.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.com