FREAKISH NAMES.
Tlid nomenclature of the . motor-boat* which infest Sydney Harbour is .amusing, grotesque or sensational names being much sought after. One sees the "Dingo," "Port," "Pillikin," "Puffin," •'Not Spots" "Bug," "Pup," "Don't Argue," "?," "X.T.8.," "Hot Sox," "Gee Whiz," etc. A group of sister boats,- always iuiniaculale in while paint, nro Teminiseent of the "Merry Widow," -J^rou,".
"Zou Zou," "Chou Chou." Thcro is ona boat with an original name. It is simply called "B." When she goes well.she.is a beautjyiuul when she "plays up" she is a brute; she can be "boslitu" or beastly, vou can bless her or blow her,'according bo your mood, and there arc,times when .she is simply a blank '..
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1396, 23 March 1912, Page 10
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113FREAKISH NAMES. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1396, 23 March 1912, Page 10
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