Word of the Day

Men find "We are the knights who say ni!,", the 3 stooges and Napolean Dynamite funny. Women find all the humor they need in one word - "dingy". Camilla from Manila was in town yesterday and my Charter Captain and I took her to our clandestine alcove on Lake George. With lightning overhead and our lives in peril we drown our fears in imported Philippino Mango Rum Liqueur and Mike's Lemonade. On the count of 3 Camilla! "One, two...two and half, two and three quarters, come on come on Camilla, jump already, it's like bath water, really" "Ok, Ok!" "One!" And overboard we go, mallard ducks taking flight from the gigantic splash we create. The Captain's next. His graceful swan dive puts us both to shame. "I'm thinking about buying a dingy" he says as we circle the boat. "A dingy!" "A dingy!" Hah, one word and Camilla and I are crippled over in hysteria. Unlike jib, keal, starboard, or port, dingy is the word of the day. It's like trying to understand what makes Larry, Curly and Moe funny to most men - "dingy" works for women, especially those with a healthy diet for mango rum.