Would it be bad karma???

[AKBASSKING]

I suppose all you nay sayers also allow bananas on your boat too when you go fishing?......Bad juju, very bad juju

 

[blaster]

I'm pretty sure fish can smell the bananas coming from underwater. Plus they make a slimey mess. Not good boating food.

 

[jitts3]

I am not supersticious, yet if it makes somebody feel better to bust a $100.00 of wine on the anchor, than go for it. If it makes you happy. After all, most of what I do that makes me happy others feel I am dumb for it. I couldn't care what they think. If a boating superstition makes people feel angry for wasting time, then so is I supposed rebuilding and beefing up a chev small block to go faster, louder and to some more dangerous. Opinions...

But as for me and my beliefs, the old big block Cadillac driven by the previous owners goes slow in the left lane and pissing people off. Then I purchase the car and go 80 in the left lane pushing others out of my way and pissing people off. Point is a vehicles or vessels soul takes on the owners personality. Hence why it feels funny driving someone elses car. The souls don't mesh. So for me the original owners name will never fit me. So I change them. Maybe I will throw a Budweiser on it when done with the engine build on the Moxie. But that's for two reasons, one I can't afford good champaign, also that's what I drink. Dissarrono has a thick ass bottle that will break the boat!

Maybe these are just excuses since I probably never buy a boat brand new since I am a blue collar guy and will never make payments on toys.

 

[Bridog]

I always have bananers on the boat, but then again, I've renamed all my boats with no pomp and circumstance as well. My God! It's a miracle that I am still afloat, and that my engines haven't disentigrated like my coffee carafe did all those years ago.

It always starts with the carafe.

 

[papertrail]

Gofirstclass, your a smart man! When it comes to boating, no taking chances. Hell, I'd smear lambs blood on my cabin door if it would help me get through one week without a friggin problem!

OMG that is funny! My wife asked what I was laughing at. I'm with ya brother. Whatever it takes.

 

[Hellman Huddle]

I suppose all you nay sayers also allow bananas on your boat too when you go fishing?......Bad juju, very bad juju

Always, they go good on my Special K in the morning.

 

[JediJD]

You can have a profound and abiding faith, and still be certain that you can no more contemplate the eternal than cats can do algebra. Accordingly, I tend to give credence to traditions...even ones that are probably comfortably on the fringe of the effectiveness event horizon.

Fortunately, traditions update themselves and I am grateful that all I have to sacrifice is a bottle of good champagne instead of a vestal virgin.

 

[Hellman Huddle]

According to Wikipedia & other popular resourses of knowledge:
Superstition is a credulous belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge.

Enough said!

 

[JediJD]

Unfortunately, that covers many a cherished belief...quite a few with little more to support themselves than the ostensible boat gods.

According to Wikipedia & other popular resourses of knowledge:
Superstition is a credulous belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge.

Enough said!

 

[AKBASSKING]

The Case
Against Bananas

Bringing a banana aboard a fishing boat won't win you any friends among anglers-but it might score you a wedgie.

This article was taken from Boating World Magazine​

The mere mention of a banana muffin on board was enough to send legendary south Florida fishing guide "Bouncer" Smith scrambling toward the cooler that held the offending item. With his face flushed and a vein bulging from his forehead, he hurled the hapless muffin overboard, much to the objection of its rightful owner. Was this the act of an isolated bananaphobe? Well you can forget about black cats crossing your path or broken mirrors, because to many fishermen around the world, there is nothing unluckier than a banana on board a boat.
Having been cultivated in the Indus Valley as far back as 2000 B.C. , the banana's nickname is "the fruit of the wise" Somewhat ironic when you consider that it is technically classified as an herb (although clearly a member of the "hand-fruit" genus) and is a favorite food of monkeys, whose major leisure activities include hurling bodily waste products and offending sexually uptight visitors at the zoo.
The origin of this superstition is uncertain, but many believe that it began in olden times, when bananas were transported by rickety, overcrowded, top-heavy boats plying the tropics (now known as cruise ships). These boats would frequently sink, leaving behind a residue of floating yellow commas, thus leading witnesses to deduce that hauling bananas was unlucky. A more scientific explanation is that since bananas give off ethylene gas when they ripen, it causes other perishable foodstuffs to spoil more quickly. This expended-gas theory could be why it's also considered unlucky to have a politician on board. Yet another theory suggests that crates of bananas would also contain unwanted pests, such as spiders, snakes, flies, mice and Beanie Babies.
Although the banana superstition is worldwide, nowhere is it taken more seriously than in Hawaii. Some believe the Aloha State's anti-banana sentiment has its roots in legend when the god Pele (apparently before his soccer career) brought his brother to the islands to be the deity in charge of sport fishing. Rumor has it that he was deficient in, how shall we say, the male hydraulics department, giving him a severe case of banana envy. A clue to how Hawaiians feel about the subject can be found on the Kona Fishing Charter website. Although fairly ambiguously written, it states "Absolutely positively, no ifs, ands ,or buts, do not bring bananas on board". Let's just say if questioned by a Large Samoan deckhand folding a filet knife, it might be better NOT to reveal the fact that you had a Bananas Foster for breakfast.
In Florida, charter boat crews have extended the prohibition beyond bananas and related food products to include objects that merely have the word banana on it, such as Banana Boat sunscreen, or items from Banana Republic, During fishing tournaments, anti-banana feelings run high. Not leaving any stone unturned, each person on board is quizzed as to what brand of underwear they are wearing. Should some clueless individual mention they are wearing Fruit of the Loom, a rather unpleasant operation is performed on them. First, they are seized by a couple of stout deckhands and given a punitive "wedgie" to prepare the surgical field. A razor-sharp filet knife is then used to excise the label, which curiously doesn't even have a banana on it. Experts recommend not struggling during this procedure, particularly if after a hard night of carousing the underwear is on backwards.
Some bold individuals spit in the eye of this superstition such as the Banana Lure Co., which features trolling lures that look like half a Chiquita. Attempts to inquire about how business is going have gone unanswered​

 

[Hellman Huddle]

What countries do bananas grow in?

Top banana producing nations - 2007
(in million metric tons)

India21.77

China8.04

Philippines7.48

Brazil7.10

Ecuador6.00

Indonesia5.46

Tanzania3.50

Costa Rica2.08

Thailand2.00

Mexico1.96

Burundi1.60

Guatemala1.57

Vietnam1.36

Kenya1.19

Bangladesh1.00

Honduras0.91

Egypt0.88

Papua New Guinea0.87

Cameroon0.86

Uganda0.62World total72.5

And how do you think they get to your table? By boat my friend!

 

[jitts3]

http://images.hayneedle.com/mgen/master:AQS001.jpg?is=800,800,0xffffff

 

[Bucit]

They look pretty happy with that big banana between their thighs

 

[AKBASSKING]

What countries do bananas grow in?

Top banana producing nations - 2007
(in million metric tons)

India21.77

China8.04

Philippines7.48

Brazil7.10

Ecuador6.00

Indonesia5.46

Tanzania3.50

Costa Rica2.08

Thailand2.00

Mexico1.96

Burundi1.60

Guatemala1.57

Vietnam1.36

Kenya1.19

Bangladesh1.00

Honduras0.91

Egypt0.88

Papua New Guinea0.87

Cameroon0.86

Uganda0.62World total72.5

And how do you think they get to your table? By boat my friend!

Oh don't get me wrong. I love bananas...on shore. They or any product containing them just will never ever be on my boat......The curse does work and i have seen it with my own eyes!!!!

 

[jitts3]

:smt043

They look pretty happy with that big banana between their thighs

:smt043

But if I go tuna fishing, im not eating my first fish's still beating heart!

 

[Nehalennia]

According to Wikipedia & other popular resourses of knowledge:
Superstition is a credulous belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge.

Enough said!

Yeah, some can say this about "God" too.......just sayin'

Unfortunately, that covers many a cherished belief...quite a few with little more to support themselves than the ostensible boat gods.

What countries do bananas grow in?

Top banana producing nations - 2007............. And how do you think they get to your table? By boat my friend!

Bananas are not for boats that plan to go fishing. I don't allow them on my boat if we're crabbing or fishing.


Lighten up.

 

[Hellman Huddle]

Yeah, some can say this about "God" too.......just sayin'


Bananas are not for boats that plan to go fishing. I don't allow them on my boat if we're carbbing or fishing.


Lighten up.

Me lighten up! How about you knuckleheads that are taking all this superstitious nonsense seriously! I cannot believe what ya'll believe, it is wonder you can walk out the front door everyday. Did you step on a crack & break your mom's back? Did a black cat cross your path? Walk under a ladder? Or does all this nonsense only apply to your boating?

 

[JediJD]

Faith and superstition depend a lot on the perspective of the believer. From a distance, they are pretty hard to distinguish.

 

[Gofirstclass]

Geeesh Hellman, just when I thought you'd removed the knot from your panties now you go and destroy my faith in you.

Yes, one could easily say that these past centuries of boating traditions and superstitions are pure nonsense and there's a big part of me that tends to agree with that. I, for example, own a black cat so it would not be accurate to say I'm a superstitious person.

The one big thing that jumps off the page in this thread is that you are the one who is uptight about these superstitions. Some of the posters on here engage in these ceremonies and some don't, but you seem to be the only one who has gone postal about the topic.

If the rest of us want to have some fun with it, why do you get upset about it? Oh, and by the way, do you send nasty letters to the Secretaries of the Coast Guard and Navy when they christen a new ship? Do you likewise send out nastygrams to the ministerial people who annually conduct the hundreds of "Blessing of the Fleet" ceremonies around the world?

If not, why not? Or do you simply save up all your rant powers and bless us with them?

Just saying

 

[techmitch]

me lighten up! How about you knuckleheads that are taking all this superstitious nonsense seriously! I cannot believe what ya'll believe, it is wonder you can walk out the front door everyday. Did you step on a crack & break your mom's back? Did a black cat cross your path? Walk under a ladder? Or does all this nonsense only apply to your boating?

H***** H*** :smt021