Never Say P*g : 9781550179798 : 15 Sep 2022 : The nautical reference book you never knew you needed: a compendium of all superstitions maritime and marine. Learn your A-B-Seas of sailors' guiding magic and mythos?and why you should never stir your tea with a knife, lest you invite trouble and strife. Ever wondered why the skipper gave you a hairy eyeball when you stepped aboard the ship with your left foot? Or why a brolly or a bumbershoot?for the newly seasoned sailor, an umbrella?will bring trouble aboard? Find out all this and more in Never Say P*g, the never-seen-before collection of maritime superstitions ranging from the East Coast to the Great Lakes of Canada, the Inuit to the First Nations Peoples of the Pacific Northwest. From A: why killing an albatross is bad luck, but seeing one is good luck?to B: why bananas are so feared that some sailors only refer to them as ?that curved yellow fruit??to C: clapping aboard a ship will bring thunder?you'll be fluent in sailing supersti