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[aleathiel]

We went punting. The blue shirt is cfeng's body. Please note the lack of punt pole in his hands. And then spot it somewhere behind the punt...





But then again, he's a hell of a lot better at it than I am!

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Pity me, I'm stupid

[anjali-organna.livejournal.com]

At the risk of sounding like an ignorant American, can you please explain to me what "punting" is and why he's standing on a boat? When you first mentioned it I assumed that it was just some weird version of football rugby or something, but this water thing totally perplexes me...

Re: Pity me, I'm stupid

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

Punts are flat-bottomed boats (have you seen pictures of Venice?). They are propelled along by a person standing on a little platform with a long pole. They use the pole to push off the river bed. It's a slow way of moving, and the steering gets very dodgy. It's a bit of a Cambridge (and Oxford) thing. In Oxford the boat faces the other direction because they're weird.