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Funny: Home of the Haha

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[–] Cheems@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That's essentially how I always remember it. Port and left both have 4 letters.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] Cheems@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I dunno if the color has anything to do with it necessary. Maybe it does but I'm no seamen.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Lights on large vehicles (both sea and sky) always have red on the left and green on the right so that people can tell which direction you're facing even if it's too dark to see the vehicle itself

[–] Cheems@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

The more you know! I guess I have seen it. I just never really connected the dots there

[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

The H is both silent and invisible

[–] Album@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

By not boating at night

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Just like fork, so the fork goes on the left!

I learned that from Roseanne.

I just think of "PS" like in a letter.