7/11/2006: Unique planeboat

[seakdivers]

It's kinda cool, however it is in dire need of a furniture re-do. Nevermind the avocado green furniture..... Check out the nasty back sweat stains on that white pillow! Eeeew!

[Elspode]

How do you know that's *sweat*?

[capnhowdy]

It would be perfect if they'd take off the top half and replace it with glass. If it has to be so closed in, at least they could have made some type of outdoor area.

Cool, tho. I'm jealous coz I can't afford one.

[BrianR]

Or even replace the BOTTOM with glass!

so you can see the fish that you're fishing for!

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by fargon

What powers the beast?

Two Yamaha F50s.
4-Stroke, 4-cylinder, 60.8 ci (996 cc), 50 hp, each. They're not setting any speed records.

[sandypossum]

A guy on ebay sells used Boeings for $300,000, which isn't bad as it includes installation with all utilities. I like the way they can slowly swivel with the wind.

[Pancake Man]

Jimmy Buffet must be all over it. He named it, and wrote it into his book.

[seakdivers]

Els - I just know.

[milkfish]

I think someone should challenge the Muffin man to stick some wings on a J-Class yacht and make it fly. Now that would be impressive.

[Spexxvet]

Wasn't the cosmic muffin the name of an on-radio astrologer from way back?

[wolf]

It's from the Deteriorata. National Lampoon.

You are a fluke
Of the universe.
You have no right to be here.....
Deteriorata! Deteriorata!

Go placidly
Amid the noise and waste.
And remember what comfort there may be
In owning a piece thereof.

Avoid quiet and passive persons
Unless you are in need of sleep.

Ro-tate your tires.

Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself
And heed well their advice,
Even though they be turkeys.

Know what to kiss.....and when!

Consider that two wrongs never make a right
But that THREE.........do.

Wherever possible, put people on hold.

Be comforted that in the face of all aridity and disillusionment
And despite the changing fortunes of time,
There is always a big future in computer main-te-nance.

Chorus

You are a fluke
Of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And whether you can hear it or not
The universe is laughing behind your back.

Remember the Pueblo.

Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle and mu-ti-late.

Know yourself.
If you need help, call the FBI.

Exercise caution in your daily affairs,
Especially with those persons closest to you.
That lemon on your left, for instance.

Be assured that a walk through the ocean of most souls
Would scarcely get your feet wet.

Fall not in love therefore;
It will stick to your face.

Gracefully surrender the things of youth:
The birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan
And let not the sands of time
Get in your lunch.

Hire people with hooks.

For a good time call 606-4311;
Ask for "Ken."

Take heart amid the deepening gloom
That your dog is finally getting enough cheese.

And reflect that whatever misfortune may be your lot
It could only be worse in Milwaukee.

Chorus

You are a fluke
Of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And whether you can hear it or not
The universe is laughing behind your back.

Therefore, make peace with your god
Whatever you conceive him to be---
Hairy thunderer, or cosmic muffin.

With all its hopes, dreams, promises and urban renewal
The world continues to deteriorate.

GIVE UP!

Reprise

You are a fluke
Of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And whether you can hear it or not
The universe is laughing behind your back.

[barefoot serpent]

Originally Posted by milkfish

I think someone should challenge the Muffin man to stick some wings on a J-Class yacht and make it fly. Now that would be impressive.

OK...


now what?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Pancake Man

Jimmy Buffet must be all over it. He named it, and wrote it into his book.

From the second link in post #15.

Enter Florida Folk Hero Jimmy Buffett
In his many travels, Tropical Troubadour and Florida Folk Hero Jimmy Buffett had noticed Drimmer's 'plane-boat". He was so struck by the uniqueness of this vessel that he paid it homage in his 1992 novel, "Where Is Joe Merchant?".

In this novel, Florida Keys sea boat pilot Frank Bama and his former girl friend Trevor Kane begin to search for Kane's brother, rock musician Joe Merchant, who allegedly committed suicide by throwing himself off of a cruise ship in the Black Sea. Not so! One of Merchant's former band members, Desdemona, claimed otherwise.

Desdemona "lived" on Drimmer's plane-boat on the island of Boomtown on the windward coast of Hispanola. But this was more than just a "plane-boat". You see, Desdemona was being channeled by aliens from the Plaides (or "Seven Sisters") to construct a spaceship to take her to the Plaides, and the "plane-boat" which she named "Cosmic Muffin" was to be that rocket ship! In honor of Desdemona's rocket ship to be, the boys from the Boomtown boatyard presented her with a blue jump suit that said "Build Spaceships Now".

As a token of his appreciation for Buffett's description of his plane-boat in this novel, Drimmer renamed the craft to "Cosmic Muffin", a name it retains to this day.

[Elspode]

Originally Posted by wolf

It's from the Deteriorata. National Lampoon.

I play this every year on Pagan Radio during the Fest. One of my faves.

[Pancake Man]

From the second link in post #15.

One of these days I'll actually click on a link. Until then, I am doomed to echo the words of those that have read before me.