tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post8303216175800495915..comments2023-07-12T07:22:02.075-07:00Comments on Pop Culture Junk Mail: I'm on a boat-wrestling scholarshipGael Fashingbauer Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720729203329325754noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-22312200617928041202007-10-12T08:19:00.000-07:002007-10-12T08:19:00.000-07:00i understand the full boat idea, but shouldn't the...i understand the full boat idea, but shouldn't there be some hyphens in there somewhere to differentiate the scholarship from King Kong wrestling the Staten Island Ferry at quittin' time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-44145809910992028752007-10-11T12:47:00.000-07:002007-10-11T12:47:00.000-07:00My parents always referred to a full four year sch...My parents always referred to a full four year scholarship as a "Full Boat"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-34731885971972059402007-10-11T06:18:00.000-07:002007-10-11T06:18:00.000-07:00I read "Full boat" to mean full ride. Then again,...I read "Full boat" to mean full ride. Then again, my main objective in reading Judge Parker each day is to find single panels that could considered scandalous when taken out of context.Shelby Gelatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05468858135007226105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-10293893539417911512007-10-11T04:17:00.000-07:002007-10-11T04:17:00.000-07:00"Full boat" is an old term for a scholarship that'..."Full boat" is an old term for a scholarship that's four-years with tuition fully paid. I'm not sure if it also implies that room and board are also fully paid, but it seems like it should, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-30187362051820167022007-10-10T17:08:00.000-07:002007-10-10T17:08:00.000-07:00Well, maybe he was thinking, "Man, this wrestling ...Well, maybe he was thinking, "Man, this wrestling scholarship gives me a boatload of money!" And somehow that translated in his head to "full boat", which is a phrase unknown to man.<BR/><BR/>Ok, after googling I take it back. "Full boat" is apparently occasionally used to refer to a full house in poker. Which still doesn't make it make sense in this context.MsMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678127669806973890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-2472053431087121172007-10-10T16:29:00.000-07:002007-10-10T16:29:00.000-07:00According to Urban Dictionary, "Full boat" is a te...According to Urban Dictionary, "Full boat" is a term for a full house in poker. So maybe he won the scholarship in a bet.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092217234287469255noreply@blogger.com