Word of the Day

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Write something using our word of the day and post in the comments.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11
Bumboat

[BUHM-boat]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Dutch, 17th century

Traditionally, a small boat used to ferry provisions to ships docked away from the shore

In Singapore, a water taxi used to take tourists on sightseeing tours.

Examples of Bumboat in a sentence.

The captain of the bumboat ran a lucrative business because the sailors had no other way to buy supplies.

Add a tour on a bumboat to your Singapore visit and get a unique perspective of the city from the water.


About Bumboat
While you will find a boatswain on a marine vessel, and possibly even aboard a bumboat, this is a name for the ship’s officer in charge of the equipment. You might also hear the boatswain referred to as a bosun or Petty Officer.

Did you Know?
The term bumboat initially meant a scavenger’s boat, but they came to be an important part of the marine economy. Large ships couldn’t always dock at the shore and these smaller vessels would ferry provisions across the water, for a handsome price, of course.

Short Affair PROMPTS for November 18th

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The weather is turning decidedly colder, so what better than to curl up with stories of our heroes?

You'll find the prompts for November 18th down below the cut. For stories due today, simply follow this link.

https://section7mfu.livejournal.com/2673897.html

Don't forget, you can now chose to use one of the prompt words, or to use both in your story (not forgetting the colour element), remembering to state which combination of prompts you are using.

Remember, Section VII is a Gen site, but stories which are Het, Long-term Romance or AU can be posted in mfu_map_room.

You can post directly to Section VII or, if you wish, you can post your story elsewhere and provide a link. Please say where the link leads as a lot of people are unwilling to go to certain sites. Don't forget, Section VII and the Map Room are both available on Dreamwidth, for those of you who can figure it out (Just let us know if you posted there).

Have fun.

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No-one will notice

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Short Affair challenge. Prompts: propel, glamour, sky blue

It's Thanksgiving, there's a smog. Neither agent has a clean shirt...

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21395953

Effects of smog on Illya's collar