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The OED entry contrasts a ‘tarpaulin’ as being a “sea-bred superior officer, captain etc” to a ‘military officer’ often appointed to command a ship (presumably with little sailing experience). There’s also a reference from 1894 ”Drake and his brother tarpaulins”

thanks jono - that had entirely passed me by!

Well done Aristo - cheers Mattrom!

Why thank you, mattrom et al! Nifty prizes. I’ll try to come up with something…uh, maybe saintly for November 1.
How was the sculpture exhibition?

Well done Aristo and thanks for setting and the listing Mattrom!

Aristo, Always interesting, and a stunning location on the cliffs near Bondi. I prefer the ones that have a relationship to that landscape (e.g., seem to be growing out of rocks), rather than those that could be anywhere. Being too picky, perhaps.
SS (Chris), I hope your daughter gets to see it. Parking is difficult, but she probably knows that.

Congratulations Aristo
Cheers Mattrom for hosting and the mention, much appreciated