Why is a ship called a "she"?

CiceroVoltaire · 2019-06-25T20:32:16+00:00

a ship is full of seamen. a woman is full of semen.

the more you know. ;)

TigPlaze · 2019-06-25T21:43:49+00:00

It's an affectionate use of pronouns. A lot of languages use masculine and feminine pronouns to refer to inanimate objects, for example, German and French do. English does not do that very much, but "she" for a ship is a rare example when it does.

Malbek604 · 2019-06-25T22:53:49+00:00

In Russia, ships are male.

AppleDane · 2019-06-26T00:26:59+00:00

If you're heading FOR the buoys, you're doing it wrong.

[deleted] · 2019-06-26T03:17:37+00:00

The best days of my sailor's life were the day I bought her and the day I sold her.

The best days of my life as a married man were the day I married her and the day I divorced her.

gi0rno_gi0vanna · 2019-06-25T20:55:09+00:00

Cuz she high maintenance.

livingyeet · 2019-06-25T22:17:44+00:00

Lmao

punkcasher · 2019-06-25T21:01:41+00:00

Any port in a storm. :)

OniiChanStopNotThere · 2019-06-26T00:58:35+00:00

Perfection.

ver0cious · 2019-06-26T09:15:33+00:00

You can't hold a ship responsible for their actions.

2019-06-26T06:19:12+00:00

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AndyJN16 · 2019-06-26T11:14:35+00:00

Lol can’t wait to show this to the guys when we paint the ship later

guilhermefdias · 2019-06-26T17:11:31+00:00

In brazil ships are males.

"O Navio", "O Barco"...

Title	Why is a ship called a "she"?
Author	Sirbinkai
Upvotes	661
Comments	26
Date	June 25, 2019 8:27 PM UTC (7 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MGTOW
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