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GregP May 2022 11:56am, 19 May 2022 135,454 posts	Quote Pin GregP I get this wrong too, much to the annoyance of Nellers. I think most things are a kayak and only something unwieldy and nerdy with a one-ended paddle is a canoe?
Nellers May 2022 12:09pm, 19 May 2022 39,465 posts	Quote Pin Nellers A canoe is basically anything that you "paddle" rather than row, so propel with a paddle that isn't attached to the boat like an oar is, although there are canoes that are sailed and poled (like a punt). A kayak is a specific type of canoe where you sit (rather than kneel) and have a double-bladed paddle. Think (in a very un-PC 70s way) Eskimo kayaks. It's actually more blurry than that and there are lots of grey areas and blurred borders but the overall definition of "canoe" pretty much stands. Once you attach an oar it's not generally considered to be a canoe, although I'd bet there are some exceptions I don't know about. All of the above can be both unwieldy and nerdy or graceful and sublime, dear Greg. It depends very much on the skill of the user.
GregP May 2022 12:12pm, 19 May 2022 135,456 posts	Quote Pin GregP Thanks Nell. Told you I always get it wrong. Allegedly (according to Punt and Dennis I think so not reliable) the oldest joke in the English language: What's the difference between Joan of Arc and a canoe?
trumpton riots May 2022 12:17pm, 19 May 2022 4,564 posts	Quote Pin trumpton riots Of course, you should never go out in a canoe on a cold day. Everyone knows that you can't have your Kayak and heat it
Cerrertonia May 2022 12:17pm, 19 May 2022 16,553 posts	Quote Pin Cerrertonia [I think the 15th century original said Noah's Ark rather than a canoe ;-)]
swittle May 2022 1:50pm, 19 May 2022 86,814 posts	Quote Pin swittle (Originally posted on the 'Inside No. 9 Appreciation' thread:) ...that actor and writer, Daisy Haggard's great-great-great-uncle was the author, Rider Haggard.
GregP May 2022 2:23pm, 19 May 2022 135,457 posts	Quote Pin GregP Lamar Jackson's middle name is Demeatrice.
GlennR May 2022 10:00pm, 19 May 2022 63,618 posts	Quote Pin GlennR Any relation to the Dukes of Haggard?
swittle May 2022 12:02am, 20 May 2022 86,825 posts	Quote Pin swittle He was a 'Sir' - KBE.
GregP May 2022 8:27am, 20 May 2022 135,481 posts	Quote Pin GregP Sir Lamar Jackson? Now I'm properly confused.