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Old 06-01-2015, 07:45 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by RT Firefly View Post
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Mr. A. Oh you poor lost soul...I suppose when it's raining you raise your umbrella? The more genteel of us deploy our bumbershoot...
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If you will note in post #46 under the origins of the word salon, nowhere does it even remotely suggest a boat/ship/vessel whereas the word saloon specifically notes "... especially a passenger boat from 1817..."
As to drinking establishments being named saloons, this was a clever ruse perpetrated by purveyors of demon alcohol and keepers of dens of loose women to lend a semblance of decency to otherwise tawdry and lowbrow establishments along the same lines as calling a pool hall a billiard parlor or a Ford Mustang a sports car.
As an aside; "... into a gal’s Salon for more intimate..." Yes indeed, prostitution! So IF you wish to describe YOUR saloon as a salon, go right ahead but you may want to relocate your vessel to Nevada where such high jinks are legal.

I suspect this verbal sparing is NOT aiding the OP in any way other than to suggest the fact that any boat he gets should have a comfortable saloon.
Comforts of a saloon hold no match to comforts of s salon. OP had best decide which side of the gate seems more in-tune with desires at hand. Your stated ..." Yes indeed prostitution!" Lends credence that you subliminally may appreciate the word salon more than saloon. Check your feelings... then proceed to the door truly desired.
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