Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: Quote of the day - Whaler Trivia
Posted by Mike on 03/25/07 - 6:17 AM
#1
"It was a contradiction in terms that caught on."
Just a bit of Whaler trivia.
Anyone know what was "a contradiction in terms that caught on" and who said it?
Edited by Mike on 03/25/07 - 1:35 PM
Posted by Jeff on 03/25/07 - 3:29 PM
#2
Dick Fisher said it in response to the name Boston Whaler as there were never any whaling fleets in Boston Harbor
Posted by Joe Kriz on 03/25/07 - 3:35 PM
#3
Jeff,
That's great.
You are a lot smarter than I look..... :)
Posted by Jeff on 03/25/07 - 4:11 PM
#4
It took me all day to figure it out. It hit while out raking up the yard and I had to come in and see if I was right. At first I though it might have been Mills when talking to Fisher about the original outrage but that did not seem right.
Posted by Mike on 03/25/07 - 4:46 PM
#5
Good one Jeff!
Quoting from a story by Marty Luray published January 1978 in Motorboat Magazine -
Dick Fisher - "We didn't feel that a straight name was what we wanted. We decided to use an unstraight name that everyone would remember. We decided that 'Whaler' was good, but Boston was not a place that was known for whalers. So we called it Boston Whaler. It was a contradiction in terms that caught on."