"Man Overboard" - why?

I feel a bit mischievous today and so I thought that I'd ask the question, why is it always "Man overboard" and why is the dummy that they throw into the water always a "Man", in these enlightened times of equality etc., isn't it time that we had the odd "Woman overboard" ????

David

I feel a bit mischievous today and so I thought that I'd ask the question, why is it always "Man overboard" and why is the dummy that they throw into the water always a "Man", in these enlightened times of equality etc., isn't it time that we had the odd "Woman overboard" ????

 

David

My DW says the answer is easy, because in most cases Man equals Dummy.

There is no differentiation between man, woman or child when a person goes overboard.

A joke : What do you say when a woman falls overboard? Paul Lynde: "Full steam ahead!"

I feel a bit mischievous today and so I thought that I'd ask the question, why is it always "Man overboard" and why is the dummy that they throw into the water always a "Man", in these enlightened times of equality etc., isn't it time that we had the odd "Woman overboard" ????

 

David

Also, the standard signal flag for man overboard is "Oscar' ;-)