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  • This also means that if Charlie is the Don, Jib is officially a "Capo" since he is the head of the BBA "crew" Am I proud to be one of Jibs "Lieutenants"?

    Archive 2005-11-01 2005

  • Since this is a BBA posting members only partywe need to meet each other before we meet the public lol we decided to spare no expense and since we are putting it on Jibs VISA card why not.

    Archive 2005-12-01 2005

  • Jibs became universal, adding greatly to handiness in general and the power of tacking in particular.

    All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways William Charles Henry Wood 1905

  • However, I'm going to have to defer to the 'Jibs on this one (the employed ones anyway, which may cut down the responses some), because if I miss all the lights I can be at the office in eight minutes, which is hardly time for the tubes in the radio in my 2003 Civic to get warmed up enough to listen to anything.

    Pajiba 2010

  • Jibs: Hey guys, I was wondering if any of you knew of any prop firms in …

    Trader's Narrative 2009

  • Jibs: Hey guys, I was wondering if any of you knew of any prop firms in …

    Trader's Narrative 2009

  • There were some surprises, 3-4 'Jibs discovering they all live in the same modest town, that kind of thing.

    Pajiba 2009

  • And while I'm on this: A few years ago we ( "we" meaning the site, not me) did a sort of demographic survey of the readership, mainly focusing on where 'Jibs live.

    Pajiba 2009

  • "Jibs and jiggers!" said the Admiral, "I never thought of that.

    The Admiral's Caravan Reginald Bathurst Birch 1880

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