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- A messabout is an event where a group of people get together to discuss and "mess about" in boats. The term is derived from the children's book The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.
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Oct 17, 2011 · WIND IN THE WILLOWS: Best Boat Quote. It is certainly one of the biggest cliches in the literature of boating. What the Water Rat said to the Mole: “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing –absolutely nothing–half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”. But here’s a little tip.
- “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. […] “In or out of ‘em, it doesn’t matter.
- “Finest house on the whole river,” cried Toad boisterously. “Or anywhere else, for that matter,” he could not help adding. Here the Rat nudged the Mole.
- Such a rich chapter it had been, when one came to look back on it all! With illustrations so numerous and so very highly coloured! The pageant of the river bank had marched steadily along, unfolding itself in scene-pictures that succeeded each other in stately procession.
- The Badger did not mind that sort of thing at all, nor did he take any notice of elbows on the table, or everybody speaking at once.
Simply messing," he went on dreamily: "messing—about—in—boats; messing—". "Look ahead, Rat!" cried the Mole suddenly. It was too late. The boat struck the bank full tilt. The dreamer, the joyous oarsman, lay on his back at the bottom of the boat, his heels in the air.
May 3, 2024 · There is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. In or out of ‘em, it doesn’t matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that’s the charm of it.
Kenneth Grahame Quote. There is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it.
Simply messing,' he went on dreamily: `messing--about--in--boats; messing----'. `Look ahead, Rat!' cried the Mole suddenly. It was too late. The boat struck the bank full tilt. The dreamer, the joyous oarsman, lay on his back at the bottom of the boat, his heels in the air.
Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered.
