Get Your Skates On! - Can anyone else confirm the rather rude origin of this phrase?!

I was told that this phrase refers to the old practice of sailors, away at sea for long periods & somewhat sexually frustrated, copulating with the skate fish, which has a genital arangement rather like a womans.....

No, ten out of ten for inventiveness, but that's wrong.

It just means go fast, as you would when wearing skates.

Gary

On what basis do you say it's wrong? The 'wearing skates' answer is the obvious one
but I was told by a friend the explanation of the fish connection & he had heard it
verified by 2 separate sources - but only verbally, I was just wondering whether it was true.
There must be someone out there who is a 'dab hand' at old marine sayings.........

Ade

Buddy, Gary is the systems manager. What he says is law.

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Oh, well that's a well reasoned arguement there......... ?@~#++?
Well if anyone else has any contribution..........

Ade

I've looked in all my reference books and can't find a reference to the practice you mentioned. Sorry.

Thanks....but then again, it's not the sort of thing that would be put into print in a reference book is it?
That's what's interesting about the phrase! The roller skate or ice skate derivation is plausible,
but I believe the saying has more of a history than just these connotations......

Ade

Ade, you're right. This is one of those expressions where we're going to have to dig a little harder. Maybe post on a naval slang site. I found several while I was looking for this expression. I have heard or seen this explanation before, but I can't remember where.