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Regarding the Sailor angle (VOC Tattoo)..... Found these tattoo meanings on a Sailor tattoo website
Palm Trees: Royal Navy tattoos of palm trees were made to represent the Mediterranean cruises in WWII. Many US sailors would normally have a tattoo of a palm tree or hula girl from Hawaii.
Guns or crossed cannon: tattoo normally acquired by military naval service.
As for the Canadian "eh". It is an informal way to ask a question or get someones attention .... Example..... You seen that goal eh?, Your going to be here on time eh?, Or if you don't hear your friend correctly, you would say "eh"? Similar to slang words huh? and right?