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Old 12-09-10, 08:06 PM   #4
desirableroasted
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Originally Posted by Gargamel View Post
They sink subs! Not boats!
Whooo... subs are boats.

I once, in my Seaman Apprentice days, asked a former COB of the USS Ethan Allen what is was like to serve on such a "ship." He glared and said "Submarines are boats. Not ships. And boats are boats. And ships are targets."

I didn't have the guts to point that the Allen was a ballistic missile platform and, so, unlikely to target ships.

But I did learn that if you think a sub is not a boat, submariners get real in your face.
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