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Old 10-10-10, 11:33 PM   #1
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Found this over at goatlocker.org and thought all of you would get a kick out of it. And it's all true, honest!

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IN THE BEGINNING

In the beginning was the word, and the word was God and all else was darkness and void and without form. So God created the heavens and the earth. He created the sun and the moon and the stars, so that their light might pierce the darkness. And the earth, God divided between the land and the sea, and these He filled with many assorted creatures.


And from the slime, in a land called Lympstone, God made dark, salty creatures that inhabited the seashore. He called them Marines, He dressed them accordingly, in bright colors so that their betters may more easily find them in the holes and burrows that they'd scoured out of the ground.


And God said, "Whilst at their appointed labors they will devour worms, maggots, C and K rations and all creatures that creep or crawl". The flighty creatures of the air, He called Airdales, and these He clothed in uniforms which were ruffled, perfumed, and pretty. He gave them great floating cities with flat roofs in which to live, where they gathered and formed huge multitudes. They carried out heathen rites and ceremonies by day and by night upon the roof amidst thunderous noise. They were given God's blue sky and their existence was on the backs of others.


And the surface creatures of the sea, God called Skimmers, who Supported the Airdales and with a twinkle in His eye and a sense of humor only He could have, He gave them all gedunks, polluted with much stickywater, to drink. God gave them big grey "targets" to go to sea in. He gave them many splendid uniforms to wear. And He gave them all the world's exotic and wonderful places to visit. He gave them pen and paper so that they could write home every week, and He gave them ropeyarn Sunday at sea and a laundry so they could clean and polish their splendid uniforms. (When you are God it is very easy to get carried away with your own great and wondrous benevolence) .


And on the seventh day, as you know, God rested from his labors. And on the eighth day at 0755, just before colors, God looked down upon the earth and He was not a happy man. God knew He had not quite achieved perfection, so He thought about his labors, and in His infinite wisdom, He created a divine creature, His masterpiece, and this He called a Submariner. A child of heaven.


And these Submariners, whom God created in His own image, and to whom He gave his most cherished gift, great intelligence, were to be of the deep, and to them He gave more of his greatest gifts. He gave them black steel messengers of death called the "Smoke Boat" class in which to roam the depths of his oceans, and He gave them His arrows and slingshots, the Mark 14 torpedo of burnished brass and black, and the Mark 37 of green, to wage war against the forces of Satan and all evil.


He heaped great knowledge and understanding upon them, in order that they may more easily win their greatest challenge, to pass their Qualification Test and be skilled in the great works God had charged them with.


The finest of these men, God called "Diesel Boat Submariners" for they made all happen beyond the understanding of other men. He gave His Submariners hotels in which to live when they were exhausted and weary from doing God’s will. He gave them fortitude to consume vast quantities of beer and booze, to sustain them in their arduous tasks, performed in His name.


He gave them great food, submarine pay and occasionally, subsistence so that they might entertain the Ladies of the "Starlight", "White Hat", and the "Horse and Cow" on Saturday nights and impress the heck out of the creatures He called "Skimmers” and "Jar Heads".


And at the end of the eighth day, God again looked down upon the earth and saw all was good in His realm. But God was not happy because, in the course of His mighty labors He had forgotten one thing. He had not kept a pair of "Dolphins" for Himself.


But He thought about it and considered it and finally He consoled himself, in the certain knowledge that - - -


"Not Just Anybody Can Be a Submariner!"
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Old 10-11-10, 12:44 AM   #2
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Old 10-11-10, 01:07 AM   #3
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A bit narcissistic don't ya think?

or did you mean this fellow




His father had to go through Normandy but his son



He seems to be having fun, a real party goer. . . . .what are kids nowadays turning into....[concerned look]
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Old 10-11-10, 05:05 AM   #4
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Brilliant!
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Old 10-11-10, 08:27 AM   #5
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And THEN he created the COB to guide those wayward sons
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Old 10-11-10, 01:58 PM   #6
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Teach them to drink as well

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Old 10-11-10, 06:02 PM   #7
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And THEN he created the COB to guide those wayward sons
I think my first COB was one of the originals then. He had the hull number of every boat he had been on tattooed down his left arm. Started at about the shoulder with diesel boats and was down to his elbow with my boat last. I think he and Davey Jones might have been drinkin buddies.
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Old 10-11-10, 06:59 PM   #8
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It just occured to me that each branch probably had their own version of this at one point. Game designers picked up on it.


(personally, i think marines used are way overused in video games.)
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Old 10-11-10, 10:28 PM   #9
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And THEN he created the COB to guide those wayward sons
No no, you are forgetting the COB IS God!

Never forget the chain of command:

CHAIN OF COMMAND



ADMIRAL
Leaps tall buildings with a single bound, Is more powerful than a locomotive, Is faster than a speeding bullet, Walks on water,
Gives policy to God.


CAPTAIN
Leaps short buildings with a single bound, Is more powerful than a small train, Is just as fast as a speeding bullet, Walks on water if sea is calm, Talks with God.



COMMANDER
Leaps short buildings with a running start, Is almost as powerful as a large train, Is slower than a speeding bullet, Walks on water in indoor swimming pools, Talks with God if special form is provided.



LIEUTENANT COMMANDER

Barely clears little huts, Loses tugs-of-war with elephants , Can fire a speeding bullet, Swims well, Is occasionally addressed by God.



LIEUTENANT, S.G.

Makes high marks when trying to leap high buildings, Is run over by small trains, Can sometimes handle a gun without without inflicting self-injury,
Dog paddles, Talks to Animals.



LIEUTENANT, J.G.
Runs into buildings,
May know what a helicopter is, Is not issued with ammunition, Can stay afloat if instructed in life jackets, Talks to Walls.



MIDSHIPMAN

Falls over doorstep when trying to enter building, Says "Look at the Choo Choo", Plays in puddles, Mumbles to himself.


CHIEF OF THE BOAT
Lifts buildings and walks under them, Kicks locomotives off the track, Catches speeding bullets in his teeth, Freezes water with a single glance, HE IS GOD.

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Old 10-12-10, 03:51 AM   #10
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CHIEF OF THE BOAT
Lifts buildings and walks under them, Kicks locomotives off the track, Catches speeding bullets in his teeth, Freezes water with a single glance, HE IS GOD.

Much better than been an Admiral
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