Das Boot was good...but...

Twitchy · 11-30-05, 09:28 PM

What the hell was with the gratuitous references? "Maybe we should raise little duckies in the bilge...and feed the GREEN BOOGERS" "We lube up the torpedoes with vasaline AND RAM THEN BACK IN THE WOMAN!"...."WE WILL NEED VASILINE TO GET THROUGH GILBRALTAR!"

WTF. Please don't tell me REAL uboaters talked like this or Ima hang myself here and now

Ducimus · 11-30-05, 09:30 PM

Bad english translations im guessing.

It's acutaly a bit more articulate if you watch the german version with engish subtitles.

That said, the engish version is close. but not quite on the money.

11-30-05, 10:37 PM

I was an American destroyer sailor, and believe me, the language, jokes and references can get pretty wild sometimes.

Ducimus · 11-30-05, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I was an American destroyer sailor, and believe me, the language, jokes and references can get pretty wild sometimes.

well the old phrase, "curse like a sailor" didnt come from nowhere.

Acutaly most military can get pretty wild with their jokes, regardless of branch.

Etienne · 11-30-05, 11:11 PM

I'm a Merchant Marine cadet and I can yell insult or profanity for two minutes straight without repeating myself, in two languages.

Believe me, these jokes are mild. These guys spend months without much feminine contact, if at all. And when you do see a woman, she's usually a... Professional, y'know? Manners and taste degrade. Vaseline jokes? Totally.

I mean, how else can you get a salty up the Seaway?

I'd say Das Boot turned it down a notch. Or ten.

"Number 1 crane is between hatch #1 and #2, number 2 is between #3 and #4, number three is between #5 and #6, and number four is between my legs!" - Unnamed Bosun.

kiwi_2005 · 11-30-05, 11:27 PM

The movie was made in the 80's corny is the word.

supersloth · 12-01-05, 01:57 AM

i think anyhwere you have a bunch of guys hanging around (ie sub, basketball court, parking lot...) pervert jokes are a given.

Marhkimov · 12-01-05, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by supersloth

i think anyhwere you have a bunch of guys hanging around (ie sub, basketball court, parking lot...) pervert jokes are a given.

Haha, I agree. You don't have to be a sailor to get all perverted and wacky. Ha, we do it in english class all the time.

KapitÃ¤n Cremer · 12-01-05, 02:54 AM

And when you think about it....

Those german sailors were around our age....They were the flower of their generation and they were just as energetic then as we are now....

So why should we be disgusted with their language....we are not any better....

CptGrayWolf · 12-01-05, 04:59 AM

:rotfl:
Twitchy, get the rope out.

And yes the movie was made in the 80s, Kiwi_2005, but it was all taken from a book written in the 70s, by a man who was on real u-boats in the 40s.

Curval · 12-01-05, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Twitchy

What the hell was with the gratuitous references? "Maybe we should raise little duckies in the bilge...and feed the GREEN BOOGERS" "We lube up the torpedoes with vasaline AND RAM THEN BACK IN THE WOMAN!"...."WE WILL NEED VASILINE TO GET THROUGH GILBRALTAR!"

huh?. Please don't tell me REAL uboaters talked like this or Ima hang myself here and now

LOL!

You're kidding right? :rotfl:

Dowly · 12-01-05, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by CptGrayWolf

:rotfl:
Twitchy, get the rope out.

And yes the movie was made in the 80s, Kiwi_2005, but it was all taken from a book written in the 70s, by a man who was on real u-boats in the 40s.

In the real U96 aswell.

There was a thread on ubi.com forums, where some guy posted photos aboard the U96 taken by the Buchheim.

Too bad I couldnÂ´t find the thread, those photos were amazing!

Edit: HereÂ´s the link to that thread: http://forums.ubi.com/groupee/forums...743#8631071743

Every photo expect that big explosion is taken aboard the U-96

Ps. Before someone will start the "ThatÂ´s not the U96! Theres no laughing swordfish"- thing:

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Originally Posted by Lothar GÃ¼nther Buchheim

The high command feared that enemy spys could use the conning tower pictures to identify specific u-boats, so all u-boats had to replace their personal markings with the one from their flotillas or to remove them completely.

CptGrayWolf · 12-01-05, 08:49 AM

Nice link Dowly!

Ahoy! · 12-01-05, 10:20 AM

Yeah, Frenssen and Pilgrim with their dirty talking and disgusting habits are my absolute favourite characters in the movie

Miles away from the stereotypical Hollywood German.

Seeadler · 12-01-05, 01:46 PM

I served 8 years in the German navy and the language from the "Das Boot" is still harmless in comparison to the reality. We have still conversed more rougher, particularly at sea after the daily evening beer.

12-01-05, 02:54 AM	#9
KapitÃ¤n Cremer Sailor man Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 47 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	And when you think about it.... Those german sailors were around our age....They were the flower of their generation and they were just as energetic then as we are now.... So why should we be disgusted with their language....we are not any better.... __________________ Ship sighted ! Arm the Torpedoes KapitÃ¤n Cremer, U333

11-30-05, 09:28 PM	#1
Twitchy Navy Dude Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 177 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Das Boot was good...but... What the hell was with the gratuitous references? "Maybe we should raise little duckies in the bilge...and feed the GREEN BOOGERS" "We lube up the torpedoes with vasaline AND RAM THEN BACK IN THE WOMAN!"...."WE WILL NEED VASILINE TO GET THROUGH GILBRALTAR!" WTF. Please don't tell me REAL uboaters talked like this or Ima hang myself here and now

11-30-05, 09:30 PM	#2
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Bad english translations im guessing. It's acutaly a bit more articulate if you watch the german version with engish subtitles. That said, the engish version is close. but not quite on the money.

11-30-05, 10:37 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I was an American destroyer sailor, and believe me, the language, jokes and references can get pretty wild sometimes.

11-30-05, 11:11 PM	#5
Etienne Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I'm a Merchant Marine cadet and I can yell insult or profanity for two minutes straight without repeating myself, in two languages. Believe me, these jokes are mild. These guys spend months without much feminine contact, if at all. And when you do see a woman, she's usually a... Professional, y'know? Manners and taste degrade. Vaseline jokes? Totally. I mean, how else can you get a salty up the Seaway? I'd say Das Boot turned it down a notch. Or ten. "Number 1 crane is between hatch #1 and #2, number 2 is between #3 and #4, number three is between #5 and #6, and number four is between my legs!" - Unnamed Bosun.

11-30-05, 11:27 PM	#6
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	The movie was made in the 80's corny is the word. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

12-01-05, 01:57 AM	#7
supersloth Seaman Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: CA, USA Posts: 41 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	i think anyhwere you have a bunch of guys hanging around (ie sub, basketball court, parking lot...) pervert jokes are a given.

12-01-05, 04:59 AM	#10
CptGrayWolf Commander Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saint Lawrence Seaway Posts: 459 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: Twitchy, get the rope out. And yes the movie was made in the 80s, Kiwi_2005, but it was all taken from a book written in the 70s, by a man who was on real u-boats in the 40s.

12-01-05, 08:49 AM	#13
CptGrayWolf Commander Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saint Lawrence Seaway Posts: 459 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Nice link Dowly!

12-01-05, 10:20 AM	#14
Ahoy! Watch Join Date: May 2004 Location: 7th flotilla St. Nazaire Posts: 19 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, Frenssen and Pilgrim with their dirty talking and disgusting habits are my absolute favourite characters in the movie Miles away from the stereotypical Hollywood German.

12-01-05, 01:46 PM	#15
Seeadler Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,096 Downloads: 169 Uploads: 0	I served 8 years in the German navy and the language from the "Das Boot" is still harmless in comparison to the reality. We have still conversed more rougher, particularly at sea after the daily evening beer.