Naval History

Jimbuna · 04-29-09, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman

Yes , and indeed the Constitution did do some marvelous feats in her career , but to ingore those feats and instead invent some and falsly attribute the feats of other ships to the Constitution shows such a lack of objectivity as well as complete disrespect to the real achievements of the United States navy , so that one has to wonder which particular fruitloop website Subman got his info from

Oh don't be so harsh on him, your probably only giving him more reason to yank yer chain

Your much better off replying in kind with something along the lines:

The US and British Navy were recently on manoeuvres in the Persian gulf. The communications officer on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise sent a radio message to the British carrier HMS Illustrious: "And how's the second biggest Navy in the world today then?"
To which the Illustrious officer responded: "Fine. How's the second best?"

The USS Enterprise did not reply.

04-29-09, 01:45 PM

If I was going to go along those lines jimbuna I would have done the one about the US task force saying over the radio that they are the mighty force on course and that vessel with that bloody big light in front of them had better get out of the way or pay the price of trying to stand in the way of the worlds greatest navy....at which point the lighthouse replied "come on big fella , try and have a go if you think you're hard enough"

SUBMAN1 · 04-29-09, 01:53 PM

Tribesman, you seems a little on the uptight side. You need a vacation before you blow a fuse.

And if you must know, i got it from a friend who is an ex F-4 Phantom pilot - Navy. We had a couple laughs so I figured I'd share. He was complaining about the lack of rum when he was in the service.

Bewolf obviously gets it. I doubt you ever will.

-S

04-29-09, 02:12 PM

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He was complaining about the lack of rum when he was in the service

Yeah its a long time since 1862 .

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Tribesman, you seems a little on the uptight side.

I'm on the wrong forum , while I like subs I prefer sails and since the 1812 war is my favourite conflict I objest to misreprestatiopn of those events (but that noramally centers round New Orleans) , especially falsifying them or in this case completely falsifying and transposing .
Your topic should have been " a seamans fable" not naval history.

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You need a vacation before you blow a fuse.

Galway is a vacation , its why I moved back here

SUBMAN1 · 04-29-09, 07:36 PM

I proved my point. Point being - Lighten up Already!

-S

clive bradbury · 04-30-09, 11:46 AM

Simply as a point of fact, the 'second best' navy quote was a signal by Lord Mountbatten to a USN ship visiting Malta in the 1940s or 50s. I suppose it may have been oft used since, but that was the source of the witticism.

Sailor Steve · 04-30-09, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

I proved my point. Point being - Lighten up Already!

-S

Exactly what point was that?

SUBMAN1 · 04-30-09, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Exactly what point was that?

You can't read? Read what you quoted once more. Might help you understand to take a second look.

-S

04-29-09, 01:53 PM	#3
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Tribesman, you seems a little on the uptight side. You need a vacation before you blow a fuse. And if you must know, i got it from a friend who is an ex F-4 Phantom pilot - Navy. We had a couple laughs so I figured I'd share. He was complaining about the lack of rum when he was in the service. Bewolf obviously gets it. I doubt you ever will. -S __________________

04-29-09, 07:36 PM	#5
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I proved my point. Point being - Lighten up Already! -S __________________

04-29-09, 01:45 PM	#2
Tribesman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	If I was going to go along those lines jimbuna I would have done the one about the US task force saying over the radio that they are the mighty force on course and that vessel with that bloody big light in front of them had better get out of the way or pay the price of trying to stand in the way of the worlds greatest navy....at which point the lighthouse replied "come on big fella , try and have a go if you think you're hard enough"

04-30-09, 11:46 AM	#6
clive bradbury Captain Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: stoke-on-trent, UK Posts: 492 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Simply as a point of fact, the 'second best' navy quote was a signal by Lord Mountbatten to a USN ship visiting Malta in the 1940s or 50s. I suppose it may have been oft used since, but that was the source of the witticism.