SUBSIM Merry Christmas

[Molon Labe]

I hope this hasn't been posted already, but I don't see any obvious dedicated threads and I reviewed the last 3 pages of this one.

With that out of the way, The Stupid Shall Be Punished presents:
Night Before Christmas -- Submarine Style

T'was the Night Before Christmas-Submarine Style
By Sean Keck

T'was the night before Christmas, and what no-one could see,
The men with the dolphins were under the sea.
Most of the crew was flat on their backs,
Snoring and dreaming all snug in their racks.

Those men on watch were making their rounds,
Some manning the planes or listening for sounds.
Back in maneuvering or down in the room,
They all hoped the oncoming watch would come soon.

I'd finished some PM's whose time was now due,
And hoped for some sleep, even an hour or two.
Against better judgment I took a short stroll,
And found myself wandering into control.

The Nav had the Conn, the COW was in place,
The COB had the Dive and a scowl on his face.
The helm and the planes were relaxed but aware,
The QM and ET were discussing a dare.

To comply with the orders the Nav told the Dive,
To bring the boat up with minimum rise.
The orders were given and soon they were there,
At periscope depth with a scope in the air.

The QM confirmed our position with care,
The broadcast was copied, we brought in some air.
The Nav on the scope let out a small cry,
He shook his head twice and rubbed at his eyes.

He looked once again to find what it was,
That interrupted his sweep and caused him to pause.
Try as he might there was nothing to see,
So down went the scope and us to the deep.

I asked what it was that caused his dismay,
He sheepishly said, "I'm embarrassed to say."
It could have been Northern Lights or a cloud,
Or a meteorite he wondered aloud.

But to tell you the truth I guess I must say,
Whatever it was it looked like a sleigh.
And though it passed quickly and never was clear,
I almost believe it was pulled by reindeer.

We laughed and teased him and I got up to go,
When our moment was broken by "Conn, Radio."
They told us a message was just coming in,
We looked at the depth gauge and started to grin.

"Radio, Conn, I feel safe to say,
Your attempt at a joke is too long delayed.
If it had been sooner it might have been neat,
But I doubt we're receiving at four-hundred feet."

"Conn, Radio, you can come down and see,
We're not playing games to any degree."
I headed aft with nothing better to do,
Surprised by the fact it was still coming through.

It stopped and was sent to control to be read,
The Nav read it slowly and scratched at his head.
Then again he began but this time aloud,
To those that now waited, a curious crowd.

"To you Denizens of the Deep and men of the sea,
Who risk your life daily so others stay free.
I rarely have seen you on this, my big night,
For far too often you are hidden from sight.

But purely by luck I saw you tonight,
As your scope coaxed the plankton to glow in the night.
And lucky for me I've finally won,
The chance to say thanks for all you have done.

I know that you miss your families at home,
And sometimes you feel as if you're alone.
But trust what I say and I'll do what's right,
I'll take something special to your families tonight.

Along with the gifts I'll take to your kin,
I'll visit their dreams and leave word within.
They'll hear of your love, and how you miss them,
I'll tell them that soon you'll be home again.

It might not be much I know that is true,
To thank you for all the things that you do.
But I'll do what I can, while you do what's right,
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight."

[rein1705]

Man the fireplace and load the Christmas Tree! Happy Holidays shipmates!

[Herr-Berbunch]

Blimey, I spend a couple of days away from subsim.com and this pops up - how late am I?

Anyhow, Happy Christmas for those that do, Happy non-religious feasting/spending period for those that don't, and a big UNLUCKY to Jim and Antikristuseke (is he out yet?) and anybody else who has to work (I've done my share!)

[U-48Kriegsmarine]

Certainly! A Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah (a bit late I know) and joyful Kwanzaa to all!

[robbo180265]

Shamelessly copied from the Wow forums - but well worth a pearoast





Right... Just to be on the safe side, here is the most Politically Correct holiday greeting I could find:

Please accept with no obligation, implicit or explicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practised within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion or secular practices of your choice, with total respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, and their choice not to practise religious or secular traditions at all.

Additionally,

A fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2011, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make our society great, without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith, sexual orientation and choice of smart phone and computer platform of the wishee.

By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/himself or others and no responsibility for any unintended emotional stress these greetings may bring to those not caught up in the holiday spirit.

This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is either revocable or limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.

This greeting is void where prohibited by law.








With thanks to Vaneras (forum manager) who wrote this


Happy Xmas everyone - have a great holiday

[Truckerich]

Just had to stop and take the time to wish a very, very Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year,
Truckerich

[AVGWarhawk]

Merry Christmas all!

[CTU_Clay]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all

[Fish]

Happy holyday's !

[CDR Resser]

Merry Christmas To all!!!!!

Now, for a little Christmas humor-

Why is Santa Claus always so jolly ????


Cause he knows where all the naughty girls live.

Happy New Year too !!!!

[TarJak]

Christmas morning here. Just waking up to a fine day about 23C which clear skies and a smiling family.

I hope you all enjoy what the day brings to you and yours.

[bookworm_020]

It's Christmas here in Australia now, so merry Christmas! I have to go now, have a BBQ with the family, a swim after lunch and the rest of the day to enjoy the blue sky and sunshine.

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by bookworm_020

It's Christmas here in Australia now, so merry Christmas! I have to go now, have a BBQ with the family, a swim after lunch and the rest of the day to enjoy the blue sky and sunshine.

Have a great day. Looks like being a good one here in Sydney.

[GoldenRivet]

I hope everyone has a great Christmas.

[cdrsubron7]

I hope everyone here at at Subsim has a Merry Xmas and a very safe New Year.