So my wife now thinks I am a total idiot

Johnfb · 03-19-11, 07:13 AM

Something I have learned from my trips here and my patrol trips is that I can hear the boats around me, even when my sonar man cannot or does not pick them up (GWX).
I came across this when I could see the bloody ship but he couldn't pick it up.
So I stick on my headphones, plug them in and go to the sonar room and yep, I can hear the ship.

Now this has the advantage of being able to pick up the ship when my friend in the sonar room, who must be Vincent van Gough because of his lack of hearing ability, cannot and it certainly does add a bit of "getting really involved" in the game, as you take the part of Vincent.

So I am doing this this morning, all intense and everything, really getting into tracking a ship, and I look around and my wife is standing there, looking at me like I am a dope.

She asks what I am doing and I tell her....she looks at me like I am 5...I am 46 by the way, and slowly shakes her head while walking out of the room.

I wait a moment and then quickly return to tracking my prey....

Now when my wife walks in she just shakes her head at me.

Its like I have been caught wearing her clothes or something.

She just doesn't understand.....

Herr Trigger · 03-19-11, 07:27 AM

None of them understand, mine says repeatedly "it's just some silly game that you take too seriously anyone would think it's a matter of life or death", I respond usually with " Don't be ridiculous, it's more important than that"

H.T.

desirableroasted · 03-19-11, 08:03 AM

Yeah, the busybodies all say we are busy firing penis-shaped objects at other objects we call "she."

T'ell widdum.

frau kaleun · 03-19-11, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by desirableroasted

Yeah, the busybodies all say we are busy firing penis-shaped objects at other objects we call "she."

Good lord what does that say about me?

Obviously I must have a really bad case of Torpedo Envy.

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So my wife now thinks I am a total idiot

Don't feel bad, sweetie. If you've been married any time at all, she probably already thought that anyway.

Gerald · 03-19-11, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Good lord what does that say about me?

Obviously I must have a really bad case of Torpedo Envy.

Don't feel bad, sweetie. If you've been married any time at all, she probably already thought that anyway.

frau,know the tours already and is hardened, so she can certainly give more advice about the situation going in the opposite direction

frau kaleun · 03-19-11, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

frau,know the tours already

Well to be fair I've never had to marry anyone to arrive at the conclusion that s/he's an idiot, but my married friends do tell me it tends to speed up the process.

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and is hardened

Pandering to my Torpedo Envy will get you nowhere.

Gerald · 03-19-11, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Well to be fair I've never had to marry anyone to arrive at the conclusion that s/he's an idiot, but my married friends do tell me it tends to speed up the process.

Pandering to my Torpedo Envy will get you nowhere.

I see this as a challenge,

Johnfb · 03-19-11, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Good lord what does that say about me?

Obviously I must have a really bad case of Torpedo Envy.

Don't feel bad, sweetie. If you've been married any time at all, she probably already thought that anyway.

Jeez, I'm getting it from all sides now...

Gerald · 03-19-11, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnfb

Jeez, I'm getting it from all sides now...

The price you pay, maybe your wife wants to be in on the action

Johnfb · 03-19-11, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

The price you pay, maybe your wife wants to be in on the action

No way, its the only bit of peace and quiet I get

Although..ALARRRRRRRRMMMMM is hardly peace and quiet

Jimbuna · 03-19-11, 02:54 PM

Try wearing your own clothes the next time you put the headphones on

Johnfb · 03-19-11, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Try wearing your own clothes the next time you put the headphones on

It was only panties and bra...not like I had to WHOLE outfit on...Jeez

Although her g-string was like wearing a cheese wire...

Fish In The Water · 03-19-11, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnfb

It was only panties and bra...not like I had to WHOLE outfit on...Jeez

Whatever floats your boat...

So long as it doesn't become regulation, I'm okay with it.

frau kaleun · 03-19-11, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish In The Water

So long as it doesn't become regulation, I'm okay with it.

Now we know why he signed up for the u-boat service... he heard about their "relaxed approach" to uniform regulations and got the wrong idea.

TarJak · 03-19-11, 04:38 PM

You can always try not shaving or bathing for a month, dousing your clothes in diesel and letting everything in your fridge go mouldy before you eat it to get the full experience.

Not sure about the G string though.

I prefer crotchless.

03-19-11, 07:13 AM	#1
Johnfb Commodore Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ireland Posts: 639 Downloads: 295 Uploads: 64	So my wife now thinks I am a total idiot Something I have learned from my trips here and my patrol trips is that I can hear the boats around me, even when my sonar man cannot or does not pick them up (GWX). I came across this when I could see the bloody ship but he couldn't pick it up. So I stick on my headphones, plug them in and go to the sonar room and yep, I can hear the ship. Now this has the advantage of being able to pick up the ship when my friend in the sonar room, who must be Vincent van Gough because of his lack of hearing ability, cannot and it certainly does add a bit of "getting really involved" in the game, as you take the part of Vincent. So I am doing this this morning, all intense and everything, really getting into tracking a ship, and I look around and my wife is standing there, looking at me like I am a dope. She asks what I am doing and I tell her....she looks at me like I am 5...I am 46 by the way, and slowly shakes her head while walking out of the room. I wait a moment and then quickly return to tracking my prey.... Now when my wife walks in she just shakes her head at me. Its like I have been caught wearing her clothes or something. She just doesn't understand.....

03-19-11, 08:03 AM	#3
desirableroasted Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In the mountains, now. On the edge of the sea before. Posts: 933 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	Yeah, the busybodies all say we are busy firing penis-shaped objects at other objects we call "she." T'ell widdum. __________________ "Well, now, that's true... the IXC is a bit of a chick magnet..but you really can't beat the VIIB for off-road fun."

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Try wearing your own clothes the next time you put the headphones on __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-19-11, 07:27 AM	#2
Herr Trigger Electrician's Mate Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Landlocked inside M25, U.K. Posts: 135 Downloads: 211 Uploads: 0	None of them understand, mine says repeatedly "it's just some silly game that you take too seriously anyone would think it's a matter of life or death", I respond usually with " Don't be ridiculous, it's more important than that" H.T.

03-19-11, 04:38 PM	#15
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	You can always try not shaving or bathing for a month, dousing your clothes in diesel and letting everything in your fridge go mouldy before you eat it to get the full experience. Not sure about the G string though. I prefer crotchless.