Some of us Sailors can identify with this definition..😀
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Some of us Sailors can identify with this definition..😀
Back in the days of sailing ships woman were never welcome aboard the ships 😱
There was a superstition that Seaman and Woman don't mix.... 📞
[QUOTE=rhino 2;587126]Back in the days of sailing ships woman were never welcome aboard the ships 😱
There was a superstition that Seaman and Woman don't mix.... 📞[/QUOTE]
Since you mention it here’s a good music video about drunken sailors. 😂
[URL]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7dwUw0qIlwE&feature=youtu.be[/URL]
[QUOTE=Bubba49;587123]Some of us Sailors can identify with this definition..😀[/QUOTE]
Back in my youth ... that was pretty much my creed. Thankfully, I found God before I killed myself or got killed.
Here's a question about sailors and probably the most famous; Popeye, was he a Chief Petty Officer? I did see a challenge coin of Popeye as one. I know this is a bit off topic, but maybe someone may have the answer. We had been talking about old cartoons and that had come up. I always thought he was a regular enlisted man.
[QUOTE=trike lady;587269]Here's a question about sailors and probably the most famous; Popeye, was he a Chief Petty Officer? I did see a challenge coin of Popeye as one. I know this is a bit off topic, but maybe someone may have the answer. We had been talking about old cartoons and that had come up. I always thought he was a regular enlisted man.[/QUOTE]
A chief IS a regular enlisted man ... :D. But, I've never seen a Popeye with rating insignia's. Your challenge coin does show him as a chief, but, the comic strip did not. He wears a "Dixie Cup" for a lot of his strips, then another cap that could be a chief's cap, but there is no insignia on it. His uniform is more inline with the non-chief enlisted uni. I guess, as long as he was a sailor, he should of made Chief by then, but, all the fighting might of ruined that ... LOL
Thank you.
[QUOTE=FuzzyWuzHe;587289]A chief IS a regular enlisted man ... :D. But, I've never seen a Popeye with rating insignia's. Your challenge coin does show him as a chief, but, the comic strip did not. He wears a "Dixie Cup" for a lot of his strips, then another cap that could be a chief's cap, but there is no insignia on it. His uniform is more inline with the non-chief enlisted uni. I guess, as long as he was a sailor, he should of made Chief by then, but, all the fighting might of ruined that ... LOL[/QUOTE]
That pretty much says it all.......he was just a REGULAR guy, one of the rough/tumble workers,
:laugh:
Bout nails it Bubba.:clapping:
Served many MidRats to drunken shipmates, and had only one actually challenge me to a fight for not serving "fresh" chow at the midnite hour...:p
Popeye was definitely not "Chief" material. Maybe he was "promoted" posthumously???:Shrug:
[QUOTE=peteg59;587385]Bout nails it Bubba.:clapping:
Served many MidRats to drunken shipmates, and had only one actually challenge me to a fight for not serving "fresh" chow at the midnite hour...:p
Popeye was definitely not "Chief" material. Maybe he was "promoted" posthumously???:Shrug:[/QUOTE]
Thanks Pete. You just gave me a trivia question “When did Popeye retire?” I think I’ll use it during CPO initiation this year when I run into the selectees at the Navy base in Charleston S.C..
Bubba
[QUOTE=Bubba49;587423]CPO initiationBubba[/QUOTE]
Now that brings back some memories ... "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times."
[QUOTE=FuzzyWuzHe;587425]Now that brings back some memories ... "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times."[/QUOTE] Yes it does. I was initiated in 1989 and I still remember it like it was yesterday.
Straying off topic but, I thought they closed NAVSTA Chasn a few years back?
I served 2 years of "shore duty" there in the early 80's. That was one base where you wouldn't walk alone at night outside the gates...:mad:
[QUOTE=Bubba49;587528]Yes it does. I was initiated in 1989 and I still remember it like it was yesterday.[/QUOTE]
I did mine in 84 and it's still really fresh in my mind. I can still taste the Ballute (-5 sp). Of course, I made mine sooooo much worse by getting the Chief insignia tattoo on my left hand before I was initiated .. not a move I recommend.
[QUOTE=peteg59;587568]Straying off topic but, I thought they closed NAVSTA Chasn a few years back?
I served 2 years of "shore duty" there in the early 80's. That was one base where you wouldn't walk alone at night outside the gates...:mad:[/QUOTE] You’re right! It’s not Navsta Chasn anymore. It’s Joint Base Charleston. Naval Weapons Station and Nuclear Power School are down there along with a bunch of support units. They’ve got a decent exchange and such too. It’s about 145 miles from my house, so I only go down there once a year to harass the selectees.
Bubba
In 1972 I had two initiations, the first on the ship (on my actual advancement day) which of necessity was pretty mild since the ship was at sea chasing a carrier (plane guard). The second was at the Pearl Harbor CPO club on a Saturday, no less, and needless to say it was not so mild.
Anyone know the difference between a Sea Story and a fairy Tail?:Dorag:
[QUOTE=2017 Tri Glide;588300]Anyone know the difference between a Sea Story and a fairy Tail?:Dorag:[/QUOTE]
fairy tale starts with "once upon a time" while a sea story starts "now this ain't no s$$t.
I wouldn't say s$$t if I had a mouth full.
[QUOTE=oldprowler;588601]fairy tale starts with "once upon a time" while a sea story starts "now this ain't no s$$t.
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SEGUE ALERT............
Most fairy tails start of with;;
.. If i'm elected i promise..........