Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 9/19/01 9:59 PM, Tim Atherton at tim@KairosPhoto.com thoughtfully wrote: > Four or five years ago a Canadian Navy Submarine Commander was "cashiered", > as they say in Britain, for taking part in some strange submariners ritual > which included the insertion of one of these cigar tubes (surely it had to > be an Upmann...) in the anus of some poor young officer in the wardroom. > > So obviously these military habits die hard and continue from generation to > generation. Why his lawyer didn't try and introduce the "training in > preparation for being a POW" argument, I don't know!! > ... > Tim A > > PS - note to self - if I find myself on a submarine, keep my back to the > wall Well, as a submarine guy, I have to think the Canadians have a problem. <grin> Keeping your back to the wall in a submarine is VERY easy however. And you sure don't have to worry about showering with any one. Adam Bridge Plank-owner USS PARCHE SSN-683 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html