April 30, 2002, 23:50
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Of course. See? Conservatives aren;t ALL stupid 
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April 30, 2002, 23:51
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"And captain, she's the enterprise"
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"I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry, and that's extra scary to me. There's a large out of focus monster roaming the countryside. Look out, he's fuzzy, let's get out of here."
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April 30, 2002, 23:52
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Star Trek: The Voyage Home 
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BXXZZZZZZTTT!!!!!!! Wrong!
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
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With such viral bias, you're opinion is thus rendered useless. -Shrapnel12, on my "bias" against the SS.
And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worth while, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: "I served in the United States Navy!"
"Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I ****ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective." --Barack Obama
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April 30, 2002, 23:52
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Originally posted by Lonestar
BXXZZZZZZTTT!!!!!!! Wrong!
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
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Pedant.
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April 30, 2002, 23:53
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"I was using a colorful metaphor." 
That movie had some great lines.
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April 30, 2002, 23:58
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You didn't capitalize that Tube. Tsk, tsk. Defiling a the near divine.
The boys in the Navy aren't gonna smile on this.
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April 30, 2002, 23:58
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Pedant.
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::Goes to Dictionary.com:::
::Realises I mispelled "Dictionary":::
ped·ant Pronunciation Key (pdnt)
n.
One who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules.
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Hmm...Sophomore in a Corps of Cadets...
That;s me alright.
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With such viral bias, you're opinion is thus rendered useless. -Shrapnel12, on my "bias" against the SS.
And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worth while, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: "I served in the United States Navy!"
"Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I ****ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective." --Barack Obama
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May 1, 2002, 00:00
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Originally posted by notyoueither
You didn't capitalize that Tube. Tsk, tsk. Defiling a the near divine.
The boys in the Navy aren't gonna smile on this.
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So, sue me!
BTW post count is up to 285.
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"I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry, and that's extra scary to me. There's a large out of focus monster roaming the countryside. Look out, he's fuzzy, let's get out of here."
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May 1, 2002, 00:05
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Originally posted by Tuberski
"And captain, she's the enterprise"
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[nitpick] Actually, it was the Ranger [/nitpick]
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With such viral bias, you're opinion is thus rendered useless. -Shrapnel12, on my "bias" against the SS.
And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worth while, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: "I served in the United States Navy!"
"Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I ****ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective." --Barack Obama
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May 1, 2002, 00:05
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Ya I heard that too. Oh well
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May 1, 2002, 04:05
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We take pride in our weapons and would never sell a "lemon" weapons platform.
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Didn't the US sell some used missiles to Taiwan? At least they were expired?
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May 1, 2002, 06:06
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Re: Never trust a Brit used submarine salesman
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Originally posted by Tingkai
So Canada decided to save some money by buying some used submarines from the Brits. It seemed like a great idea at the time cause everyone knows that you lose 30 per cent of the sub's value in depreciation the minute you pull away from sales dock.
But the Brits sold us some lemons.
First, we found out that one of the subs has a major dent on its hull (the Brits naturally say it must have happened after the sub left the lot).
Now two of the subs are in drydock with cracked engine valves.
Seesh, you'd think the Canadian navy would have checked this stuff out.
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/...e=breakingnews
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Don't complain. One careful owner. Nice little runner. Good plutonium efficiency. Luvvly jubbly
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May 1, 2002, 07:00
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Didn't you guys even take them for a test drive?
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May 1, 2002, 08:55
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We told the Canadian police that they couldn't come on board...that solved the problem. No way the CO was gonna let these guys take our cook...
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We shoulda taken the opportunity to see how subs in port react to tank shells...
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May 1, 2002, 09:05
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We shoulda taken the opportunity to see how subs in port react to tank shells...
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Canada has tanks? I mean real life working ones.
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May 1, 2002, 09:05
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The museums keep some in working condition for the kids to ride around in.
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May 1, 2002, 09:12
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Well thats nice of them. Do they let the kids play with the shells too?
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May 1, 2002, 09:18
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Yup. It's not like there's anything to hit; just miles and miles of igloos and polar bears.
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May 1, 2002, 09:22
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It's important to give your children quality toys to play with. I imagine that the polar bears make for interesting targets since they move more than an igloo would.
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May 1, 2002, 12:55
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We shoulda taken the opportunity to see how subs in port react to tank shells...
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You wouldn't want to start escalating with that ship...
"I can neither confirm nor deny..."
Nuff said?
Not worth it for a cook who got in fights...
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May 1, 2002, 12:58
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BTW, our COB told the whole crew that Victorians are very nice and like Americans...but they don't like you if you get sloppy drunk. I found they were just the same either way. Pretty cool actually. Had a great time in this bar that had peanuts where you throw the shells on the floor.
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May 1, 2002, 20:45
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You wouldn't want to start escalating with that ship...
"I can neither confirm nor deny..."
Nuff said?
Not worth it for a cook who got in fights...
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I doubt you would have gotten clearance to nuke Vancouver, no matter what was happening...
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May 1, 2002, 20:51
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oh well...if you're going to get technical! You do need NCA authorization....
btw...tac nukes don't have PALs
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May 1, 2002, 21:19
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They must be lonely then. 
What the heck is a PAL? Personally (Presidentially?) Authorised Launch?
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May 1, 2002, 21:21
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[nitpick] Actually, it was the Ranger [/nitpick]
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[nitpick] IN THE MOVIE, it was the Enterprise. Whether it was the ranger or not, in the movie it was the Enterprise![/nitpick]
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May 2, 2002, 00:25
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They must be lonely then.
What the heck is a PAL? Personally (Presidentially?) Authorised Launch?
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Passive Authorization Links? Can't remember exactly. Basically something that prevents a local commander from launching, shooting. Anyway, none of the nukes in the USN had this until ~1991.
Now the boomer class boats have this.
Always required remote authorization anyway, and there are 2 person controls and all sorts of stuff. Watch Crimson Tide. It's not bad...
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May 2, 2002, 00:47
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Originally posted by GP
Passive Authorization Links? Can't remember exactly. Basically something that prevents a local commander from launching, shooting. Anyway, none of the nukes in the USN had this until ~1991.
Now the boomer class boats have this.
Always required remote authorization anyway, and there are 2 person controls and all sorts of stuff. Watch Crimson Tide. It's not bad...
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GP: How realistic is Crimson Tide in depicting life on subs?
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May 2, 2002, 02:40
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Some parts pretty realistic. The galley fire for instance. Some very technical parts of the authentication procedure were slightly off. Also the breakdown in discipline (mutiny by the XO) and the dog are kinda over the top. I do know some COs who were even scarier than Gene Hackman, though...(in personality).
All in all, pretty good slice of life depiction. the premise is a little off though. And if they got a launch authorization, they would launch. (Hackman is right in the movie...)
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May 2, 2002, 02:41
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BTW, I'm not a boomer guy. But I know a lot of them...and some parts are just general submarining.
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May 2, 2002, 02:44
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And if they got a launch authorization, they would launch. (Hackman is right in the movie...)
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Baby-killer.
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