▲ 531 ▼ Tommy Tuberville Says US Wouldn’t Be Able to Take on China Because of ‘Wokeness’: ‘We’ve Got People Doing Poems on Aircraft Carriers’ (www.mediaite.com) submitted 2 years ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 220 comments fedilink hide all child comments What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? — Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons... -- Wilfred Owen
[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (3 children) In the article, his quote mentions reading them over the boat PA systems. Probably just jealous of their literacy. ⛵Something something ship not a boat. Come at me, squid-bros. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] NOPper@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* Former squid and I still call everything a boat just to see what different people say. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Everyone says boat. Unless they're calling someone shipmate because it's hilarious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kinda wish I'd been on a ship just for the experience of it but the closest I got was a grudging admission about being under the "Department of the Navy" umbrella and a dangling carrot of a MEU if I'd been willing to reenlist. Sorta regret not doing it but I'd had my fill of the routine daily bullshit and was ready to move on. All the Navy guys I knew with the first name "Doc" were cool as hell though, the rest were probably at least all right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I got about a week's worth of boat time. Definitely not for me glad I just joined a department of the navy too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] toasteecup@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) BIG SHIP LITTLE SHIP permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago CARDBOARD BOX! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NOPper@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* Former squid and I still call everything a boat just to see what different people say. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Everyone says boat. Unless they're calling someone shipmate because it's hilarious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kinda wish I'd been on a ship just for the experience of it but the closest I got was a grudging admission about being under the "Department of the Navy" umbrella and a dangling carrot of a MEU if I'd been willing to reenlist. Sorta regret not doing it but I'd had my fill of the routine daily bullshit and was ready to move on. All the Navy guys I knew with the first name "Doc" were cool as hell though, the rest were probably at least all right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I got about a week's worth of boat time. Definitely not for me glad I just joined a department of the navy too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kinda wish I'd been on a ship just for the experience of it but the closest I got was a grudging admission about being under the "Department of the Navy" umbrella and a dangling carrot of a MEU if I'd been willing to reenlist. Sorta regret not doing it but I'd had my fill of the routine daily bullshit and was ready to move on. All the Navy guys I knew with the first name "Doc" were cool as hell though, the rest were probably at least all right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I got about a week's worth of boat time. Definitely not for me glad I just joined a department of the navy too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I got about a week's worth of boat time. Definitely not for me glad I just joined a department of the navy too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] toasteecup@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) BIG SHIP LITTLE SHIP permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago CARDBOARD BOX! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago CARDBOARD BOX! permalink fedilink source parent