Ya Gotta Be Quick At This Stuff
I saw the DOD News announcement in my inbox, and planned to post about how CDR Salamander would be so happy about it.
I was a day too late.
It is almost like the little insecure kid of any age who buys a Pit Bull, brags about his prowess in all testosterony, and makes his friends call him “Hoss†or “G-One†– you just want to ask, “Why so insecure – what are you trying to compensate for?†I can almost hear it now……
If it makes the man feel any better in his agony, one of those namesakes was a tiny little sloop, ten guns.
On the other hand it did some noteworthy things like fight in the War of Independence…
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April 6th, 2006 at 12:19 pm
Does nobody cringe when naming a ship Freedom?
April 6th, 2006 at 12:59 pm
That one came in under my radar. Does this mean the ship is really French?
April 7th, 2006 at 12:50 am
Meanwhile that one went over my head….
Something from you war of Independence?
April 8th, 2006 at 8:20 pm
Back after 9/11, when the French were being, well, French, some dunderhead in Congress renamed the Capitol Hill cafeteria french fries “Freedom Fries”. Much merriment ensued…
April 9th, 2006 at 3:52 pm
Ah yes, that whole thing reeked of a lack of class. Almost a competition, how petty can you be…