Apolyton Coffee Shop: Spam Be Not Proud

[Lonestar]

The Prostitution ring and the Meth Lab happened on another ship, the Stennis. I've heard it from enough people from that ship to make me think it's true.

We did run over a buoy...in fact, one of my Divisional coworkers got in trouble because he had a buoy picture with a "x1" stitched on the back of his command ball cap. Our normal Ball caps have a picture of a TLAM x31

We pulled in on Monday after being underway on a weekend, and kicked up a dead reservist. I've heard a number of rumors about how he died, obviously. None of which I'll post here.

About, oh, in November, we were out at sea and ran over a whale. The ship's log even says "Struck Whale; steaming as before". We had to have our sonar dome checked when we pulled in, because of damage we took. Fortunately (for us), it was probably a juvenile...if it had been any bigger, we'd have had to either go in the yards or even prematurely retire the ship.

[MrFun]

Did the whale survive?

[Lonestar]

No, I'm pretty sure it's dead. A 10,000 ton ship versus a Grey whale? Anywho, I'm told there was lots of blood. (my station on the ship is a little room with blue lights in the interior, I don't get out much, except at night to see the stars.)

[MrFun]

I see -- it's a shame

[Lonestar]

If the whale couldn't hear a 10,000 ton beast making 20 kts bearing down on it (at dusk, which is why we didn't catch it.) Then that's simple darwinism in action.

However, our Sonar guys usually ping them, which makes them get out of the way, if we see them in our course. One of the Sonar Techs told me sometimes they curse at us after we ping them. An Active Sonar is very dangerous...it can boil your blood.

[MrFun]

oh, ok

[Lonestar]

Which isn't to say our Sonar Techs know what they're doing. The same one told me..

The only way we'd ever be able to find a enemy sub is if it were right under us, and they were having a fiesta, complete with Banditos fireing their six-shooters in the air

[chequita guevara]

absynthe please, Pernod

[Last Conformist]

Firing six-shooters in the air in a submerged submarine. That would be something to see ... via telepresence, of course.

[MrFun]

** points and laughs at Che for no apparent reason **

[Shogun Gunner]

* Shogun holds his empty cup in Che's direction

[Theben]

/me gives SG his equal allotment of beer

[Shogun Gunner]

* Shogun bows to Theben and says "Tattamatta"

[Theben]

Doo itashima****e, I think.

[Last Conformist]

* Brandishes an empty coffee mug and looks accusingly at Theben *