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Originally Posted by askmrjesus
I'd figured.
Oh, and btw, I was in the fucking navy, and I couldn't pronounce Boatswain's Mate right, until someone explained it to me.
Even then, I was like, "Well why don't you just fucking spell it Bosuns Mate, if that's how you say it? 
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Coxswain is still my favorite.
On a related note, I believe Navy flyers are called aviators because you can also pilot a ship or boat.
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This was no time for half measures. He was a captain, godsdammit. An officer.
Things like this didn't present a problem for an officer. Officers had a tried and
tested way of solving problems like this. It was called a sergeant.
-Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
Last edited by fatbuckRTO; 02-07-2010 at 01:33 PM..
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