On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:45:40 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:



A picture is worth a thousand words...
http://www.ns1763.ca/hfxrm/sailor-statue.html
and if anyone wants one for a Christmas present...
http://www.bluenose2.ns.ca/Catalogue.../DittyBag.html

That statue reminds me of a mate named Joe Cafone.
From Nutley N.J., home of Richie Valli and the 4 Seasons.
His ma would send him home made Italian sausages and hard cheeses.
Kept well in the mail and lasted a while on ship.
Didn't care for it myself.
See that package on the shoulder?
Probably dried Italian sausage for a long voyage.
Me, I'd be lugging a few cases of Coca-Cola.

--Vic

Eisboch wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:34:41 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Dec 17, 6:50 pm, Tim wrote:
I thought this was pretty interesting. Of course now ALL are listed,
but some insight on how some terms came about:

http://www.seasabres.com/%5CNon%20Se...Navy_terms.htm
Good post, thanks.
It's a start. They left out a lot of stuff, like "****ing-A
dittybag."

--Vic



Had not heard that one for a long time. I remember it be shortened to
simply, "****in' A Ditty".

Now, I wonder how many non vets know what a dittybag is (without the help
of Google)

Me, I do!

BAR wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:34:41 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Dec 17, 6:50 pm, Tim wrote:
I thought this was pretty interesting. Of course now ALL are listed,
but some insight on how some terms came about:

http://www.seasabres.com/%5CNon%20Se...Navy_terms.htm
Good post, thanks.
It's a start. They left out a lot of stuff, like "****ing-A
dittybag."

--Vic



Had not heard that one for a long time. I remember it be shortened to
simply, "****in' A Ditty".

Now, I wonder how many non vets know what a dittybag is (without the
help of Google)

Me, I do!




I know, too. So does every former boy scout.

Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:34:41 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Dec 17, 6:50 pm, Tim wrote:
I thought this was pretty interesting. Of course now ALL are listed,
but some insight on how some terms came about:

http://www.seasabres.com/%5CNon%20Se...Navy_terms.htm
Good post, thanks.

It's a start. They left out a lot of stuff, like "****ing-A
dittybag."

--Vic

Or shortened "****in-A"

On Dec 18, 10:20*am, Jim wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:34:41 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Dec 17, 6:50 pm, Tim wrote:
I thought this was pretty interesting. Of course now ALL are listed,
but some insight on how some terms came about:

http://www.seasabres.com/%5CNon%20Se...Navy_terms.htm
Good post, thanks.

It's a start. *They left out a lot of stuff, like "****ing-A
dittybag."

--Vic

Or shortened "****in-A"

Somebody callin' me? Huh??

On Dec 18, 9:20*am, Jim wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:34:41 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Dec 17, 6:50 pm, Tim wrote:
I thought this was pretty interesting. Of course now ALL are listed,
but some insight on how some terms came about:

http://www.seasabres.com/%5CNon%20Se...Navy_terms.htm
Good post, thanks.

It's a start. *They left out a lot of stuff, like "****ing-A
dittybag."

--Vic

Or shortened "****in-A"

i thought that term was origionally f*ckin' "Aye"

On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:20:50 -0500, Jim wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:34:41 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Dec 17, 6:50 pm, Tim wrote:
I thought this was pretty interesting. Of course now ALL are listed,
but some insight on how some terms came about:

http://www.seasabres.com/%5CNon%20Se...Navy_terms.htm
Good post, thanks.

It's a start. They left out a lot of stuff, like "****ing-A
dittybag."

--Vic

Or shortened "****in-A"

Apparently the Army always used the shortened version.
--

John Salmonbait

On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:12:40 -0500, John wrote:

On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:20:50 -0500, Jim wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:34:41 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Dec 17, 6:50 pm, Tim wrote:
I thought this was pretty interesting. Of course now ALL are listed,
but some insight on how some terms came about:

http://www.seasabres.com/%5CNon%20Se...Navy_terms.htm
Good post, thanks.

It's a start. They left out a lot of stuff, like "****ing-A
dittybag."

--Vic

Or shortened "****in-A"

Apparently the Army always used the shortened version.

That's why the Navy added dittybag. Identity politics.

--Vic

I would not have known what it meant without this information. Good
one.

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