On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:




You mean you never got "frocked"?

Never heard of it. Remember, I was a BT.
Enlighten me.

--Vic

On Aug 28, 6:16*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

You mean you never got "frocked"?

Never heard of it. *Remember, I was a BT.
Enlighten me.

--Vic

What is the Navy tradition with crewmen crossing over the equator for
the first time on a ship? They showed it on the PBS "Carrier"
series.........something about polywogs.

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:




You mean you never got "frocked"?

Never heard of it. Remember, I was a BT.
Enlighten me.

--Vic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frocking

Maybe too late for you. I think it was a Zumwalt thing.

Eisboch

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:20:33 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

On Aug 28, 6:16?pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

You mean you never got "frocked"?

Never heard of it. ?Remember, I was a BT.
Enlighten me.

--Vic

What is the Navy tradition with crewmen crossing over the equator for
the first time on a ship? They showed it on the PBS "Carrier"
series.........something about polywogs.

Never did that, so I don't know. Navy's got a lot of weird
"traditions" I managed to avoid.
There was one involving a broomstick and Navy Special Fuel Oil
I think. Just heard it mentioned.

--Vic

"JimH" wrote in message
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On Aug 28, 6:16 pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

You mean you never got "frocked"?

Never heard of it. Remember, I was a BT.
Enlighten me.

--Vic

What is the Navy tradition with crewmen crossing over the equator for
the first time on a ship? They showed it on the PBS "Carrier"
series.........something about polywogs.

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No. The tradition and ceremony when crossing the equator is called becoming
a "Shellback".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-crossing_ceremony

Eisboch

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:20:33 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

On Aug 28, 6:16?pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

You mean you never got "frocked"?

Never heard of it. ?Remember, I was a BT.
Enlighten me.

--Vic

What is the Navy tradition with crewmen crossing over the equator for
the first time on a ship? They showed it on the PBS "Carrier"
series.........something about polywogs.

Never did that, so I don't know. Navy's got a lot of weird
"traditions" I managed to avoid.
There was one involving a broomstick and Navy Special Fuel Oil
I think. Just heard it mentioned.

--Vic


There are some things we don't discuss in mixed company, Vic.

Eisboch

wrote:
On Aug 27, 7:42 pm, DK wrote:
jim wrote:
hk wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Sorry - best one I could find for the Short Water Navy. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_C7m...eature=related
What's next? The Ballad of the Good Humor Men? Song of the Sanitation
Workers? :)
The anthum of the socialistic republic of Krause. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skU-jBFzXl0
Do you think Hazel knows what WAFA posts?

Do you think there is a Hazel?

Stay tuned...

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:37:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

There are some things we don't discuss in mixed company, Vic.

What mixed company would that be? :)

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:04:13 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:37:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

There are some things we don't discuss in mixed company, Vic.

What mixed company would that be? :)

Aw, just shut up Jarhead.

--Vic

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:50:51 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:04:13 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:37:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

There are some things we don't discuss in mixed company, Vic.

What mixed company would that be? :)

Aw, just shut up Jarhead.

Now is that anyway for a Squid to talk? :)