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Controversial name for next US sub

Posted: Sat 01 Apr, 2006 12:03 pm
by Stuka
Great, just great. First they name one after Carter, now princess Di? Makes my blood boil !! :bad-words:
US Department of Defence defends submarine name

Posted: Sat 01 Apr, 2006 12:07 pm
by Wee Willy Winkie
not at all for it. have they ran out of past presidents or something??

Posted: Sat 01 Apr, 2006 12:37 pm
by Sticky Blue
Well, it is better than serial killers!
I suppose that they could have cashed in on sponsorship and has USS McDonalds, USS American Express and got the sponsors to pay for it.
What about naming them after Stallone films? USS Rocky 1-4, USS Rambo, USS Firstblood... Sci Fi Serials? USS Farscape, USS Star Wars, USS Star Trek.
Lie the man said: You can please some of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time.

Posted: Sun 02 Apr, 2006 4:04 am
by Madmick
:oops: Very appropiate i would think, as Di liked long black things!!!

Mad Mick :wink:

Posted: Sun 02 Apr, 2006 3:23 pm
by harry hackedoff
That`s "thongs" Mick :roll:
She liked black thongs 8)

When the USS Wayne was launched, the Duke turned up to do the honours. Instead of the traditional bottle of shampoo, he simply reached up to her bow and pushed her down the slip :P

Posted: Tue 04 Apr, 2006 6:28 pm
by Stuka
Turns out that was an april Fool's joke by subsim :-?

Posted: Wed 05 Apr, 2006 4:24 pm
by harry hackedoff
Turns out I didn`t give a shit 8)