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Title: No more Bread and Water
Post by: besilarius on December 26, 2018, 08:48:53 AM

Another naval tradition bites the dust.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/25/us/navy-bread-water-punishment-penalty.html

Title: Re: No more Bread and Water
Post by: Sir Slash on December 27, 2018, 01:01:24 PM

So I suppose the 'cat-o-nine-tails' is gone too. :'(

Title: Re: No more Bread and Water
Post by: Con on December 27, 2018, 01:25:29 PM

The navy has gone soft since keelhauling was abolished

Title: Re: No more Bread and Water
Post by: steve58 on December 27, 2018, 01:39:58 PM

So who do we talk to here bout increasing our grog rations?😀

Title: Re: No more Bread and Water
Post by: Gusington on December 27, 2018, 01:54:38 PM

Me.

Title: Re: No more Bread and Water
Post by: Boggit on December 27, 2018, 08:52:49 PM

The Royal Navy got rid of its rum ration back in 1970... :'(
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_ration

Title: Re: No more Bread and Water
Post by: Boggit on December 27, 2018, 08:54:47 PM

Quote from: Sir Slash on December 27, 2018, 01:01:24 PM
So I suppose the 'cat-o-nine-tails' is gone too. :'(

Indeed, but buggery and the lash (most likely a silken one...) remain a great tradition! ;D ;)

Title: Re: No more Bread and Water
Post by: Boggit on December 27, 2018, 08:57:31 PM

Quote from: Con on December 27, 2018, 01:25:29 PM
The navy has gone soft since keelhauling was abolished

:DD

Title: Re: No more Bread and Water
Post by: Sir Slash on December 27, 2018, 10:49:33 PM

So the Navy of today has already gone more 'Picard' than 'Kirk'. Better hope them Klingons don't go bad again. :hide:

Title: Re: No more Bread and Water
Post by: GDS_Starfury on December 28, 2018, 01:16:45 AM

my only take away is Gus's budding online fetish store.

Title: Re: No more Bread and Water
Post by: Gusington on December 28, 2018, 01:42:47 PM

It's not take away! You must eat in.

Title: Re: No more Bread and Water
Post by: Staggerwing on December 28, 2018, 09:06:19 PM

And management reserves the right to close the buffet to anyone going back for 5th helpings

Title: Re: No more Bread and Water
Post by: Gusington on December 28, 2018, 09:32:57 PM

5th!! My God.

Title: Re: No more Bread and Water
Post by: besilarius on December 29, 2018, 08:40:02 AM

John Cleese had that problem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx0ME65y72E

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