Topic: Two Marines, A Navy Ship and a Dumb Blonde WAC (me!!!)

Lilmissflamethrower · July 4th, 2004

As I mentioned in my introduction, I work on a WWII aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet. It is now a museum and is at the old Alameda Navy Base in Alameda, CA. I guess you can consider this a funny military story, although it involved an old Navy ship, two Marines and a Women's Army Corp (except a pretend one!)

Every couple months we have big band dances, like Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, etc. I work there and I also go to the dances as a WAC with my recreation group.

This dance was a couple months ago. Vince, an ex-Navy guy who lives on the ship had his brother, a Marine and his buddy, also a Marine on the ship visitng and they stayed for the dance.

During the dance Vince and I took them for a tour of the ship. When we were up at the Foc'sle (where they kept the anchor chains) the two Marines told asked me if I knew about the old Navy tradition of spitting out port holes. I said no. They said every time you pass a port hole you have to spit out of it. So when we came to a port hole, they would spit out of it then I would spit out of it, then Vince would spit out of it.

This went on abit because there were a lot of port holes.

So the next day I was on the ship again. We just happened to have the Navy reserves there and also there was some Marine unit there (we do have military stuff go on there). I kept asking the Navy guys, then the Marine guys about the "Old Navy spitting out of port hole tradition."

They all looked at me blankly and said they didn't know about this tradition.

So later in the day, I saw Vince and asked him why no one had heard of the spitting out of the port hole tradition. He just started laughing his head off. I said "what? what?????????" He said "Well didn't you notice those portholes were getting lower and lower?" I said "yeah..." he said "And you were wearing a skirt?"

Oooohhh... I am going to get them back! Somehow! Someway!!!!

Mark Conley · July 4th, 2004

Excellant! a top story...its good!

otterbear2468 · July 4th, 2004

great story

sgtbreeden · July 13th, 2004

That wins the em-bare-assed award of the day>

AmericanSweetheart · January 10th, 2005

Never trust a Man especially if he's a marine! lol your friend should have been a bit nicer and stoped you but you have to admit it was funny!

rotc boy · January 10th, 2005

lol, and they say marines are idiots, seemed pretty smart what they did to me

CavScout · January 10th, 2005

Can't say as I blame them....

Charge 7 · January 10th, 2005

Never let it be said that the Marines haven't got your six he he.

danthepirate · May 15th, 2005

nice

Desert_Eagle · May 19th, 2005

"Devilishly" funny

July 4th, 2004	Post 1
Lilmissflamethrower Optio	Post; Two Marines, A Navy Ship and a Dumb Blonde WAC (me!!!) As I mentioned in my introduction, I work on a WWII aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet. It is now a museum and is at the old Alameda Navy Base in Alameda, CA. I guess you can consider this a funny military story, although it involved an old Navy ship, two Marines and a Women's Army Corp (except a pretend one!) Every couple months we have big band dances, like Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, etc. I work there and I also go to the dances as a WAC with my recreation group. This dance was a couple months ago. Vince, an ex-Navy guy who lives on the ship had his brother, a Marine and his buddy, also a Marine on the ship visitng and they stayed for the dance. During the dance Vince and I took them for a tour of the ship. When we were up at the Foc'sle (where they kept the anchor chains) the two Marines told asked me if I knew about the old Navy tradition of spitting out port holes. I said no. They said every time you pass a port hole you have to spit out of it. So when we came to a port hole, they would spit out of it then I would spit out of it, then Vince would spit out of it. This went on abit because there were a lot of port holes. So the next day I was on the ship again. We just happened to have the Navy reserves there and also there was some Marine unit there (we do have military stuff go on there). I kept asking the Navy guys, then the Marine guys about the "Old Navy spitting out of port hole tradition." They all looked at me blankly and said they didn't know about this tradition. So later in the day, I saw Vince and asked him why no one had heard of the spitting out of the port hole tradition. He just started laughing his head off. I said "what? what?????????" He said "Well didn't you notice those portholes were getting lower and lower?" I said "yeah..." he said "And you were wearing a skirt?" Oooohhh... I am going to get them back! Somehow! Someway!!!!

July 4th, 2004	Post 2
Mark Conley Tribuni Angusticlavii	Excellant! a top story...its good! __________________ “If we should have to fight, we should be prepared to do so from the neck up instead of from the neck down.”— General James H. Doolittle, USAAF

July 13th, 2004	Post 4
sgtbreeden Centurion	That wins the em-bare-assed award of the day> __________________ Life only throws you what you can handle \"Infantry Leads the Way\"

January 10th, 2005	Post 5
AmericanSweetheart Primus Pilus Gear	Post; lol Never trust a Man especially if he's a marine! lol your friend should have been a bit nicer and stoped you but you have to admit it was funny! __________________ I have the toughest Job in the Corps.....Putting up with a Marine!

January 10th, 2005	Post 7
CavScout Optio	Can't say as I blame them.... __________________ \"We have enough youth, how about a fountain of smart?\"

January 10th, 2005	Post 8
Charge 7 Master Gunner	Never let it be said that the Marines haven't got your six he he. __________________ "Do not forget your dogs of war, your big guns, which are the most-to-be respected arguments of the rights of kings." - Frederick the Great, King of Prussia

May 15th, 2005	Post 9
danthepirate Optio	nice __________________ Flight, mans greatest accomplishment since sliced bread... \"Forget the torpedoes, Full speed ahead!\" Admiral David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870). Aboard Hartford \"The battle of Iwo Jima has been won. Among the Americans who served on Iwo, uncommon valor was a common virtue.\"Nimitz http://s14.invisionfree.com/3rd_Army/index.php?act=idx

May 19th, 2005	Post 10
Desert_Eagle Optio	"Devilishly" funny __________________ A \'good\' landing is one from which you can walk away. A \'great\' landing is one after which they can use the plane again.

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