ZigZagMarquis 9 #1 July 20, 2007 The US Navy today announced that it has released a senior Al Qaeda terrorist after questioning him extensively for 27 days while being held prisoner aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise in the Arabian Sea. In a humanitarian gesture, the terrorist was given $50 US and a white 1962 Ford Fairlane automobile upon being released from custody. The attached photo shows the terrorist on his way home just after being released by the Navy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 July 20, 2007 Well, it's pretty obvious the joke is at least 4 years old. I wonder how old the photo itself is?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #3 July 20, 2007 It's actually a capture from a movie taken back in the 1970s, IIRC. It's been around a long time. I've also seen film of a pair of deck boots being shot off the cat. Disposing of one's footwear in a colorful manner is a longstanding tradition in the Army, Air Force and Navy, and sometimes occurs when an individual leaves a unit, but more often when the soldier/sailor/airman leaves the service itself. It's a symbolic gesture, and is usually accomplished by throwing said footwear over a telephone line or into a tree. Some of the kewlest footage I ever saw while working for the USN was of a C-130 landing and taking off from a carrier. mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #4 July 20, 2007 Quote Some of the kewlest footage I ever saw while working for the USN was of a C-130 landing and taking off from a carrier. This: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mK_9ZGAi7c ....and a writeup: http://www.theaviationzone.com/factsheets/c130_forrestal.asp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #5 July 20, 2007 Quote Quote Some of the kewlest footage I ever saw while working for the USN was of a C-130 landing and taking off from a carrier. This: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mK_9ZGAi7c THAT is fucking badass!! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #6 July 20, 2007 [hercpilotvoice]I don't need no fucking catapult, get out of my fucking way![/hercpilotvoice] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bozo 0 #7 July 20, 2007 QuoteIt's actually a capture from a movie taken back in the 1970s, IIRC. It's been around a long time. I've also seen film of a pair of deck boots being shot off the cat. Disposing of one's footwear in a colorful manner is a longstanding tradition in the Army, Air Force and Navy, and sometimes occurs when an individual leaves a unit, but more often when the soldier/sailor/airman leaves the service itself. It's a symbolic gesture, and is usually accomplished by throwing said footwear over a telephone line or into a tree. Some of the kewlest footage I ever saw while working for the USN was of a C-130 landing and taking off from a carrier. mh . The hanging up the boots is where the term "hanging it up"...denoting quitting a job or something. Just a little something I learned in the Navy. There was a telephone pole behind the outgoing units barracks that had boondockers nailed all over it. Some of them were pretty old looking. bozo Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #8 July 20, 2007 Quote Quote Quote Some of the kewlest footage I ever saw while working for the USN was of a C-130 landing and taking off from a carrier. This: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mK_9ZGAi7c THAT is fucking badass!! Read the writeup. On one flight they managed to land and take off with no rollback and plenty of room to spare, no arrestor hook and no catapult, and I think that may be the flight on that video, if not it's close. Tha Navy still didn't go for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #9 July 20, 2007 For an even more badass C-130 mission google Credible Sport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #10 July 20, 2007 Here ya go . . . an old favorite of mine. http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/crediblesport.htmlquade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #11 July 22, 2007 Quote Quote Some of the kewlest footage I ever saw while working for the USN was of a C-130 landing and taking off from a carrier. This: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mK_9ZGAi7c ....and a writeup: http://www.theaviationzone.com/factsheets/c130_forrestal.asp And with such a heavy payload too! I mean, for that airplane to be able to carry the enormous brass balls of the crew.......---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
