Thread: Trivia and other useless but interesting items

T-shirt logo mix-up raises tensions between China and Canada



while Wu-Tang Clan and Wuhan or others want or are offended by Bats this is mine The original and my favorite BAT now in a museum

She has guns to back up this claim ( I did note rust might make them non operational but I will forget that fact)

HMAS Vampire- the BAT

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

T-shirt logo mix-up raises tensions between China and Canada



while Wu-Tang Clan and Wuhan or others want or are offended by Bats this is mine The original and my favorite BAT now in a museum

She has guns to back up this claim ( I did note rust might make them non operational but I will forget that fact)

HMAS Vampire- the BAT

I hope you had your Oilies on that day, J1, that bow wave is really going to get you wet sitting in your little rubber boat off the Port Bow..

Originally Posted by 4bee

I hope you had your Oilies on that day, J1, that bow wave is really going to get you wet sitting in your little rubber boat off the Port Bow..

The chief cook on Vampire did have a cool sense of humor. Food colouring added to mince and mushy green peas to make a livid green on slippery paster was offered if the first day out was ROUGH.

The pic is NOT showing rough. Try Hobart in a calm day I was down there somewhere and NOT in my wet-suite

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

The chief cook on Vampire did have a cool sense of humor. Food colouring added to mince and mushy green peas to make a livid green on slippery paster was offered if the first day out was ROUGH.

The pic is NOT showing rough. Try Hobart in a calm day I was down there somewhere and NOT in my wet-suite

The Callous Bastard!

Try Spencer Gulf on the RO-RO Troubridge to KI some years ago. No photo.


The Snack bar sold out of Meat Pies & Pasties while departing out of the Port River. Fine, we were all hungry, then we got out of the Outer Harbour Breakwater, different story.


Down the gulf it was rough. Me sitting behind Stbd wing of the bridge to get away from the Vomit pong in the seating area says to Crewman sheltering out of the rain & ****. "Is it usually this rough here (in between bouts of chundering)"?

Crew member. "If it was rough you wouldn't be sitting here, mate".



****ing Great, that was all I wanted to hear. I guess it is all a matter of comparisons.


A week later on the way back from KI, it was as smooth as a Millpond all the way.

Just as well my old man tore up the RAN Midshipman Entry Application forms I had sent off for. Did me a favour, but I never had a problem with sailing in Sea Scout Sea Boats or Popeye on the River Torrens(.Popeye (boat) - Wikipedia ) Funny that.

The diseasel pong being sucked into the ship through the vents didn't help much.

26 Sep 1942 - TORRENS Story - Trove




Altogether now, on the downbeat..... "A life on the Ocean wave ta de tum de da" Bugger that for a game of Sailors/Soldiers.A Life on the Ocean Wave — The Band of HM Royal Marines - YouTube

Classic Line "Crew member. "If it was rough you wouldn't be sitting here, mate"."

Bridge- Life-boy Sentry exchange to the best of my memory- HMAS Hobart 1/2 between NZ and Oz.
Life-boy Sentry- Man over board report Sir

Bridge- Who?
Life-boy Sentry- Me sir. A LARGE wave just took me from port side across Mount 52 deck through starboard side guard rails and I was hanging out side the ship sir

Bridge- W.T.####%%$$$

Bridge- PA. Close all upper deck scree doors and hatches- All Upper deck areas are OUT of Bounds

I was allowed to get dry cloths before taking the Helm funny now.

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Classic Line "Crew member. "If it was rough you wouldn't be sitting here, mate"."

Bridge- Life-boy Sentry exchange to the best of my memory- HMAS Hobart 1/2 between NZ and Oz.
Life-boy Sentry- Man over board report Sir

Bridge- Who?
Life-boy Sentry- Me sir. A LARGE wave just took me from port side across Mount 52 deck through starboard side guard rails and I was hanging out side the ship sir

Bridge- W.T.####%%$$$

Bridge- PA. Close all upper deck scree doors and hatches- All Upper deck areas are OUT of Bounds

I was allowed to get dry cloths before taking the Helm funny now.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, really? YOU? That is sure a very striking image of your BAT J1.



Seems a bit of a Dumb Question the OoW asked, as if it matters? A Man is a Man regardless if he was overboard or Water Skiing or not. Unless he was Senior Cook with his colour Chart.

Rain Dance may have had something?

Let’s get cloud: Chinese scientists turn up the volume and make it pour

• Team from Tsinghua University use sound energy to increase rainfall on Tibetan Plateau by up to 17 per cent
• Researchers say technique has no detrimental impact on the environment, but more data needed to prove its efficacy

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Rain Dance may have had something?

Let’s get cloud: Chinese scientists turn up the volume and make it pour

• Team from Tsinghua University use sound energy to increase rainfall on Tibetan Plateau by up to 17 per cent
• Researchers say technique has no detrimental impact on the environment, but more data needed to prove its efficacy

There was me thinking it was next door's son when I heard those loud Bass notes this a.m.


Or an H bomb? I suppose that is called Chinese Clowd Flunding.

Researchers say technique has no detrimental impact on the environment, but more data needed to prove its efficacy

We should believe them, why?


It would give a new meaning to...... "The Hills are alive with the sound of Music"

The Sound of Music Opening Scene from The Sound of Music - YouTube