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Title: Submarine Question Post by: dystopia on January 15, 2009, 11:29:03 AM http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090115/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_australia_submarine;_ylt=ApYVuVDjMR8V3tVWOXgcJLrtiBIF Quote CANBERRA (Reuters) – An Australian navy submarine skipper who suggested female sailors wear bikinis to help reverse a recruitment crisis has been criticised by lawmakers but supported by superiors, local media said on Thursday. Commander Tom Phillips, appointed to the Australian navy's HMAS Farncomb last year, also joked in a men's magazine interview that the submariner equivalent of the notorious "mile-high club" for people having **** in aircraft was the "going down club." Is there a submarine equivalent to the "mile high club" and, if so, is there a better name than this dude suggests? Title: Re: Submarine Question Post by: stroh on January 15, 2009, 11:46:10 AM Well. The one dude on here with actual submarine experience goes by the name of Spanky so....
Title: Re: Submarine Question Post by: Clive on January 15, 2009, 12:00:44 PM I guess The "Flood The Tubes!" Club name didn't resonate with potential customers.
But "Up Periscope" might gain some traction ... Title: Re: Submarine Question Post by: Spanky on January 15, 2009, 03:34:19 PM They are all just Love Boats. 120 men go down 60 couple come back up. Not that I know anything about that.
Seriously though the US does not have women on subs. At least not in any form other then magazines. And let me tell you the odor in the berthing area 24 hours after we get underway..... Title: Re: Submarine Question Post by: dystopia on January 15, 2009, 04:06:52 PM Ah. gotcha.
I guess Smithers was right when he said women and seamen don't mix. (http://www.rob-clarkson.com/duff-brewery/smithers/09.gif) Title: Re: Submarine Question Post by: twoiron on January 15, 2009, 05:09:43 PM It still wouldn't convince me to join the Navy... I've seen too many submarine movies with Ernest Borgnine in them to believe otherwise..
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