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Old 02-06-2010, 08:58 PM   #1
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I'd figured.

Oh, and btw, I was in the fucking navy, and I couldn't pronounce Boatswain's Mate right, until someone explained it to me.

Even then, I was like, "Well why don't you just fucking spell it Bosuns Mate, if that's how you say it?

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Old 02-06-2010, 10:55 PM   #2
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Arkansans cant say it right either. And then there's the whole Razorback/hawg/pig sooeee thing
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Old 02-07-2010, 02:13 PM   #3
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I'd figured.

Oh, and btw, I was in the fucking navy, and I couldn't pronounce Boatswain's Mate right, until someone explained it to me.

Even then, I was like, "Well why don't you just fucking spell it Bosuns Mate, if that's how you say it?

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Coxswain is still my favorite.

On a related note, I believe Navy flyers are called aviators because you can also pilot a ship or boat.
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On a related note, I believe Navy flyers are called aviators because you can also pilot a ship or boat.
Now that actually makes sense.
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Old 02-07-2010, 11:01 AM   #5
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I really think that live debate thing should be a regular event, like the British Question Time.
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