Bring me the head of Diego Garcia...and the Mayor of Addu Atoll too!

[Cap Mandrake]

[font="Courier New"] MEMORANDUM: IDENTIFYING JAP SPIES AMONG ASIATICS

Please see attached diagrams to aid in identification of Jap spies in China and places like that.

(Reprinted with permission Life magazine, Dec. 1941)


SAN FRANCISCO CIVIL DEFENCE BOARD[/font]

Your Japs:

[BrucePowers]

I suggest Yossarian to head the committee[:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

Your other Asiatics:



"Never has rosy cheeks" [:D][:D][:D][:D]

[BrucePowers]

He could go to Tongan Breeze Rum and Dive Resort to head it.[:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

*********Tongan Breeze Rum and Dive Resort, Tongatapu, June 1 , 1942******

Befuddled-looking Admiral: Here, send some of these to Admiral Lord Sprior. He is going to need some for Australia.....And get it right...it's "Admiral Lord" not "Lord Admiral"

Aide: But sir, shouldn't a Lord be higher than an Admiral?

Befuddled-looking Admiral: You would think so but I'm here to tell you it's a whole 'nother language. Just do it their way. It's not worth the fight.

[BrucePowers]

By the way I didn't realize diving was a big sport yet. I don't believe Mr. Cousteau has invented scuba gear yet[:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

By the way I didn't realize diving was a big sport yet. I don't believe Mr. Cousteau has invented scuba gear yet[:D]

I think the "Dive" part refers to the posture one assumes after the rum.

[BrucePowers]

That explins it[:)]

[Grollub]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

By the way I didn't realize diving was a big sport yet. I don't believe Mr. Cousteau has invented scuba gear yet[:D]

I think the "Dive" part refers to the posture one assumes after the rum.

Think? Could we have a committe meeting about this? [:D]

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: sprior

[font="Courier New"]
New Code Book:

Sandy Shaw = Darwin
Susan = Katherine
Fawlty Towers = Daly Waters
Utwoap = Tennant Creek
Dusty Springfield = Alice Springs
[/font]

Could have sworn that Dusty Springfield stood for "Deep Sh*t Line".....but what do I know.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

By the way I didn't realize diving was a big sport yet. I don't believe Mr. Cousteau has invented scuba gear yet[:D]

SCUBA existed already, he invented the re-breather.

[Mynok]

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

Have you guys considered the possiblility that the use of code names is actually hurting your cause due to confusion and is aiding the enemy?[:D]

As long as the infamous international imperial spy Rong Ranger is confused, it is worth it. [:'(]

[Onime No Kyo]

I'd be curious to see the covers of his books. [:D]

[Mynok]

I especially want to see the one for "Rong Ranger vs Godzilla". [:D]

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

By the way I didn't realize diving was a big sport yet. I don't believe Mr. Cousteau has invented scuba gear yet[:D]

SCUBA existed already, he invented the re-breather.

SCUBA (Aqualung) not invented until 1943 by Cousteau and Emile Gagnan. Rebreathers existed before this, but were pretty dangerous to use.

EDIT: Rebreather systems around from the 1600s (!!) Self contained ones for single divers since the 1800s, but they got going a bit more in the 1930s in Italy. The Italian navy used them, and the Brits captured some and modified them. The USN also had a rebreather in the early 1940s. Easy to die using rebreathers, though. They worked by reabsorbing carbon dioxide, but if something goes wrong, the user rapidly goes unconscious due to the toxic effects of CO2.

RE-EDIT: Some rebreathers were originally known as SCUBA, but the term eventually got usurped by the open circuit (Aqualung) design.

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: Mynok


I especially want to see the one for "Rong Ranger vs Godzilla". [:D]

Godzilla = Gojira for the Japanese (as i found out yesterday)

[Cap Mandrake]

Madre de Dios!

I go to work for a couple of hours and the prace rook rike Gojira attack!

Pick all this crap up right now or you all going without dinner!

[sprior]

Too late, already ate! Ha Ha!

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Too late, already ate! Ha Ha!

Very crever. NO FISH HEADS FOR YOU! ONE WEEK!

[Cap Mandrake]

****************June 1, 1942******************


Sandy Shaw: We lost at least 3 fighters trying to defend Sandy Shaw and harrass Wyndham. Somebody needs to tell the USAAF and RAAF we are bugging out. We may need to provide cover for few more days to get the B-17's out. Some Jap DD's raided the harbour and sunk a PT boat but did no other damage. They may have hoped to catch some traffic coming in or out. Beauforts and Vildabeests attacked the retreating Jap DD's but didnt hit anything.

Susan: The B-26's flying from Katerhine are causing quite a bit of disorganization and damage to equipment coming up on Katherine. 24th Inf Regt took quite a pounding from the B-25's and fearsome Wirraways.

La Foa: Hundreds of sorties over La Foa today. First 40-50 plane zero sweeps then the Bettys came over. This is softening up for the next attack.

Norfolk Is.: B-17's hit the airfield at Norfolk which appears to be empty. they will switch to ground attack. This is a good opportunity to have the carriers creep up within fly-off range of La Foa and get the F4F's out. (does somebody know how many hexes away I can be and still get the F4F's out?) The two regiments planned for the Norfolk landing should push off from Suva today. A third regiment is still loading at Auckland. The BB bombardment force will converge from Oz and one BB from the east in about 3 d. Let's hope the boys at La Foa are still free men.