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

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

In the tragic event that you should be crushed by a meteorite, could you please provide us with SG's phone number beforehand? We need to comfort her in her time of need. And help with that 401-k distribution.

I'll get right on it.

[poodlebrain]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Is a "Lothario" a vehicle for tax avoidance? I thought that was the name of one of those I-tay divisions in North Africa?

I'm not sure. In Royal Navy parlance, does tax mean celibacy?

[Argos]

Cap - Why not utilize the 'fake really bad news and then negotiate to what seems like a compromise but was actually your original intent' technique I.E.

Start by trying to get not your kids as 401k beneficiary but Commando Indian Princess and then, reasonably, negotiate to your offspring.

(Rights to the live broadcast could be auctioned off to bump up the life insurance levels...)

[witpqs]

Whoa! The catchy names are already in place for a successful reality show. This could be really big! [:D]

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: poodlebrain
In Royal Navy parlance, does tax mean celibacy?

The concept of celibacy does not exist in the RN. There are of course passages of time when sex is not available (we call this time "at sea"). I'm not sure enforced abstinence counts as celibacy.

[poodlebrain]

From acquaintances in the USN, sailors have not been "at sea" since the first female was allowed to go to sea. By British custom, how long should the widow Mandrake remain "at sea"?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: poodlebrain

From acquaintances in the USN, sailors have not been "at sea" since the first female was allowed to go to sea. By British custom, how long should the widow Mandrake remain "at sea"?

Knowing her, I'm going to predicted the morning period will not require the concept of the calendar.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: poodlebrain

From acquaintances in the USN, sailors have not been "at sea" since the first female was allowed to go to sea. By British custom, how long should the widow Mandrake remain "at sea"?

Knowing her, I'm going to predicted the morning period will not require the concept of the calendar.

So you mean something like mourning for the morning, then get on with life?

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: poodlebrain

From acquaintances in the USN, sailors have not been "at sea" since the first female was allowed to go to sea. By British custom, how long should the widow Mandrake remain "at sea"?

Depends on the size of the 401k she gets.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: poodlebrain

From acquaintances in the USN, sailors have not been "at sea" since the first female was allowed to go to sea. By British custom, how long should the widow Mandrake remain "at sea"?

Knowing her, I'm going to predicted the morning period will not require the concept of the calendar.

So you mean something like mourning for the morning, then get on with life?

Yeah, saw that. I posted that with Siri from my I-phone. I think she was ticked off with all the stuff about Baffins Bridge so she sabotaged me by substituting "morning" for "mourning"

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

ORIGINAL: poodlebrain

From acquaintances in the USN, sailors have not been "at sea" since the first female was allowed to go to sea. By British custom, how long should the widow Mandrake remain "at sea"?

Depends on the size of the 401k she gets.

I think it would more about whether the grieving would be endured in West Palm Beach or Victorville.

[Cap Mandrake]

The Kiowa must be doing terrible things to Rord Admirar Nerson. [:(]


Or maybe he got too close to Roswell and is being probed? [X(]

[sprior]

Harrier pilot's eye view of take off:

[witpqs]

Is that Rord Admirar Nerson over on the right, hitch-hiking?

[sprior]

DU came home with good news, she finally has a career; she's been offered a place on a nursery nursing course. And she gets paid for the hours she does at the day care centre.

[Cap Mandrake]

Where are the Argies?

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Where are the Argies?

In Argentina?

[Cap Mandrake]

Whoa! Look! A turn!

*****************Jury 5, 1943(c)*************


Burma/Siam: Out lads are getting close to Moulmein. I dont have the map in front of me but they should start landing tonight or tomrrow. They are spotted. The local WJD strike aircraft are not of their former glory. This is a good thing as the CAP is flying in from Basein (about 120 mi away). I think Ceres is with the surface group but I'm not sure.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Moulmein at 54,55

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 50 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8

Allied aircraft
Martlet IV x 1
Beaufighter VIc x 2
F4U-1 Corsair x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Ceres

[Cap Mandrake]

Hong Kong: Some idiotic staff flunkie accidentally reset the range on the dive bomber at Karenko and reset the F6F's to sweep with no target...so.....naturally, the F6F's sweep over beautiful Amoy with no enemy aircraft to be seen and the dive bombers inpale themselves over HK for a couple of worthless AKL's. [:@]

Morning Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 77,61

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Buyo Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

And, of course, sending one squadron to their deaths to attack 30 year old 3000 ton rust buckets isn't enough...let's send another!

Morning Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 77,61

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kamishima Maru
xAKL Shoan Maru
xAKL Columbia Maru

[Cap Mandrake]

Okinawa: Kume-jima is now level 2. Some fighters and dive bombers from Karenko moved over. I suspect this has soemthign to do with the staff flunkie mis-setting the range on the dive bombers at Karenko.

I think JJ must be dug-in to the max at Naha. We aren't accomplishing much by air. Lost a snazzy new Ventura with headphone jacks at every seat and complimentary pillows.

Morning Air attack on Naha , at 95,66

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 18
Mitchell II x 6
Ventura GR.V x 11
B-24D Liberator x 9
B-24D1 Liberator x 10
B-25D1 Mitchell x 14
B-26B Marauder x 3
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 10

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 1 damaged
Mitchell II: 3 damaged
Ventura GR.V: 1 damaged
Ventura GR.V: 1 destroyed by flak
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled