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RE: Why did the Japanese never finish off the Ryujo's carrier deck???

Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 3:23 pm
by MikeH1952
"Why did the Japanese never finish off the Ryujo's carrier deck?"

Maybe they were planning on building a barbecue on the end.
So they could Nip out for abite when the "Yanks", "Brits" and "Aussies" came to call!![:)]

RE: Why did the Japanese never finish off the Ryujo's carrier deck???

Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 12:54 pm
by panda124c
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Hey, some of us Southern folks still take exception at being called "Yank". so watch it!!!! [:'(]
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Then don't go to Jamaca, as a friend of mine did, she got real upset when they called her a 'Yank', she didn't understand that, that's what the call all USA citizens down there, and other places. [:D]

Some nicknames grow less offensive to their owners as time goes on. 'Jap' is still a little too fresh, so not using it would be a polite consideration, not necessarly a political correct issue.

RE: Why did the Japanese never finish off the Ryujo's carrier deck???

Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 3:54 pm
by tsimmonds
Why did the Japanese never finish off the Ryujo's carrier deck???


Because VB-3, VS-3 and VT-8 (USS Saratoga) finished it off for them?[;)]

RE: Why did the Japanese never finish off the Ryujo's carrier deck???

Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 8:37 pm
by hUMan bULLet
Then don't go to Jamaca, as a friend of mine did, she got real upset when they called her a 'Yank', she didn't understand that, that's what the call all USA citizens down there, and other places.

Some nicknames grow less offensive to their owners as time goes on. 'Jap' is still a little too fresh, so not using it would be a polite consideration, not necessarly a political correct issue.

True true true!!!! I think It's all about a matter of respect, common courtesy, and decency, and not a matter of political correctness or anything, and thus I avoid any type of language that could be interpreted as derogatory, as I would hate it if someone casually used a derogatory term against me, and their excuse being, that they thought that's what is for a short (even though they know that there is a derogatory meaning behind that sort of language) or any other lame excuse.

RE: abbreviations

Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 10:35 pm
by MemoryLeak
Okay HUMBULL, I will try to be careful when shortening words.[:D]