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**tomahawk6** · 22-01-2006, 17:35

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa....ap/index.html

I wonder if modern pirates fly the jolly roger ?

**hackle** · 22-01-2006, 18:00

Originally Posted by tomahawk6

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/01/22/navy.pirates.ap/index.html

I wonder if modern pirates fly the jolly roger ?

Not sure if that would help tomy, you would be detaining a lot of tourist booze cruises.

Outstanding work by the USS Winston S Churchill !

**the_matelot** · 22-01-2006, 18:05

and the Navigating Officer who is RN!!

Good drills that ship.............

**crabby** · 23-01-2006, 02:49

To be honest american "chow" is a slight step above my experience of food in the mess (spent over 3 weeks in septic land). However unless you're obsessed with doing a pointless number of pull-ups a day it turns you into a fat chuffer. By doing said pull-ups you lose the ability to run. I say stick with being fed the same thing reheated but renamed for 4 days in a row (bolognase, beef in tomato, lasagne, mince beef with green mould sprinkling garnished with chewy pasta based substance and something that may once have been cheese). It's all about stiff upper lip and morale fibre ie. not being a fcuking septic.
Oh and well done USN and accompanying RN personel for capture of said pirates

**Mongoose** · 23-01-2006, 04:32

My unit had a tour of the Churchill last year while we were in America, great ship. The petty officers mess is made to look like an English pub, complete with pumps and everything. Not connected sadly :(

(I put a black box on my face because Ive got a fucking stupid look on it)

and the Navigating Officer who is RN!!

Good drills that ship.............

Very nice she is too, sadly she wouldn't tell us who's "better" the British or the American Navy (we all know anyway

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**crabtastic** · 23-01-2006, 23:57

Johnny Depp must be fcuking fuming!!!

**jonwilly** · 24-01-2006, 00:38

I trust in the old Naval Tradition they strung the Pirates up.
john

**Trossachs** · 24-01-2006, 00:57

[quote="ViroBono; the food was ok, but nothing special. In most cases British Officers' messes have provided better accommodation, often better food - and certainly better company.

Seconded. I spent 6 months with the spams. First few days I thought the food was great - then I realised that it was all the same, bland and sweet. Tons of it - but all the same. Even the chilli was sweet. I used to skip off to visit the Danes, just to get some real food. ( great seafood !)

Well done the spams for the piracy job tho. We need to say that now and again, they think we are all agin them after that recent article !