LordNikon":2tjtm2fp said:Golden Shellback? Never heard of that one...I guess im a pollywog too, never crossed the equator, but then again, I was in the marines..
I'm a Golden Shellback
As a funny side note for fellow squids, one of our BT's was always in trouble and getting on MP duty (mopping, cleaning heads, etc)
He was always cheerful about it and when asked why, he'd reply 'They can't take away my birthday" Some of the officers got wind of this so they decided to take the wind out of his sails...they steamed in circles for a day and finally crossed the date line...right at midnight
Shoulda seen his face when he was told...
For you non Navy types, when you cross the int'l dateline travelling west, you lose a day...since we crossed at midnight, he didn't even get 1 minute of his birthday