Comments on: IN THE NAAAAVY! http://www.ginandtacos.com/2009/03/13/in-the-naaaavy/ OPIATE OF THE ASSES Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:57:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cameron http://www.ginandtacos.com/2009/03/13/in-the-naaaavy/comment-page-1/#comment-14260 Cameron Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:30:13 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=1309#comment-14260 Hey Ed, I don't know if you have any interest whatsoever in WWI propaganda, but if you do, the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library recently digitized a couple hundred posters from that era. http://digitallibrary.imcpl.org/wwi.php Hey Ed, I don't know if you have any interest whatsoever in WWI propaganda, but if you do, the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library recently digitized a couple hundred posters from that era. http://digitallibrary.imcpl.org/wwi.php

]]> By: Steve T. http://www.ginandtacos.com/2009/03/13/in-the-naaaavy/comment-page-1/#comment-14246 Steve T. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:29:42 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=1309#comment-14246 Actually, Churchill didn't say, "The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy, and the lash." It was one of his aides who said it. But what I find delightful is that Churchill confessed that he WISHED he'd said it. Actually, Churchill didn't say, "The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy, and the lash." It was one of his aides who said it. But what I find delightful is that Churchill confessed that he WISHED he'd said it.

]]> By: Chris http://www.ginandtacos.com/2009/03/13/in-the-naaaavy/comment-page-1/#comment-14065 Chris Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:04:27 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=1309#comment-14065 Seriously, locate your sense of humor; it's a great thing to have and use. Seriously, locate your sense of humor; it's a great thing to have and use.

]]> By: StringonaStick http://www.ginandtacos.com/2009/03/13/in-the-naaaavy/comment-page-1/#comment-14050 StringonaStick Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:20:52 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=1309#comment-14050 Oh for fucks sake; it's a JOKE! Oh for fucks sake; it's a JOKE!

]]> By: Blakenator http://www.ginandtacos.com/2009/03/13/in-the-naaaavy/comment-page-1/#comment-14048 Blakenator Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:47:00 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=1309#comment-14048 I was a career USN type and I have to call bullshit on your post. In my day, the primary objective for the crew when the ship pulled in was to find the best, if not closest, place to get drunk and get laid by the ladies. Those who were known or suspected to be gay were accepted on board as long as they did their job and kept their activities private, regardless of public policy. The posters you have on display were made by an ad agency or a government equivalent and are an attempt to create some sense of glorification of a mundane task based on somebody's fantasy who probably never set foot on a combat ship on a real cruise, the same as recruiting materials made today. Its not "do you want to meet this guy;" rather "don't you want to be this guy." Every time I see one of those Navy recruiting ads on TV I think of it as the highlight reel they managed to make out of a 100 day underway period. BTW, the safety enforcement has significantly changed since these posters were made. Modern sailors would be required to have safety shoes and wear protective clothing and PPE in the situations depicted. As for the "or else" comment, I must add there are situations sailors are in, like handling certain types of explosives, that are quite dangerous. I can't consider something like "if you screw this up you lose a finger" to be a threat when that is the best case scenario for a mistake. In closing, safety posters have long been a requirement. Some of them, like the ones above get ignored because they aren't very good portrayals of reality. The ones that show photographs of actual blood and guts and twisted metal are the ones that stop people in their tracks and make them think. I was a career USN type and I have to call bullshit on your post. In my day, the primary objective for the crew when the ship pulled in was to find the best, if not closest, place to get drunk and get laid by the ladies. Those who were known or suspected to be gay were accepted on board as long as they did their job and kept their activities private, regardless of public policy. The posters you have on display were made by an ad agency or a government equivalent and are an attempt to create some sense of glorification of a mundane task based on somebody's fantasy who probably never set foot on a combat ship on a real cruise, the same as recruiting materials made today. Its not "do you want to meet this guy;" rather "don't you want to be this guy." Every time I see one of those Navy recruiting ads on TV I think of it as the highlight reel they managed to make out of a 100 day underway period. BTW, the safety enforcement has significantly changed since these posters were made. Modern sailors would be required to have safety shoes and wear protective clothing and PPE in the situations depicted. As for the "or else" comment, I must add there are situations sailors are in, like handling certain types of explosives, that are quite dangerous. I can't consider something like "if you screw this up you lose a finger" to be a threat when that is the best case scenario for a mistake. In closing, safety posters have long been a requirement. Some of them, like the ones above get ignored because they aren't very good portrayals of reality. The ones that show photographs of actual blood and guts and twisted metal are the ones that stop people in their tracks and make them think.

]]> By: Samantha http://www.ginandtacos.com/2009/03/13/in-the-naaaavy/comment-page-1/#comment-14043 Samantha Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:38:31 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=1309#comment-14043 The guy's muscles in the first poster look like they're chock full of not-so-subliminal sexual images, a la Wilson Bryan Key's "Subliminal Seduction." The guy's muscles in the first poster look like they're chock full of not-so-subliminal sexual images, a la Wilson Bryan Key's "Subliminal Seduction."

]]> By: BK http://www.ginandtacos.com/2009/03/13/in-the-naaaavy/comment-page-1/#comment-14042 BK Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:31:26 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=1309#comment-14042 The second guy doesn't have any shoes on. How the hell is*that* safe? The second guy doesn't have any shoes on.

How the hell is*that* safe?

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