Mid Humor

[DanMa1156]

Attached some items that have been circulating as of late... the first two are older items, appearing in The Log in 1989, but they are still pretty funny and always applicable. The Mascot one, that happened this year at Army Navy... everyone saw it, everyone laughed. Glad it got captured on film. The Ralph Lauren one has been spotted in several magazines and the model in several different poses, leaving everyone scratching how "cool" clothing is designed.

 

[JBM]

Did the bring back the log yet? Or is it still lost to the ages...

 

[DanMa1156]

Still isn't around. Shipmate wrote an article a couple months ago I remember reading while on mate, and it was talking about the history of The Log. Given the way things are going right now, I can't see it coming back anytime soon. We'll see...

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

Think that girl got kicked out of the Academy for posing in that picture???

 

[a2b2c3]

No that's actual civilian clothing. I wouldn't have believed it myself except I saw that thing sitting on a rack in a clothing store. Had to look at it twice before I realized it wasn't an actual set of FDB's. Still makes you wonder though...

 

[DanMa1156]

No that's actual civilian clothing. I wouldn't have believed it myself except I saw that thing sitting on a rack in a clothing store. Had to look at it twice before I realized it wasn't an actual set of FDB's. Still makes you wonder though...

I've never seen it, but I wonder how I'd react if I saw a woman walking around in it...

 

[statesman]

http://www.ralphlauren.com/product/...900&ab=ln_women_cs1_jackets&parentPage=family

 

[phrogpilot73]

http://www.ralphlauren.com/product/...900&ab=ln_women_cs1_jackets&parentPage=family

Had to put it in the cart to see the price. They want $159 for that!! I guess that means I can sell mine (yes, I still have it) for big money... Especially since I was a striper dork.

On another note, if anyone knows where I can find a copy of the ad that The Log did for the submarine service, the one where it's something to the effect of "We get our officers the old fashioned way, we bribe them." I'd love to see that again!

 

[c9ccc977]

I still remember when all the old copies of the log were confiscated. There was some attempt at a revitalization of the log online with a digital salty sam, but that didn't fair too well.

 

[Junior]

Yeah, they did a big article in the Annapolis newspaper about the digital version, even interviewing Salty Sam. It went so far to say that the administration had traced the online version of The Log to some service provider out of California; who refused to give up any names. It was a pretty good website, but once the heat got turned up the updates stopped. We're talking 2000-2003 timeframe. Can't remember exactly.

 

[Uncle Fester]

Ah, yes. The philosophy of "pointing out low morale is what's causing low morale," and "it's the cynics that cause the cynicism". The Boat Skool didn't teach me much useful about the Navy, but it did dull my surprise at some of the stupidity you find in the Fleet.

 

[a_m]

Ah, yes. The philosophy of "pointing out low morale is what's causing low morale," and "it's the cynics that cause the cynicism". The Boat Skool didn't teach me much useful about the Navy, but it did dull my surprise at some of the stupidity you find in the Fleet.

I agree wholeheartedly. I didn't graduate feeling like I would be a better line officer from any tactical viewpoint, but I did feel like my sense of shock at the stupidity of other was dulled significantly.

 

[phrogpilot73]

Since I'm a "Mr." and generally untouchable with regards to the UCMJ, and especially the Naval Academy... Gentlemen, here's my gift to you - an interview with (then)Capt Gary Roughead. Use it at your own risk...

My favorite part of the interview:

How many times did you jump the wall?
Uhh... no comment.

 

[Uncle Fester]

Heh...I remember that issue.

"Good Time Gary" was a hell of a comedown after Randy Bogle, but he was a decent Dant. Boring, but decent. Hearing him talk on TV now gives me flashbacks to the morning quarters 1MC announcements, circa 1998.

 

[phrogpilot73]

Heh...I remember that issue.

"Good Time Gary" was a hell of a comedown after Randy Bogle, but he was a decent Dant. Boring, but decent. Hearing him talk on TV now gives me flashbacks to the morning quarters 1MC announcements, circa 1998.

Found three issues of The Log while I was going through some of my boxes in our storage area. I thought some people would enjoy that, seeing as how he's the CNO now...

I don't think ANY Dant can rise to the stratospheric popularity of Randy Bogle, no matter how hard he tries. I went through flight school with his son, and his habit of picking up tabs in the bars for mids extended to Marines in P-Cola at times...