Comments on: Thirty Years http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/11/19/thirty-years/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:37:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: xairboss (alias) E Yat http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/11/19/thirty-years/comment-page-1/#comment-282821 xairboss (alias) E Yat Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:07:52 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=6288#comment-282821 Yak, I left a month or so after Cannes. My speech was at my going away dinner in the Ward Room. Sorry you missed it. Spaz, E Yat is short for Electronic Yat. A Yat is a term use to refer to people raised in certain parts of New Orleans, my home town. Instead of greeting a fellow New Orlenian with "Hi, how are you" we say "where y'at" (Where you at). The proper response is "awrite" (all right). Almost as easy as understanding some of the terms in "Waltzing Matilda". Bad bob added the electronic part in honor of my past Prowler history. G'day mate. Yak, I left a month or so after Cannes. My speech was at my going away dinner in the Ward Room. Sorry you missed it.

Spaz, E Yat is short for Electronic Yat. A Yat is a term use to refer to people raised in certain parts of New Orleans, my home town. Instead of greeting a fellow New Orlenian with “Hi, how are you” we say “where y’at” (Where you at). The proper response is “awrite” (all right). Almost as easy as understanding some of the terms in “Waltzing Matilda”. Bad bob added the electronic part in honor of my past Prowler history. G’day mate.

]]> By: Yak http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/11/19/thirty-years/comment-page-1/#comment-282404 Yak Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:20:39 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=6288#comment-282404 xairboss, I was a Mauler from March 1985 until February 1987. Assistant Ops and Training. Also was the S-3 rep attached to the FOF-3 staff aboard HMS ILLUSTRIOUS for Ocean Safari 85, so I missed all that flying. I don't remember being a Tower Flower as a Mauler, I do remember CATCC watches, tho. If you did your speech during Forecastle Follies I was there. Did you leave when we were in Cannes? That port visit sucked (not!). xairboss,

I was a Mauler from March 1985 until February 1987. Assistant Ops and Training. Also was the S-3 rep attached to the FOF-3 staff aboard HMS ILLUSTRIOUS for Ocean Safari 85, so I missed all that flying. I don’t remember being a Tower Flower as a Mauler, I do remember CATCC watches, tho. If you did your speech during Forecastle Follies I was there. Did you leave when we were in Cannes?
That port visit sucked (not!).

]]> By: SpazSinbad http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/11/19/thirty-years/comment-page-1/#comment-282342 SpazSinbad Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:24:17 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=6288#comment-282342 E Yat (I'm Yat to figa out what that means) I'll look forward to tall tales & true re Sweetpea. Sir Snuffy must be a hoot. E Yat (I’m Yat to figa out what that means) I’ll look forward to tall tales & true re Sweetpea. Sir Snuffy must be a hoot.

]]> By: xairboss (alias) E Yat http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/11/19/thirty-years/comment-page-1/#comment-282322 xairboss (alias) E Yat Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:06:47 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=6288#comment-282322 Spaz: Don't laugh about Snuffy. He was a product of LA (lower Alabama) and could lull you into thinking that he had just fallen off of a passing turnip truck. In reality, he was a very smart NA graduate, talented pilot, and very funny man. We call him Sir Snuffy because he was knighted by HRH ElizabethII for his leadership during the Bosnia thing. Someday, I'll share a few Sweetpea stories with you. Boss. Spaz: Don’t laugh about Snuffy. He was a product of LA (lower Alabama) and could lull you into thinking that he had just fallen off of a passing turnip truck. In reality, he was a very smart NA graduate, talented pilot, and very funny man. We call him Sir Snuffy because he was knighted by HRH ElizabethII for his leadership during the Bosnia thing. Someday, I’ll share a few Sweetpea stories with you. Boss.

]]> By: virgil xenophon http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/11/19/thirty-years/comment-page-1/#comment-282292 virgil xenophon Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:26:50 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=6288#comment-282292 BeachBum: NICE pic, FSH!!! BeachBum:

NICE pic, FSH!!!

]]> By: BeachBum http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/11/19/thirty-years/comment-page-1/#comment-282187 BeachBum Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:39:03 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=6288#comment-282187 Naturally Lex is gonna link to an official Navy foto of the bird, but a little bit of surfing the plane pr0n sites turned up this: http://www.pbase.com/gwetzel/image/106105982.jpg Naturally Lex is gonna link to an official Navy foto of the bird, but a little bit of surfing the plane pr0n sites turned up this:

http://www.pbase.com/gwetzel/image/106105982.jpg

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