June 9, 2007: British nuke sub nose rolls down the street

[milkfish]

Did they really name a class of submarine the "Astute"? And does the average British submariner like that name?

I can see that lasting about five milliseconds here among the Pentagon types who have to think up this kind of thing. Of course, over here we have dropped the r in arse.

[monster]

Originally Posted by milkfish

Did they really name a class of submarine the "Astute"? And does the average British submariner like that name?

Why wouldn't they?

[milkfish]

Originally Posted by monster

Why wouldn't they?

Oh, the indignity:

Beans, beans, the musical fruit
The more you eat, the more you toot.

Though in its current form, the sub is missing its ass entirely, and thus cannot toot.

[monster]

Originally Posted by milkfish

Oh, the indignity:

Beans, beans, the musical fruit
The more you eat, the more you toot.

Though in its current form, the sub is missing its ass entirely, and thus cannot toot.

OK. A lesson for ya. We don't pronounce it like that. It's Aschoot

And "toot" is not the most common term for farting either, although it is used.

Here's how the rhyme goes....

Beans, beans good for the heart,
the more you eat.....

We're a lot cruder in general

[CharlieG]

Back in the 70s-90s, Grumman Aircraft on Long Island used to build the Radome of the E2C out in Calverton LI (on the borth fork just beyond the split) - but the rest of the airplane was made in Bethpage, and the radome was shipped by truck down the Long Island Expressway - now you have to picture - it's way more than one lane wide, the highway is 3 lanes - I was waiting to enter the highway (entrance closed) when the truck, with it's police escort came flying by (pun) - I entered after them, and got up to 70 mph - and they were pulling away

[mitheral]

Originally Posted by CharlieG

Back in the 70s-90s, Grumman Aircraft on Long Island used to build the Radome of the E2C out in Calverton LI (on the borth fork just beyond the split) - but the rest of the airplane was made in Bethpage, and the radome was shipped by truck down the Long Island Expressway - now you have to picture - it's way more than one lane wide, the highway is 3 lanes - I was waiting to enter the highway (entrance closed) when the truck, with it's police escort came flying by (pun) - I entered after them, and got up to 70 mph - and they were pulling away

There's nothing quite like coming up on a house that is three lanes wide whipping down the highway at 110km/h.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by monster

OK. A lesson for ya. We don't pronounce it like that. It's Aschoot

For clarity, I'd break it up into ass-choo-t
(but then I was trying to prove a point about the different pronunciations of hurry and blurry the other day, so what do I know?)

[monster]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

For clarity, I'd break it up into ass-choo-t
(but then I was trying to prove a point about the different pronunciations of hurry and blurry the other day, so what do I know?)

Indeed. But I was enjoying the sneeze-like quality of the altogether version


I really didn't get the ass-toot thing until milkfish spelled it out. I've only Americanized on some of those words (Tuna, Tuesday, tube, occasionally stupid...)

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by monster

Indeed. But I was enjoying the sneeze-like quality of the altogether version


I really didn't get the ass-toot thing until milkfish spelled it out. I've only Americanized on some of those words (Tuna, Tuesday, tube, occasionally stupid...)

Ewwwww - I am seriously considering not turning up on your doorstep now - I think I would gag if you offered me a toooona sandwich.

I'll still consider it as long as you don't have any fancy words for beer I spose

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by milkfish

Did they really name a class of submarine the "Astute"? And does the average British submariner like that name?

I can see that lasting about five milliseconds here among the Pentagon types who have to think up this kind of thing. Of course, over here we have dropped the r in arse.

Ase?

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Ase?

They dropped the e too, and added another s to the end. Ass.

[tulzscha]

Originally Posted by milkfish

Did they really name a class of submarine the "Astute"? And does the average British submariner like that name?

It's not quite the same degree of unintentional humor as the Curtiss XP-55 Ascender.