tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post107052630360819630..comments2024-03-21T14:41:14.622-07:00Comments on Graphic Firing Table: Blessed are the Snipers, for they shall Hit the Center of MassFDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-64450246089675254042010-01-21T06:09:23.795-07:002010-01-21T06:09:23.795-07:00To quote my 16 year old son on reading your post, ...To quote my 16 year old son on reading your post, "Blessed are the peacemakers, especially those made by Colt"Plutonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-34414831887022978852010-01-19T16:43:00.409-07:002010-01-19T16:43:00.409-07:00Ael: The advantages of a classical and Biblical ed...Ael: The advantages of a classical and Biblical education...<br /><br />The Brits used to be masters of this sort of stuff. Supposedly Charles Napier sent the one-word cable, <i>"Peccavi"</i> – Latin for "I have sinned" after his taking of the Indian princely state of Sindh.<br /><br />Somehow I don't think these folks were thinking quite this eruditely...FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-20958836246742094172010-01-19T15:40:36.366-07:002010-01-19T15:40:36.366-07:00Actually, biblical references are (or at least wer...Actually, biblical references are (or at least were) standard fare in western navies. All signal officers had a copy of the bible and it was often used to convey a message that the standard code books did not contain.<br /><br />An example is the signal sent from HMCS Levis to HMCS Coaticook, "13 Hebrews 8" after days of monotonous patrolling.<br /><br />Which read; "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and today, and for ever."Aelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788190394672505925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-46153240318112780982010-01-19T08:38:28.306-07:002010-01-19T08:38:28.306-07:00Absolutely whacked, but your final comment is pric...Absolutely whacked, but your final comment is priceless. (It is what they must have been thinking...)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.com