I must be easily amused.....I laughed......
On Oct 24, 1:17 pm, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Only the best stuff I can find. thanks. > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 10:58 AM, OMS-II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Travis, you are a one-man posting machine. I'll give you that. > > > On Oct 24, 11:49 am, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: *Travis* > > > Date: Thu, Oct 23, 2008 > > > Subject: Three New Navy Ships ( A Must See ) > > > > *Three New Navy Ships* > > > > *USS REAGAN* > > > > *Seeing it next to the Arizona Memorial really puts its size into > > > perspective... ENORMOUS!* > > > > *When the Bridge pipes 'Man the Rail' there is a lot of rail to man on > > this > > > monster: shoulder to shoulder, around 4.5 acres. ** **Her displacement is > > > about 100,000 tons with full complement*. > > > > Capability > > > > *Top speed exceeds 30 knots, powered by two nuclear reactors that can > > > operate for more than 20 years without refueling > > > ** ** > > > ** **1. Expected to operate in the fleet for about 50 years > > > ** ** > > > ** **2. Carries over 80 combat aircraft ** ** > > > ** ** > > > ** **3. Three arresting cables can stop a 28-ton aircraft going 150 miles > > > per hour in less than 400 feet > > > * > > > Size > > > > * **1. Towers 20 stories above the waterline* > > > > *2. 1092 feet long; nearly as long as the Empire State Building is tall > > > ** ** > > > ** **3. ** **Flight deck covers 4.5 acres > > > ** ** > > > ** **4. ** **4 bronze propellers, each 21 feet across, weighing 66,200 ** > > ** > > > pounds > > > ** ** > > > ** **5. ** **2 rudders, each 29 by 22 feet and weighing 50 tons > > > ** ** > > > ** **6. ** **4 high speed aircraft elevators, each over 4,000 square feet > > ** > > > ** > > > * > > > *Capacity* > > > > *1. Home to about 6,000 Navy personnel ** ** > > > ** ** > > > ** **2. Carries enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days > > > ** ** > > > ** **3. ** **18,150 meals served daily > > > > ** **4. ** **Distillation plants provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water > > from > > > sea water daily, enough for 2,000 homes > > > ** ** > > > ** **5. ** **Nearly 30,000 light fixtures and 1,325 miles of cable and > > > wiring 1,400 telephones > > > ** ** > > > ** **6. ** **14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets > > > ** ** > > > ** **7. ** **Costs the Navy approximately $250,000 per day for pier side > > > operation ** ** > > > ** ** > > > ** **8. ** **Costs the Navy approximately $25 million per day for > > underway > > > operations (Sailor's salaries included).** ** > > > ** ** > > > ** ** > > > * > > > *USS** **BILL CLINTON* > > > * ** > > > ** **The USS William Jefferson Clinton (CVS1) set sail today from its > > home > > > port of Vancouver, BC. ** ** > > > ** ** > > > * > > > > *The ship is the first of its kind in the Navy and is a standing legacy > > to > > > President Bill Clinton 'for his foresight in military budget cuts' and > > his > > > conduct while holding the (formerly dignified) office of President. > > > ** ** > > > ** **The ship is constructed nearly entirely from recycled aluminum and > > is > > > completely solar powered with a top speed of 5 knots. > > > ** **It boasts an arsenal comprised of one (unarmed) F14 Tomcat or one > > > (unarmed) F18 Hornet aircraft which, although they cannot be launched** > > **on > > > the 100 foot flight deck, form a very menacing presence. > > > ** ** > > > ** **As a standing order there are no firearms allowed on board. > > > ** ** > > > ** **This crew, like the crew aboard the USS Jimmy Carter, is specially > > > trained to avoid conflicts and appease any and all enemies of the United > > > States at all costs.** ** > > > ** ** > > > ** **An onboard Type One DNC Universal Translator can send out messages > > of > > > apology in any language to anyone who may find America offensive. ** > > **The > > > number of apologies are limitless and though some may seem hollow and > > > disingenuous, the Navy advises all apologies will sound very sincere.** > > ** > > > ** ** > > > ** **In times of conflict, the USS Clinton has orders to seek refuge in > > > Canada.** * > > > > * > > > ** * > > > > *USS** ** BARACK OBAMA** * > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > New *MapQuest Local* shows what's happening at your destination. 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