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I worked with an ex submariner in the oilfield and he was fond of this phrase, must be a submarinerism
by x-shadowban 4y ago
I worked with an ex submariner in the oilfield and he was fond of this phrase, must be a submarinerism
- mpyne 4y agoWe certainly had that phrase on my boat.
- leoc 4y agoIn the form of "the law of the conservation of misery" it was apparently a favourite saying of Steve Jobs' not-always-loved subordinate manager Bob Belleville https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Discovered_Loops.txt https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&stor... , and sure enough Belleville had apparently been in the US Navy: https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=The_End_Of_An_Era.txt&sortOrder=Sort+by+Date&characters=Bob+Belleville https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&stor...
- mwattsun 4y agoI was based out of Holy Loch, New London and eventually the yard at Newport News. Never heard it, so maybe it was a WestPac saying