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| At random: In 1921, a United States submarine, the R-14, having run out of fuel at sea while looking for the missing tug USS Conestoga, rigged sails from blankets and hammocks sewn together. Bunk frames were used for yardarms and booms. The torpedo loading king post for a fore mast, the torpedo loading boom for a mizzen mast and the telescoping radio mast, for the main mast. The R-14 sailed 100 miles in five days to the port of Hilo, T.H. at a speed of two knots. It has been reported in March 2016 that the Conestoga has been located 3 miles off Southeast Farallon Island, probably sinking with-in a day of leaving port. All hands lost. |
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Master and Commander Posts: 2253 Location: Foothills of the Ozarks | Subject: RE: Don'cha just love it-NSR Runner485 - 2009-07-17 9:21 AM When the corporate suits come up with new & unique ways of saying, "your fired". Remember the terms, "re-engineered" & "downsized". I just received word from an ex-colleague of mine that the latest buzz word going around the company, (probably in preparations for firings) is "Optimization". Great word. Sounds not bad either. Let's see.... In order to optimize your department to it's most efficient standard, we hafta let you go!!! Bye. Don't let the door, etc.... I gotta hand it to the suits for coming up with that very benign way of telling someone they're fired. Don'cha just love it? I hope that's not my next meeting; so far in my career I've been "downsized" (1982); and "right sized" (1997); you mean the next one could be "optimized"? I think I'll just call it retired  | ||
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COMSUBBBS Posts: 2672 Location: New Jersey | Subject: RE: Don'cha just love it-NSR Stoops - 2009-07-17 6:39 AMall you folks with jobs take one step forward. Hold your position, Joe! No position to hold. I've been retired for almost 4 years. It's the best! I was born for retirement and I excel at it....  | ||
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| Subject: RE: Don'cha just love it-NSR Tom, what you talkin, man? Ole Roy IS Noah's progeny.  He's BTDT. | |||
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