ASH1962 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 On 4/29/2011 at 3:00 PM, T0mShane said: I was a safety in high school. Ol' number 23. That's right. Thought about playin' college but, you know, Uncle Sam had other ideas. Ended up in the Navy. But...ah, what the Hell. Japanese submarine slammed two torpedoes into our side, chief. It was comin' back, from the island of Tinian to Laytee, just delivered the bomb. The Hiroshima bomb. Eleven hundred men went into the water. Vessel went down in twelve minutes. Didn't see the first shark for about a half an hour. Tiger. Thirteen footer. You know how you know that when you're in the water, chief? You tell by lookin' from the dorsal to the tail. What we didn't know... was our bomb mission had been so secret, no distress signal had been sent. Huh huh. They didn't even list us overdue for a week. Very first light, chief. The sharks come cruisin'. So we formed ourselves into tight groups. You know it's... kinda like ol' squares in battle like a, you see on a calendar, like the battle of Waterloo. And the idea was, the shark comes to the nearest man and that man, he'd start poundin' and hollerin' and screamin' and sometimes the shark would go away. Sometimes he wouldn't go away. Sometimes that shark, he looks right into you. Right into your eyes. You know the thing about a shark, he's got...lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eye. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be livin'. Until he bites ya and those black eyes roll over white. And then, ah then you hear that terrible high pitch screamin' and the ocean turns red and spite of all the poundin' and the hollerin' they all come in and rip you to pieces. Y'know by the end of that first dawn, lost a hundred men! I don't know how many sharks, maybe a thousand! I don't know how many men, they averaged six an hour. On Thursday mornin' chief, I bumped into a friend of mine, Herbie Robinson from Cleveland. Baseball player, boson's mate. I thought he was asleep, reached over to wake him up. Bobbed up and down in the water, just like a kinda top. Up ended. Well... he'd been bitten in half below the waist. Noon the fifth day, Mr. Hooper, a Lockheed Ventura saw us, he swung in low and he saw us. He's a young pilot, a lot younger than Mr. Hooper, anyway he saw us and come in low. And three hours later a big fat PBY comes down and start to pick us up. You know that was the time I was most frightened? Waitin' for my turn. I'll never put on a lifejacket again. So, eleven hundred men went in the water, three hundred and sixteen men come out, the sharks took the rest, June the 29, 1945. Anyway, we delivered the bomb. LOL Captain Quint. Just one question, did you actually remember this straight from the movie or did you have to sit there typing the closed captioning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Killa Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, ASH1962 said: LOL Captain Quint. Just one question, did you actually remember this straight from the movie or did you have to sit there typing the closed captioning? Neither. he copy and pasted the script. Those are all over the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard King Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 17 hours ago, Miss Lonelyhearts said: oh now what Omg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCP63 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 21 hours ago, RutgersJetFan said: We’re gonna have to throw a 10 year anniversary for this post. Can I have my old username back for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 12 hours ago, ASH1962 said: LOL Captain Quint. Show some f*cking respect to your vets ffs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCP63 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 4/29/2011 at 3:00 PM, T0mShane said: I was a safety in high school. Ol' number 23. That's right. Thought about playin' college but, you know, Uncle Sam had other ideas. Ended up in the Navy. But...ah, what the Hell. Japanese submarine slammed two torpedoes into our side, chief. It was comin' back, from the island of Tinian to Laytee, just delivered the bomb. The Hiroshima bomb. Eleven hundred men went into the water. Vessel went down in twelve minutes. Didn't see the first shark for about a half an hour. Tiger. Thirteen footer. You know how you know that when you're in the water, chief? You tell by lookin' from the dorsal to the tail. What we didn't know... was our bomb mission had been so secret, no distress signal had been sent. Huh huh. They didn't even list us overdue for a week. Very first light, chief. The sharks come cruisin'. So we formed ourselves into tight groups. You know it's... kinda like ol' squares in battle like a, you see on a calendar, like the battle of Waterloo. And the idea was, the shark comes to the nearest man and that man, he'd start poundin' and hollerin' and screamin' and sometimes the shark would go away. Sometimes he wouldn't go away. Sometimes that shark, he looks right into you. Right into your eyes. You know the thing about a shark, he's got...lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eye. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be livin'. Until he bites ya and those black eyes roll over white. And then, ah then you hear that terrible high pitch screamin' and the ocean turns red and spite of all the poundin' and the hollerin' they all come in and rip you to pieces. Y'know by the end of that first dawn, lost a hundred men! I don't know how many sharks, maybe a thousand! I don't know how many men, they averaged six an hour. On Thursday mornin' chief, I bumped into a friend of mine, Herbie Robinson from Cleveland. Baseball player, boson's mate. I thought he was asleep, reached over to wake him up. Bobbed up and down in the water, just like a kinda top. Up ended. Well... he'd been bitten in half below the waist. Noon the fifth day, Mr. Hooper, a Lockheed Ventura saw us, he swung in low and he saw us. He's a young pilot, a lot younger than Mr. Hooper, anyway he saw us and come in low. And three hours later a big fat PBY comes down and start to pick us up. You know that was the time I was most frightened? Waitin' for my turn. I'll never put on a lifejacket again. So, eleven hundred men went in the water, three hundred and sixteen men come out, the sharks took the rest, June the 29, 1945. Anyway, we delivered the bomb. Wow, really? To lie about something this is just...wow! @jetsbabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Had Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, PCP63 said: Wow, really? To lie about something this is just...wow! @jetsbabe USS Indianapolis...required reading in US Navy boot camp.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedinGreenNC Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 What is this about?Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Fleming Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, BleedinGreenNC said: What is this about? Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk The sinking of the cruiser USS Indianapolis during WWII. Infamous for the sinking and the continuous shark attacks the survivors endured for days before they were rescued. the quoted passage is a character from the movie “Jaws” retelling of his survivor’s tale. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCP63 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 9 hours ago, Ben Had said: USS Indianapolis...required reading in US Navy boot camp.... Yeah, and the dude was faking being in the US Navy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedinGreenNC Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Yeah, and the dude was faking being in the US Navy! What a tool, my dad was in the Navy and If he was alive he would be all over this a$$hole. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Wtf did this thread get dug up 10 years later?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 12/3/2019 at 1:37 PM, Patriot Killa said: Neither. he copy and pasted the script. Those are all over the internet. You know, everybody gets on @T0mShane for cribbing Quint's speech, but I don't think Quint played football. Ol' number 23 is all T0m. You bastards should show some respect. He could have been somebody. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, #27TheDominator said: He could have been somebody. Thank you but no, no. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post T0mShane Posted November 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2020 30 minutes ago, BleedinGreenNC said: What a tool, my dad was in the Navy and If he was alive he would be all over this a$$hole. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk I am likewise willing to fistfight a dead person. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, PCP63 said: Yeah, and the dude was faking being in the US Navy! Let's get him!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Holy f*ck at how long ago this was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCP63 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 9 hours ago, #27TheDominator said: You know, everybody gets on @T0mShane for cribbing Quint's speech, but I don't think Quint played football. Ol' number 23 is all T0m. You bastards should show some respect. He could have been somebody. What a BS story. Number 23. Yeah, sure ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 11 hours ago, Sperm Edwards said: Let's get him!! 2 hours ago, Irish Jet said: Holy f*ck at how long ago this was. I know, right? I was so young and beautiful. It is still paying dividends. I am pretty sure three quarter of these ****ers still don't get it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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