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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by grandpopswalt Misty, I apologize for the navy jargon. The post was addressed to TOC in response to his submarine and aircraft carrier photos. The name “Electric Boat Co.” is a carryover from the days when submarines were driven by diesel engines that drove DC generators which in-turn drove the DC electric motors for propulsion. When under water, the motors were driven off of huge battery banks. The navy is very big on tradition. Even though today’s subs are nuclear powered, the place where they’re built is still called Electric Boat. A “bird farm” is navy slang for aircraft carrier. With regard to “plank owner”; there is an old naval tradition that goes back to the days of wooden sailing ships that dictates that a member of the commissioning crew is entitled to a plank from the deck of the ship when she is decommissioned. Since modern naval ships have virtually no wood aboard, we were given a hearty handshake instead. Is a kangaroo called a boomer? Now maybe we can both ask Tangerine Jack what the heck he’s talking about. Walt [/quote] No need to apologise about the jargon. I've actually learned something - thanks Walt and others for putting me straight. I have a son in the Royal Australian Navy who has crossed paths (and alcohol) with sailors from the US navy in Singapore and the Gulf. I cop his jargon all the time! A boomer is slang for a Kangaroo. It is rarely used in common jargon. We simply refer to them as 'Roos'. It is mainly used by 2 section of society: Our national basketball team, following a tradition to use the species as mascots for the national team by Rugby League (Kangaroos) Rugby Union (Wallabies), Soccer (Socceroos) and our olympic Soccer team (Olyroos). The Australian Basketball team call themselves the Boomers. There is also a Christmas carol by Rolf Harris called "6 white boomers" and talks about Santa's reindeers flaking out in the christmas heat, and 6 'snow white' boomers came to the rescue. Beats singing about dreaming of a white christmas when you are baking in 40C heat!
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