Re: UN Ship Nomenclature
From: laserlight <laserlight@m...>
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1998 20:21:28 -0400
Subject: Re: UN Ship Nomenclature
> > Brit NAC Marines Officer (you know, the really pommy(sp?) 'aristo'
type):
> > 'Do you not know who King is?'
> > Ami NAC Marines Lance Cpl (you know, the insolent
'please-transport-me'
> > type)
> > '_What_ king? Where?'
> I'm thinking you missed the Americans response Noah. The real
> response would be
>
> "Elvis Aaron Presley, Sir. But most folks think he's dead now."
That's not "a king", that's "The King", at least according to the
tabloids.