Readers Write: Penn’s Landing To Be Covered With A Wave Of Irish Semen, I Mean, Sea Men. Sea Men.
Here’s the story from KYW-1060.com:http://www.kyw1060.com/Irish-Flagship–em-Eithne–em–Docks-at-Penn-s-Lan/4799941
Below is the story behind the ship’s name. She was named after an Irish mythological figure, which I think is much cooler than our country’s practice of naming ships after mythological presidents:
http://www.military.ie/naval/flotilla/p31/eithne.htm
No word yet if “Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash” will be blasted from the ship’s PA each morning, however the crew has “shoot to horribly maim” orders if they encounter Colin Meloy at sea.
Somebody better ring up The Plough and tell ‘em to, er, batten down the hatches.
July 14th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
still trying to figure if “a Coast Guard cutter-equivilant that’s the flagship of the Irish Navy” is a burn or not.
July 14th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
@Here: Irish curse. “The last port of call said it was big enough.”