There was a lost Sub near Nantucket

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U-Link (http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2012/07/27/german-world-war-sub-discovered-off-nantucket/UxrrHaZxBNuzRocV5dxwjN/story.html)


In April 1944, a German submarine prowling the waters off Nantucket torpedoed an American tanker caught straggling behind its convoy. The U-boat took cover beneath the sinking ship to avoid detection, but the flagship USS Joyce closed in and delivered a punishing depth charge attack that forced the damaged vessel to the surface.

Under fierce attack, U-550 sank stern first. There it lay, its final resting place an enduring mystery for nearly 70 years.

But earlier this week, after years of research and days of painstaking searches of the ocean floor, a crew discovered the elusive craft about 70 miles south of Nantucket. Crew members said the submarine was among the last undiscovered German warships along the eastern seaboard, where it once attacked merchant ships and forced blackouts in coastal cities.

“They’ve looked for it for over 20 years,” said Joe Mazraani, a shipwreck diver from New Jersey. “It’s another World War II mystery solved.”

[K7SGJ]

I kind of wish I'd of had unlimited funds to do stuff like that. What a rush it must be to find things like that, the Titanic, and go looking for Amelia and Ted. I always did like a good adventure. At least I can say I have thoroughly explored a run of the mill life in the desert. Don't get me wrong, it hasn't been a bad run, just a little short in the adrenaline department.

[NQ6U]

Gotta be a limerick to be had from this:


There once was a sub from Nantucket...

[KG4CGC]

Gotta be a limerick to be had from this:

There once was a sub from Nantucket...


It's a sub IN Nantucket. You'd have to start with: There once was a sub from Germany ...

[NQ6U]

It's a sub IN Nantucket. You'd have to start with: There once was a sub from Germany ...

Actually, the title of the thread is the perfect first line.

[KG4CGC]

Actually, the title of the thread is the perfect first line.

In that case, you'd need to throw in an Octomom.
<groan>

[NQ6U]

There was a lost sub near Nantucket
Which had a bad run of bad luck, it
Went under the waves
Causing many close shaves
For it's crew, who finally said "fuck it."

[KG4CGC]

There was a lost sub near Nantucket
Which had a bad run of bad luck, it
Went under the waves
Causing many close shaves
For it's crew, who finally said "fuck it."

Papal Prose?

[WØTKX]

I read your Papal Poem in this style. :bowdown:

http://youtu.be/YgYEuJ5u1K0


http://youtu.be/YgYEuJ5u1K0

[NQ6U]

Slight revision. It's still a work in progress.


There was a lost sub near Nantucket
Which had such a run of bad luck, it
Went under the waves
Causing many close shaves
For it's crew, who finally said "fuck it."

[wa6mhz]

".... who had a (WHAT????!!!!) as big as a Bucket!"......

Torpedo Tube????

[N2NH]

Crew by Octomom.

[W1GUH]

Slight revision. It's still a work in progress.


There was a lost sub near Nantucket
Which had such a run of bad luck, it
Went under the waves
Causing many close shaves
For it's crew, who finally said "fuck it."


:clap:

Love it!

If I may suggest a last line that tracks a little better?

"And as for the crew, they said fuck it."

Or something....

[KG4CGC]

Does accompany
tiffany
tuscany
tympani
villainy
zany
penny
epiphany
monotony
cacophony
botany
symphony rhyme with Germany?

[X-Rated]

They lost an old sub from Germany
As Potter fans they all loved Hermoine
They hid under a barge
Got hit with depth charge
The crew swam to shore in hopes to find Sule.....(man)

[KG4CGC]

They lost an old sub from Germany
As Potter fans they all loved Hermoine
They hid under a barge
Got hit with depth charge
The crew swam to shore in hopes to find Sule.....(man)

*smirk* Yeah. That got a smirk out of me.

[NQ6U]

:clap:

Love it!

If I may suggest a last line that tracks a little better?

"And as for the crew, they said fuck it."

Or something....


That doesn't quite scan either. How about this:

There was a lost sub near Nantucket
Which had such a run of bad luck, it
Went under the waves
Causing many close shaves
For it's crew, 'til they finally said "fuck it."

[NA4BH]

Papal Prose?

Did you mean......?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sANIYU3Bnr0

[NQ6U]

I've excommunicated people for less that that, you know.

—Pope Carlo I

[KG4CGC]

Eww Eww Eww! I feel gross now!

[W1GUH]

That doesn't quite scan either. How about this:

There was a lost sub near Nantucket
Which had such a run of bad luck, it
Went under the waves
Causing many close shaves
For it's crew, 'til they finally said "fuck it."

Getting very close....might actually be it!

[W1GUH]

Did you mean......?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sANIYU3Bnr0

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please inform us of what transgression by us brought on that horrible punishment?

Puh-leeze.....DON'T want to suffer that again!

[KA9MOT]

Well, all I have to say is that if they'd have called into the Maritime Mobile Net, they wouldn't have been lost! :rofl: :lol:

[KA9MOT]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please inform us of what transgression by us brought on that horrible punishment?

Puh-leeze.....DON'T want to suffer that again!

I've always loved that song.... I was hot for Marie back then so maybe that influenced me.....

[n2ize]

There was a lost sub near Nantucket

Which had a bad run of bad luck, it
Went under the waves
Causing many close shaves
For it's crew, who finally said "fuck it."

There was a lost sub near Nantucket
Who's navigator said "well fuck it"
The sub began to pitch
And sailed in a ditch
And the crew of the ship kicked the bucket.

[NA4BH]

There was a lost sub near Nantucket
Who's navigator said "well fuck it"
The sub began to pitch
And sailed in a ditch
And the crew of the ship kicked the bucket.

This is the winner :rofl::rofl: and :rofl: plus :rofl: with an additional :cheers:

[W1GUH]

This is the winner :rofl::rofl: and :rofl: plus :rofl: with an additional :cheers:

Must respectfully differ from that opinion. Tracking is not quite right. I'd say that to get the coveted "winner" declaration, it must track perfectly.

Example of a perfectly tracking limerick...the one we're playing on...

There once was a man from Nantucket
Whose [censored - one syllable] was so long he could suck it.
He said with a grin
As he wiped off his chin
If my [one syllable] was a [one syllable] I could [one syllable] it.

Da Pope-a's tracks very well.

IMHO, of course....

[W1GUH]

I've always loved that song.... I was hot for Marie back then so maybe that influenced me.....

I share your opinion of the song and the way Marie looks. It's the whole squeaky clean "Donnie and Marie" thing that irritates so badly!

[NQ6U]

Also, respectfully, most of the sub's crew survived and were taken as POWs.

[K7SGJ]

Also, respectfully, most of the sub's crew survived and were taken as POWs.


That's what usually happens to wayward seamen.

[X-Rated]

That's what usually happens to wayward seamen.

That wasn't ovary funny. :yes:

[KA9MOT]

That wasn't ovary funny. :yes:

Yeah, but the one about gay whale biting the end off of the sub and sucking all the seamen out was hilarious when I was 12... but then, I used to think of boobs when I heard The Who sing about the squeeze box Momma wore on her chest, and when daddy get's home he never gets no rest.... Who knew they were singing about a accordion? I kept envisioning daddy playing with Mamma's boobs all night. EVERYBODY likes boobies!

[X-Rated]

At the end of the song, they sing "accordion". Who sang that song, anyway

[KA9MOT]

At the end of the song, they sing "accordion". Who sang that song, anyway

The Who! Nowhere in that song does it say "accordion".

All that talk about going in and out and in and out and soft squeezy things on a woman chest is enough to drive a 12 year old boy insane!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49H0IfoILwQ&amp;feature=colike

[X-Rated]

The Who!


Yes. That's what I said.

[KA9MOT]

Who sang that song, anyway


OH, I get it..... That wasn't a question...... DOH!!!!! :rofl: :rofl:

[n2ize]

Must respectfully differ from that opinion. Tracking is not quite right. I'd say that to get the coveted "winner" declaration, it must track perfectly.

Example of a perfectly tracking limerick...the one we're playing on...

There once was a man from Nantucket
Whose [censored - one syllable] was so long he could suck it.
He said with a grin
As he wiped off his chin
If my [one syllable] was a [one syllable] I could [one syllable] it.

Da Pope-a's tracks very well.

IMHO, of course....
Then how about this..

There one was a sub in New England
Who's captain dreamed of a tropical paradise
He sailed for the shore
And went to a restaurant that served Indian and Pakistani cuisine
He ordered chicken vindaloo
With a large piece of poori bread
And a mango lassi to calm the hot peppers which burned his mouth
When he finished he paid his check
And went back to his ship
His wife taught him piano
And today he performs nightly with a jazz ensemble
At a night club in the Boston area.
That has a toilet with a broken seat hinge in the bathroom
Which is not all that far from Nantucket

[NA4BH]

That's what usually happens to wayward seamen.

Silly, that's where babies come from.

[X-Rated]

Then how about this..

There one was a sub in New England
Who's captain dreamed of a tropical paradise
He sailed for the shore
And went to a restaurant that served Indian and Pakistani cuisine
He ordered chicken vindaloo
With a large piece of poori bread
And a mango lassi to calm the hot peppers which burned his mouth
When he finished he paid his check
And went back to his ship
His wife taught him piano
And today he performs nightly with a jazz ensemble
At a night club in the Boston area.
That has a toilet with a broken seat hinge in the bathroom
Which is not all that far from Nantucket

No doubt the best one so far.

[K7SGJ]

Yes. That's what I said.


At the end of the song, they sing "accordion". Who sang that song, anyway

3rd base!

[W1GUH]

Then how about this..

There one was a sub in New England
Who's captain dreamed of a tropical paradise
He sailed for the shore
And went to a restaurant that served Indian and Pakistani cuisine
He ordered chicken vindaloo
With a large piece of poori bread
And a mango lassi to calm the hot peppers which burned his mouth
When he finished he paid his check
And went back to his ship
His wife taught him piano
And today he performs nightly with a jazz ensemble
At a night club in the Boston area.
That has a toilet with a broken seat hinge in the bathroom
Which is not all that far from Nantucket

Much better, John!

[W1GUH]

The Who! Nowhere in that song does it say "accordion".

All that talk about going in and out and in and out and soft squeezy things on a woman chest is enough to drive a 12 year old boy insane!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49H0IfoILwQ&feature=colike

Yea, but Mr. Daltrey or Mr. Townshend? Sounds like Roger.

[n2ize]

Much better, John!

Thankks. I am glad you like the improved version.

Dreams tend to pass me by while I'm sleeping.
So from now on I write them on the wall.

[W1GUH]

That's much better than, "I got some on my finger and I wiped it on the wall."