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"I prefer the term 'drinking professional' thank you very much." -M/N Pete Young; USNR

 

"In the end it all comes down to this, you can't run from the wind, you face the music, trim your sails, and keep going." -Unknown

 

" Sea is selective, slow at recognition of effort and aptitude, but fast at sinking the unfit." Felix Reisenburg

 

"I wish to have no connection with any ship that is not fast for I intend to go in Harms way." -Commodore John Paul Jones; Continental Navy

 

"Fuck the UN" - M/N Jared Brabazon; USNR

 

"Beer is proof that God wants us to be happy and have a good time."

                           -Ben Franklin

 

"You know your a shopper when you take shots from your machine shop project." -M/N John 'Skel' Williamson; USNR

 

"Now...bring me that horizon." -Capt Jack Sparrow

 

"God must really love stupid people, because he made so many of them." -LCDR Tuttle; USMS

 

"Shiphandling, like lovemaking is a subtle art."
                      - CAPT MacElrevey; KP '63

 

"This was a simple case of terminal stupidity..."

                          -Capt Ann Sanborn; USMS

 

"I once met three guys named pain, suffering, and sacrifice. Now we're inseparable. We're best friends." -Mr. Lance Armstrong; 3x Tour de France Champion

 

"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me."  - General George S. Patton

 

"You know it's going to be a bad test when, on the first page Kleinerman says 'Jesus Christ!' -M/n J. Lyons; USNR

 

We must all fear evil men, but there is another kind of evil we should fear the most; the indifference of a good man. -Boondock Saints

 

"The French have only ever won two wars in all of history, the first was the second phase of the Hundred Years War, which was won by Joan of Ark, afterwhich they burned her at the stake. The Second war the french won was the French Revolution, which was a civil war, so a frenchman had to win!"

 

"The question is not how far, but do you posses the constitution, the depth of faith to carry this as far as needed" - Boondock Saints

 

"Arrgh" - Unknown

 

"Life is pain, anybody who says differantly is trying to sell you something." -The Dread Pirate Roberts; The Princess Bride

 

"There is not a moment to spare!" -Capt Jack Aubrey, RN

 

"You know it's a real fucked up world when the best rapper is a skinny white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the French are calling the Americans arrogant, the Germans don't want to fight, the Commie Russians are turning a profit, the Canadians are actually making a significant contribution to a war effort, and a landlocked European nation wins the highest honors in yachting, Switzerland winning the America's Cup over New Zealand, and the Polish are doing something smart by backing the United States."

 

"What it is." -Mr. Chris "Hurricane" Santero

 

"Unless you have lived it, you can NEVER understand what we go through.  You will never have the right to criticize us, nor can you have the privilege of saying your education was more difficult... You think we are all sick for telling you how much hatred we hold for all that lies within these walls, and with the same breath tell you we would rather be no where else on this planet." - M/N John Downing; USNR

 

"Once again you've missed a perfect opportunity to show everyone how smart you are by keeping your big mouth shut." -Mr. Eric Schwark

 

"The man who embarrasses himself for a woman is romantic.  The man who embarrasses a woman is single." -Unknown

 

"Trucks are cool to the nth degree, that whole destruction and superiority thing works well." -Ms. Josie "Samoan Cookie" Taele

 

"All that I am, and all that I have is at the service of my country." -General Thomas Stonewall Jackson; CSA

 

"Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: It might have been. If you wonder about something, just go for it. Because if you don't, you'll always wonder well, what might have been. I know it's hard to do sometimes, but it ties in with closure...otherwise, you'll just keep wondering...and wondering...and wondering." -Ms. Caroline M. Bravo

 

"Rrrowl!" -Ms. Amber  C. Stubbs

 

"Romel, you magnificent bastard, I read your book!" -General George S. Patton; USA

 

"There is a shortage of perfect breasts in the world, it would be a pity to damage yours." -Wesley; The Princess Bride

 

"Many great relationships start or end in a bar, some of the best do both in the course of one evening." - Pub Wisdom

 

"They've got us surrounded. Those bastards wont get away this time. We can shoot in every direction now!" -General Lewis Chesty Puller; USMC

 

"Plebe / Fourth Class year is coming to an end...wow one year almost gone...just think guys, just under a year ago we were standing on the grinder holding brown paper bags and that contained every academy related possession we had while DIs screamed in our faces. We started out 40 strong and now only 26 remain, divided between two sea splits for the next two years. We've had some ups, some downs, some laughter, some tears, but we've only made it this far because band co has stuck together.  Think of where we were a year ago...all we've seen, all we've been through, all we've accomplished ...in just one year." -M/N Jess Phillips; USNR

 

"I have not yet begun to fight!" -Commodore John Paul Jones; Continental Navy

 

"This place is just a hugh orgy of ignorance." -M/N "Skeltor" Williamson; USNR

 

"But...but why is the rum gone?" -Capt. Jack Sparrow

 

"And on the 7th day, as you know, God rested. But on the 8th day, at 0730, God looked down upon the earth and was not happy. God was not happy! So he thought about his labors, and in his divine wisdom God created a divine creature. And this he called MARINE!  And these Marines, who God had created in his own image, were to be of the air, and of the land, and of the sea.  He gave them practical fighting uniforms, so that they could wage war against the forces of Satan and evil.  And he gave them evening and dress uniforms....... sharp and stylish, handsome things, so that they might promenade with their ladies on Saturday night and impress the !@#% out of everybody! He even gave them swords, so that people who were not impressed could be dealt with accordingly." -Unknown Jarhead

 

"Death cannot stop true love." -The Dread Pirate Roberts; The Princess Bride

 

"This is grain, which any fool can eat, but for which the Lord intended a more divine means of consumption...BEER!" -Unknown Kings Pointer

 

"The first freight transported on a German Railroad was two kegs of beer in 1836." -CDR J. Dirtball Hall; USMS

 

"Aut inveniam viam aut faciam" - I will either find a way or make one.

 

"Slow down Jeff, I'm still drunk from two bars ago" -M/N James Nolan; USNR

 

"I would lay down my life for America, but I cannot trifle with my honor."  -Commodore John Paul Jones; Continental Navy

 

"You bunch of drunkards!"  -Dr. Doumas

 

"If you get setback; does that mean you also have to change your SN as well?"

                        -M/N Steve Smith; USNR

 

"My engineer one just isn't long enough."

                        -M/N Colin Chance; USNR

 

Dr. Doumas; "Lets suppose I'm a particle sitting on this side of the room, I'm happy, just hanging out at rest, what would be my motivation to move to the other side of the room?"

Midshipman; "Beer?"

 

"He who loses honor can lose nothing else" - Pliny the Elder

 

"Glenn, I don't think your truck even has a feminine side to get in touch with"

                   -Ms. Ingrid L. DeVries

 

"I will be moving within the hour." -General Thomas Stonewall Jackson; CSA

 

"You know youre a KP rugger when you start to measure monetary value in Kegs of Beer." - M/N Oliver Karp; USNR

 

"Our Drinking Team has a real bad Rugby problem." - 2nd LT Devon Blowes, USMC

 

M/N Vaughn; "Atherton, wasnt that picture on your desk yesterday?"

M/N Atherton; "Yes Sir"
M/N Vaughn; "Then why is it on Helmers Desk now?"

M/N Helmer; "It's a long story sir."

 

"Wise men say forgiveness is divine, but NEVER pay for warm beer." - KP Midshipman

 

"Get there first, and with the most men." -General Nathan Bedford Forest; CSA

 

"That guy is a shithead." - RADM J. D. Stewart; USMS

 

"The monkey doesnt always jump through the hoop!" -CAPT Kenneth Force; USMS

 

"I want you so locked on that you piss lighting!" -M/N Coburn; USNR

 

"Honor above all else."  -General Robert E. Lee; CSA

 

"Sail fast, sail hard, and dont get drunk less I tell you." CAPT Andrew Trent

 

"I dont want to teach any more, get outta here." - CDR J. Dirtball Hall; USMS

 

"The Ship was made to get wet" -CDR Guzzo; USNR

 

 

 "I wasn't born with tact, but I think I just used some." -M/N Colin Chance; USNR

 

"When you look at all the 2nd Lieutenants, My third star should fall in place nicely."

-2nd Lieutenant Laird; USMC

 

"Shhh! They are taking pictures." -M/N Steve Helmer; USNR

 

"By God I pity those poor bastards, I really do, we're not just going to kill them, we're going to cut out their living guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks." -General George S. Patton; USA 

 

"WOW! Four Stars, he must be real important, hey wait a minute the United States Maritime Service was disbanded in 1951!" -M/N Josh Lusk; USNR

 

"Men, over the past two years we have cruised the oceans of the world destroying our enemys shipping and ravaging his overseas merchant fleet. It has been nearly a year and a half since we have engaged an enemy warship in combat. But now a powerful adversary waits at the mouth of the harbor for us to do battle. To this challenge I say attack!" -RADM Rafael Semmes; CSN

 

"Snaggle!" -M/N Dan Every; USNR

 

"Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance." General George S. Patton; USA

 

"I love this place, it makes me happy!" -M/N Ray Whetstone; USNR

 

"I said that?" -M/N Ray Whetstone; USNR [one week later]

 

"A little friendly fire never hurt anyone." -M/N Jeremy Anderson; USNR