The big 23

MasterOfNone · Post by **MasterOfNone** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:19 pm

happy b-day

ZombieSlayer · Post by **ZombieSlayer** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:25 pm

KnaveSkye wrote:Thanks guys, unfortunately a birthday underway is pretty uneventful..other than a bit more harrasment from shipmates(but not too much) it is 130 am in the morning as i write this...and the anticipation of returning home today has made me quite edgy, ill be glad once im home and settled in, spent some time with the wife....and eventually in front of the warm glow of my own computer =P get ready to stack the carball vote soon

Hey at least you got a birthday. True story...short version.

While underway during a westpac my skipper comes to me the day before my birthday and says "AT3 since you censored up the last wire check on 301 I'm going to have to take away your birthday".

Me "Ummm excuse me sir???"

Skipper "You heard me, since you forgot to do the sidewinder test and made day check do it for you, I'm taking away your birthday".

Me "Sir 301's wirecheck was done by daycheck since it was still flying at 0500"

Skipper "Don't argue with me or I'll send you to mast. Tomorrow is going to be May 25th as far as your concerned."

Me "Yes sir"

He walks out and I'm left wondering to myself wtf is going on and how the hell can he take away my birthday.

So after a long and very hectic night shift it's time to goto bed. However the skipper is in the lounge waiting for me.

He says "AT3 what is todays date?".

Me "Umm May 24th sir"

Skipper "What is so special about today?"

Me "Nothing sir"

Skipper "Do you remember me telling you that I was going to take away your birthday?"

Me "Yes sir"

Skipper "Today is not May 24th, it's May 25th."

Me "Sir what was yesterdays date?"

Skipper "May 23rd"

Me "So how is today May 25th?"

Skipper "We crossed the international date line. Therefore your birthday didn't exist this year."

Me "Sir does this mean I'm not 21?"

Skipper smiles and just walks away.

To this day I'm not sure how old I am

Nard · Post by **Nard** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:08 pm

Happy Birthday To You. Happy Birthday To You. Happy Birthday Dear Knave, Happy Birthday To You.

hwsb · Post by **hwsb** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:09 pm

happy b-day knave. we'll have to have a deathball day for it.

KnaveSkye · Post by **KnaveSkye** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:15 am

hey, if its my birthday, you better mean carball =P but im down for both =).....might have ot redownload though..and rofl zombie...we will leave it at that

Ortega · Post by **Ortega** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:21 pm

Zombie that makes no bleeping sense. I'm lost. How the hell did you miss 24 hours. You shuold of stayed out of the alochol cabinet.

ZombieSlayer · Post by **ZombieSlayer** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:59 pm

It's the international date line and it's the reason that part of the planet is a day ahead of us normal folks in the US :butthead:

Ortega · Post by **Ortega** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:10 pm

I understand that part but at one point in time in the middle of the ocean you had to hit the day of your birthday. Boats dont travel that fast.

Nard · Post by **Nard** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:57 pm

Its an uber boat.

ZombieSlayer · Post by **ZombieSlayer** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:52 pm

Ortega wrote:I understand that part but at one point in time in the middle of the ocean you had to hit the day of your birthday. Boats dont travel that fast.

Actually the skipper of the boat waited on one side of the dateline and timed it out so we crossed at 2359 (11:59 pm) so we never did actually had May 24th.