A Definition of A Sailor
Author Unknown
Submitted by Ron Gillespie
USS Mississinewa (AO-144)
After the security of childhood and the insecurity of second childhood, we find
a good male
called a sailor. Sailors come in assorted sizes, shapes and states of sobriety.
Sailors can
be found everywhere, on ships, in bars, on leave, in love, or in debt.
Girls love them, mothers tolerate them and the United States support them.
A sailor is
laziness with a deck of cards, bravery with a gun and the protector of America
with a copy of Playboy.
A sailor is a
composite. He has the energy of a turtle, the slyness of a fox, the brains
of an idiot, the stories of a sea captain, the sincerity of a liar, the appetite
of a lion,
the aspiration of a Casanova and when he wants something it’s usually a weekend
pass.
He likes
girls, women, females and the opposite sex. He dislikes answering letters,
wearing his uniform, superior officers, the food and getting up on time.
Nobody can
write so little and think about so much. Nobody gets more fun out of letters,
civilian clothes and joke books. Nobody can cram into one little pocket, a
Marilyn Monroe
calendar, a letter from home, a deck of cards, a pair of dice and the rest of
last months pay.
A sailor is a
magical creature. You can lock him out your heart, take him of your mailing
list,
but you can’t get him out of your mind. Might as well give up, he’s your long
distance lover,
your one and only bright-eyed good for nothing bundle of worry.
But all your
shattered dreams seem to end when he comes home with those two magical
words ”HI HONEY”.
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