tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post5192210633493741226..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: The Neptune PartyWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-15390548192448419912013-07-24T06:22:38.014-04:002013-07-24T06:22:38.014-04:00I'm sure there were lots of laughs when King N...I'm sure there were lots of laughs when King Neptune held court. The belly-kissing probably shook the ship.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-68712837147523976862013-07-23T21:39:41.878-04:002013-07-23T21:39:41.878-04:00While there'll always be a jackass to ruin it ...While there'll always be a jackass to ruin it for everyone by some excesses...these looked like fun time!! <br />The Royal Baby?!? <br />Oh please, no!?!?! <br />:D~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-14738623719854035202013-07-23T20:21:11.379-04:002013-07-23T20:21:11.379-04:00I think perhaps it's being confused with the w...I think perhaps it's being confused with the word that starts with a "G" instead of a "P"?Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-26650208446058585192013-07-23T19:45:13.767-04:002013-07-23T19:45:13.767-04:00Let me know if there is ever a Line-Crossing categ...Let me know if there is ever a Line-Crossing category on Jeopardy.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-80581773341093845002013-07-23T19:44:29.316-04:002013-07-23T19:44:29.316-04:00If you're going on a cruise, look out. I hear...If you're going on a cruise, look out. I hear cruise ships do some kind of ceremony too. I doubt there's any belly-kissing involved though.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-59894572012189284002013-07-23T19:43:01.337-04:002013-07-23T19:43:01.337-04:00HA Mike, so true. What will I ever do with all th...HA Mike, so true. What will I ever do with all this knowledge about the Navy (and Coast Guard and Marines)??<br /><br />I thought a couple photos had to have been done by the ship's photographer since they had printed captions on them. But the idea that maybe they were given to the new Shellbacks might be a clue as to whether Ray had to kiss the Royal Baby's belly on that trip!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-4468209686642715662013-07-23T19:40:23.252-04:002013-07-23T19:40:23.252-04:00Good!Good!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-44250287494970387482013-07-23T19:40:11.263-04:002013-07-23T19:40:11.263-04:00I haven't crossed it either. And I'd just...I haven't crossed it either. And I'd just as soon be a spectator like you.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-87478881039342500952013-07-23T19:39:28.855-04:002013-07-23T19:39:28.855-04:00Yeah, I'd just as soon not cross the equator i...Yeah, I'd just as soon not cross the equator if I have to go through that. But apparently sailors LOVED it and I read several accounts claiming it was the highlight of time in the Navy.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-35618295065736207862013-07-23T19:38:16.105-04:002013-07-23T19:38:16.105-04:00Pictures! We need to see that yearbook!Pictures! We need to see that yearbook!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-87004899495949183762013-07-23T19:36:56.889-04:002013-07-23T19:36:56.889-04:00A dunk in the pool would be enough for me. Intere...A dunk in the pool would be enough for me. Interesting that you got a certificate. I read that such ceremonies are often part of cruise ship activities too, but probably not so unappetizing as pelting the guests with rotting fruit.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-92085445126934514872013-07-23T19:35:22.233-04:002013-07-23T19:35:22.233-04:00It's a racial slur, really?? I have never hea...It's a racial slur, really?? I have never heard the term used other than for tadpole, like you said. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-86938963989715358972013-07-23T19:32:59.511-04:002013-07-23T19:32:59.511-04:00Well, it wasn't me!Well, it wasn't me!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-6398403365960790632013-07-23T19:32:38.621-04:002013-07-23T19:32:38.621-04:00A few years back a college band student died from ...A few years back a college band student died from some initiation ceremony. Terrible!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-43882677203527847922013-07-23T19:31:26.249-04:002013-07-23T19:31:26.249-04:00I never went in for initiation activities either. ...I never went in for initiation activities either. Even in school when Seniors initiated the freshmen, it was silly and harmless things like making them carry their books or push a pencil down the hall with their nose. Now people get very reckless with their ceremonies.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-45655677960987909512013-07-23T19:29:30.483-04:002013-07-23T19:29:30.483-04:00I need to Google the term - I never thought of it ...I need to Google the term - I never thought of it as associated with anything negative. I assumed it was just a reference to the baby form of frogs and Shellbacks to turtles, both water and land animals like the sailors themselves.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-1171057119803367782013-07-23T19:27:32.162-04:002013-07-23T19:27:32.162-04:00New to me too.New to me too.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-85273287602167341142013-07-23T19:27:22.505-04:002013-07-23T19:27:22.505-04:00I knew there was some big deal about crossing the ...I knew there was some big deal about crossing the equator, but I thought everyone just got a tattoo.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-83282658432057069602013-07-23T19:26:53.103-04:002013-07-23T19:26:53.103-04:00I'm noticing several people commenting on that...I'm noticing several people commenting on that word. It's fairly common, I thought. Kids like looking for pollywogs in puddles and such.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-9913698470695098382013-07-23T19:25:48.741-04:002013-07-23T19:25:48.741-04:00You sent me off to Google that. I could handle th...You sent me off to Google that. I could handle the shot but not kissing the cod.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-23679291791863795532013-07-21T06:33:09.198-04:002013-07-21T06:33:09.198-04:00Glad you were able to make sense of Ray's pict...Glad you were able to make sense of Ray's pictures. I would have never known of any of this! You are so clever and smart. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145530293593063964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-21588929492055921572013-07-21T04:33:05.386-04:002013-07-21T04:33:05.386-04:00I am another who has never crossed the equator - s...I am another who has never crossed the equator - something I hope to remedy before 12 months is out. Fascinating information about a ceremony I had heard of, but never knew the full details of.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-44430803582603647392013-07-21T00:11:54.930-04:002013-07-21T00:11:54.930-04:00Gosh, Wendy, I think this completes the Naval Hist...Gosh, Wendy, I think this completes the Naval Historian merit badge to add to your long collection of life skills. I think many ships had a sailor assigned to photograph events onboard and he may have produced copies of these snapshots for all the Shellbacks.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-64937802531242390712013-07-20T23:26:34.511-04:002013-07-20T23:26:34.511-04:00You just know they all had the time of their lives...You just know they all had the time of their lives! What great photos you shared, thanks. I could feel the laughter between the shots!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-32975986613454381022013-07-20T08:44:47.055-04:002013-07-20T08:44:47.055-04:00I've never crossed the equator, not even in a ...I've never crossed the equator, not even in a plane. Ceremonies like this look fun as long as I'm watching and not taking part.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com