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2012-11-05 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Navy bids farewell to storied warship USS Enterprise

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Posted by Au Auric 2012-11-05 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11125 views ] Top

#1 "Big E" already relinquished its ammunition and ordnance
I'm thinkin they should be loadin er up!

Posted by Skidmark 2012-11-05 00:53|| 2012-11-05 00:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Aging Navy. Big expense to maintain. Sorry to see this happen but not much you can do. Compromise for sure. When you get old it is a series of compromises.

Posted by Dale 2012-11-05 07:11|| 2012-11-05 07:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Second oldest commissioned warship in the navy. The oldest is the Constitution, which has a few years lead on her.

Posted by tu3031 2012-11-05 09:53|| 2012-11-05 09:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Very Metaphoric retiring Enterprise so near the election...

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2012-11-05 10:08|| 2012-11-05 10:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Send her to NYC loaded with supplies.

Posted by anny 2012-11-05 10:22|| 2012-11-05 10:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Bet O's already accepting bids...

Posted by Skidmark 2012-11-05 10:43|| 2012-11-05 10:43|| Front Page Top

#7 I'll offer $100 on EBay.
This would make a great backyard ornament. :-)

Posted by Raider 2012-11-05 12:30|| 2012-11-05 12:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Neighbor: "What the heck is THAT?"
You: "It's the USS Enterprise. I bought it on Ebay!"
Neighbor: "Want to get it out of my driveway? I gotta go to work!"

Posted by mojo 2012-11-05 14:02|| 2012-11-05 14:02|| Front Page Top

#9 as long as EBay pays for the shipping costs - I'm good :-)

Posted by Raider 2012-11-05 14:23|| 2012-11-05 14:23|| Front Page Top

#10 Relinquished its ammo and ordnance last week at sea?

Gimme Back My Bullets!

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-11-05 15:20|| 2012-11-05 15:20|| Front Page Top

#11 I still say give it to the Brits - IIRC, in histoire' the very first USS Enterprise was a captured British vessel, originally already famous or notorious? in Amer eyes under the Brits, later to be so again under American control.

The Brits = NATO-EU need a CV until the "Queen Liz" CVFS come online, preferably one whose propellers won't keep falling off in righteous French resistance.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-11-05 19:17|| 2012-11-05 19:17|| Front Page Top

#12 Send her to Australia, mate

Posted by USN,ret. 2012-11-05 21:17|| 2012-11-05 21:17|| Front Page Top

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