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Originally Posted by Steeveedee
Stainless steel splash shields on submarines are not the same thing as regular toilet seats. Cheaper than having to drydock a nuclear sub for corrosion repairs because of urine splash, when it's supposed to be out on patrol as 1/3 of the nuclear defense triad. Proxmire should've been flogged instead of revered.
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The Kreigsmarine lost a perfectly good U-Boat when the KaLeun -- newly minted, and with better Partei connections than seamanship -- tried flushing the Officers' Head without following proper procedure.
I understand completely, but the popular perception makes the joke work.