# The Qatari jet **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [May 17, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142 "2026-05-17T13:09:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/81 "2026-08-04T13:19:46Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > dipped it in resin Where did you get the resin on a sub? ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/82 "2026-08-04T14:48:03Z")
Why would they _not_ have epoxy and stuff? ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/83 "2026-08-04T14:55:05Z")
How should I know, I was just asking. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/84 "2026-08-04T15:14:34Z")
Submarines carry all sorts of spare parts and materials. I wasn’t in Supply so I don’t know how they decide what to stock, but of course it’s a balancing act between the amount of space it takes, how critical it is, and how likely you are to need it. I’m sure it’s an iterative process based on feedback and lessons learned. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/85 "2026-08-04T15:26:44Z")
I was a reactor operator, not a supply officer, so I dunno. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/86 "2026-08-04T16:44:06Z")
> [@robby](#): > > I wasn’t in Supply so I don’t know how they decide what to stock, but of course it’s a balancing act between the amount of space it takes, how critical it is, and how likely you are to need it. I’m sure it’s an iterative process based on feedback and lessons learned. Of course, something like epoxy resin can potentially serve all sorts of different needs, so it makes a lot of sense to stock some of it. ---
**Author:** ![JacobSwan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/87 "2026-08-04T17:47:23Z")
You can swap it for shampoo and cause your police Lieutenant to end up naked. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/88 "2026-08-04T20:03:31Z")
“MAHONEY!!!” ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/89 "2026-08-05T03:23:08Z")
Please to explain? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/90 "2026-08-05T06:59:14Z")
I don’t remember this specific scene (because I haven’t watched these movies in 30 years), but I know MAHONEY! is a Police Academy reference. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iVpMOc1-Wg4/hqdefault.jpg "Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment: Epoxy resin.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVpMOc1-Wg4) ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/91 "2026-08-05T12:16:30Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Now that 747s are going out of service, is anyone making similar modifications to Airbus 380s, or any other large plane? Airbus has stopped making A380s as well, the big jumbo jet era is over for now. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/92 "2026-08-05T22:43:37Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Please to explain? The _Police Academy_ films are worth checking out for 80s nostalgia if nothing else. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/93 "2026-08-05T23:23:37Z")
That may well be, but it’s ridiculous to think that throwing out something like “You can swap it for shampoo and cause your police Lieutenant to end up naked” will be recognizable by most people. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/94 "2026-08-05T23:55:45Z")
This is the Dope; obscure references are part of the culture. And I got it immediately. Then again, I grew up with those films. Jonesy was my hero. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/95 "2026-08-06T05:47:06Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Then again, I grew up with those films. I did too. My impression was much more like Homer Simpson’s. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AyDH8fdclBA/maxresdefault.jpg "Homer: Police Academy | The Simpsons Clips | english") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyDH8fdclBA) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/96 "2026-08-06T12:25:19Z")
Wasn’t there a guy who did voice noises that Homer imitated at one point? ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/97 "2026-08-06T13:02:27Z")
I heard that they are painful and disturbing. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/98 "2026-08-06T13:21:16Z")
That’s in another episode, the one in which Bart steals from the shopping mall. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1HuIILdA8Lg/hqdefault.jpg "The Simpsons - Police Academy movies") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HuIILdA8Lg) ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/99 "2026-08-06T13:22:05Z")
But required viewing if you want a boy to grow up in the straight and narrow. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/100 "2026-08-06T16:14:13Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Wasn’t there a guy who did voice noises that Homer imitated at one point? Michael Winslow? > **[Michael Winslow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Winslow)** > > Michael Leslie Winslow (born September 6, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and beatboxer billed as The Man of 10,000 Sound Effects for his ability to make realistic sounds using only his voice. He is best known for his roles in all seven Police Academy films as Larvell Jones. He has also appeared in: Spaceballs, Cheech and Chong's Next Movie, Nice Dreams, The Love Boat, and commercials for Cadbury and GEICO. Winslow was born in Spokane, Washington, the son of Verdie and Robert Winslow. He ... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142.md?page=6)