# Today in naval History

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-naval-history/286346>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 24, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-naval-history/286346 "2005-01-24T01:59:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-naval-history/286346/1 "2005-01-24T01:59:15Z")

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Bathyscaph Trieste descends to deepest part of the ocean, Marianas Trench.  
For 20 minutes.  
Nobody mentioned this yet?!?

:dubious:

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**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-naval-history/286346/2 "2005-01-24T02:30:52Z")

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I heard it was in 1960, 45 years ago.

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-naval-history/286346/3 "2005-01-24T02:45:25Z")

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Well, it **was** posted several times.

The first time, the hamsters ate it.

The second time, a moderator zapped it with a 1920s style “death ray.”

The third time, of course, was by **Opal Cat** , who just dropped by to say “Hi.”

The fourth time, someone came back and brought it pie.

The fifth time, it was reclaimed by the Taiwanese, who maintained that it was one of their bases, all of which belonged to them.

The sixth time, it had to be deleted for sexual content, because penis ensued.

…  
Enough?

😉

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**Author:** ![Phnord\_Prephect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-naval-history/286346/4 "2005-01-24T13:07:08Z")

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I, for one, welcome our cliche’-ridden overlords.

Then I burning their dog. :rolleyes: