What if the U.S. and the USAAF had paid attention?
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Thumpalumpacus
Major
That's a Jamaican Weedhound, right?
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I think it's a terrier bred for ridding crawlspaces of cobwebs.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
This is my Tuxedo terror, Bushido (who passed away a year ago).
He was a big boy and a formidable foe to the local troublemakers (Foxes, Owls, Raccoons and even a Coyote) and his ability to keep this place free from rodents was legend.
He would always run to greet me when I got home, meowing like a kitten with his bushy tail straight up.
To everyone else, though, he was judgemental and indifferent
Greg Boeser
2nd Lieutenant
That's 'cause he knew who his meal ticket was.
Nein, es ist ein shtackelhund!
The Basket
Senior Master Sergeant
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My opposable thumb says otherwise.
ThomasP
Senior Master Sergeant
Yes, but your 30M year old ancient brain/ancestral memory says OMG I'M GOIMG TO DIE, from back when you were 4" tall and your opposable thumb was .25" long. The cat about to eat you was still about 12" high (on all fours).
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Snautzer01
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You know i am gonna dump a tall boy in your left shoe right??This is my Tuxedo terror, Bushido (who passed away a year ago).
He was a big boy and a formidable foe to the local troublemakers (Foxes, Owls, Raccoons and even a Coyote) and his ability to keep this place free from rodents was legend.
He would always run to greet me when I got home, meowing like a kitten with his bushy tail straight up.
To everyone else, though, he was judgemental and indifferent
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Fine, just don't try a Fat Man!
Snautzer01
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That is for loafers only. Anybody knows that.
The Basket
Senior Master Sergeant
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The word for cat in Spanish is gata.
Gata is class or type in Japanese.
So Kongo gata junyosenkan is Kongo female cat battle cruiser.
It's all loops back to cats.
Gata is class or type in Japanese.
So Kongo gata junyosenkan is Kongo female cat battle cruiser.
It's all loops back to cats.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Don't forget the Gato class USN submarines, which were the scourge of both the IJN and IJA.
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Thumpalumpacus
Major
The Basket
Senior Master Sergeant
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Gato is a catshark?
What in all of hells bells is a catshark?
Some Frankenstein freak of hellishness.
Such a creature would be the worst monster that ever lived.
swampyankee
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They're pretty small sharks. See cat sharks articles - Encyclopedia of Life
Escuadrilla Azul
Tech Sergeant
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Not new but a couple of old friends. Meteoro (Meteor) on the background and Pizzi (a soccer player for my hometown team) at the front.
Quite a pair. Meteoro wouldn't allow anyone to touch his food bowl while full, except for Pizzi.
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In angling mythology the catshark was the sworn enemy of the dogfish.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Funny enough, there was a USS Dogfish (SS-350), launched in late '45, but it was a Balao class sub.
Preceding the Dogfish, was the USS Catfish (SS-339), also a Balao class sub. It was launched winter of '44 but arrived in Japanese waters just in time of the cease-fire.
By the way, the Gato class subs were named for the catshark, the USS Gato (SS-212) being the lead boat in the class.
The USS Gato conducted 13 war patrols during the war and had an unusual situation occur during one patrol, where they surfaced a while after being attacked by Japanese destroyers to discover an intact depth-charge stuck on her deck!
They successfully dislodged it, sending it adrift on a life raft - but that must have been a rather stressful event...
Preceding the Dogfish, was the USS Catfish (SS-339), also a Balao class sub. It was launched winter of '44 but arrived in Japanese waters just in time of the cease-fire.
By the way, the Gato class subs were named for the catshark, the USS Gato (SS-212) being the lead boat in the class.
The USS Gato conducted 13 war patrols during the war and had an unusual situation occur during one patrol, where they surfaced a while after being attacked by Japanese destroyers to discover an intact depth-charge stuck on her deck!
They successfully dislodged it, sending it adrift on a life raft - but that must have been a rather stressful event...
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Very clever to not just dump it overboard.
