JBWriter
Happy Sapien
As most folks here @ ESMB know, tomorrow is the 71st anniversary of an historically significant event. :wink2:
Wiki link to complete article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_career_of_L._Ron_Hubbard
Relevant excerpt:
June 28 = "Boom Boom Kapow - Oops, My Bad!" Day
I'm not sure if this comports with how current Co$ adherents - or even ex-members of Co$ - celebrate Boom Boom Kapow - Oops, My Bad! Day, but here @ Chez JB, we're ready to mark the occasion of hubbard's 1943 documented act of derring-do-oh-so-wrong with:
19 super-soaker water pistols
80 water balloons
15 cans of Silly String
10 slingshots with 50+ koosh balls
45+ Friends and family are due to arrive by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, so I expect we'll commence firing at each other within the first half-hour or so.
Later in the day, we'll be accosting random people in/around the neighborhood, too, as a way to educate others about hubbard's 'heroism'.
Of course, on July 7, 2014, 71 years will have passed since hubbard was officially removed from command -- The Day Of Comeuppance-ness -- an opportunity to host another backyard barbecue (yay!) but I'm not sure if guests will agree to be waterboarded. *fingers crossed*
Happy Boom Boom Kapow - Oops, My Bad! Day to each & all here @ ESMB.
How will you celebrate tomorrow and July 7th?
JB
Wiki link to complete article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_career_of_L._Ron_Hubbard
Relevant excerpt:
Following its return to Astoria, the USS PC-815 was ordered to escort a new aircraft carrier to San Diego, where the subchaser was to participate in exercises.[SUP][48][/SUP] On June 28, Hubbard ordered his crew to fire four shells from the ship's 3-inch gun and a number of rifle and pistol shots in the direction of the Coronado Islands, off which the ship anchored for the night. He did not realize that the islands belonged to Mexico, an ally, nor that he had taken the USS PC-815 into Mexican territorial waters.[SUP][49][/SUP] The islands were garrisoned by Mexican Navy personnel during the war.[SUP][50][/SUP] The Mexican government complained and two days later, Hubbard found himself before a naval Board of Investigation in San Diego. He was found to have disregarded orders by carrying out an unsanctioned gunnery practice and violating Mexican waters. He was reprimanded and removed from command, effective July 7.[SUP][49][/SUP] Rear Admiral Frank A. Braisted commented, in a fitness report written shortly after the Coronado incident, that he "consider[ed] this officer lacking in the essential qualities of judgment, leadership and cooperation. He acts without forethought as to probable results. He is believed to have been sincere in his efforts to make his ship efficient and ready. Not considered qualified for command or promotion at this time. Recommend duty on a large vessel where he can be properly supervised."[SUP][51][/SUP]
June 28 = "Boom Boom Kapow - Oops, My Bad!" Day
I'm not sure if this comports with how current Co$ adherents - or even ex-members of Co$ - celebrate Boom Boom Kapow - Oops, My Bad! Day, but here @ Chez JB, we're ready to mark the occasion of hubbard's 1943 documented act of derring-do-oh-so-wrong with:
19 super-soaker water pistols
80 water balloons
15 cans of Silly String
10 slingshots with 50+ koosh balls
45+ Friends and family are due to arrive by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, so I expect we'll commence firing at each other within the first half-hour or so.
Later in the day, we'll be accosting random people in/around the neighborhood, too, as a way to educate others about hubbard's 'heroism'.
Of course, on July 7, 2014, 71 years will have passed since hubbard was officially removed from command -- The Day Of Comeuppance-ness -- an opportunity to host another backyard barbecue (yay!) but I'm not sure if guests will agree to be waterboarded. *fingers crossed*
Happy Boom Boom Kapow - Oops, My Bad! Day to each & all here @ ESMB.
How will you celebrate tomorrow and July 7th?
JB