Watchlords

bigedsurf wrote:Glad you are back Mort........

Ed, I could say 'thank you' a million times and it wouldn't be enough. You're an amazing friend, Grande Eduardo Olas...gracias por todo!!

ocean wrote:Welcome back shitbird, pineapple for the pee hole at 11

Thanks, douche-nozzle!!

Mortuus wrote:

conjurer wrote:Good to see you back, Mort, goddamn it. The antique-radio collecting is cool, but old fight jackets? A little creepy.

Naw, Conjugular, t'ain't creepy tuh cowlect em jakkets, uh cuz them pie-luts t'ain't stil a'werrin um no mower when eye gittum...nosir

Heers uh cupple egg-zamples from mah clexion...


Now ewe tell me whut'suh creepy 'bout these...?

T'ain't nuthin' scarry 'bout these h'year pickshures...nope, nosir!

T'ain't nuthin hear, ether...

Fuck me dead, Mort--is that a jacket that was owned by a member of the B-29 crew that dropped the Big One on Nagasaki??

ChronoMATT wrote: Welcome back. Now, how's that Renatoe collection coming along?

Thanks, CM, it's great to be back with y'all...I've only gotten one Renalto since my uber-review of their then-new Beast with quick-change straps & bracelet. My most recent Renalto buy is a Beast with MOP dial and ETA 2824 auto movement.





I guess Codguy's avatar must've finally gotten to me, as I've been buying automatics almost exclusively since September 2012.

Again, thanks for the welcome, CW...it's amazing to be back!

All Hands ,Attention ON DECK! Navy Brass back on board! Please allow this ol'boats pipe you aboard. Concur,we owe Mr.Koi a hearty"thank you"
Did i tell you about the time(1966)when a us army birddog(piper) went down n. of dmz,as we were the only DD in area ,we steamed all night to be where he would meet us on the beach. The MWB crew and i headed for the location and there he was,not 300 ft.from exact point. Said he;d been running for 20 hrs. Could he read a compass!
Welcome back.
I tell this story because i feel its a good illustration of the quality of men that served in vietnam, i never knew the pilots name and he probably received no recognition for saving his own skin. He must have been 40+yrs where the average serviceman was 20+.The pay scales during that time were pathetic but it was a patriotic duty.

conjurer wrote: Fuck me dead, Mort--is that a jacket that was owned by a member of the B-29 crew that dropped the Big One on Nagasaki??

Oy, from your mouth to God's ear...! No, it's just a reproduction of the USAAF B-10 jacket that would have been worn by the crews of ENOLA GAY and BOCK's CAR. The name I chose to put on the jacket was Major C. W. SWEENEY.

Sweeney's plane was 'down hard,' but he and his crew were chosen for their excellent performance during training, so the plane in command of LT Bock was 'borrowed' for the Nagasaki mission...

History lesson completed. //MORT OUT//

boscoe wrote:Good sport with Mort!

Thanks, Boscoe! How are your four-legged children doing?

jaw wrote:Nice to have you back Mort.

Thanks so much, Jaw...I think I'm still in a state of shock as I never saw it coming...

fatman wrote:Welcome back Mort, as much as a hard ass Alain is ( when he is tracking down liars, cheats and prison bitch Turd head's ) he does have a compassionate side. Either that or he just grew tired of the relentless emails and pm's.

Many, many thanks, fats...I believe you are correct about the Koimaster - however, it's probably best not to spread that particular info too far...

fatman wrote:Smileys to both of you.

Thank you, sir! (I will treasure it, as the 'evil penguins' - code name for the teaching nuns, most of whom were sadistic in one way or another - never gave me a smiley face or a gold star...this is a momentous day indeed, Fats!! )

themadhungarian wrote:Holy fucknozzles.....it's good to have you back.
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She-yit howdy!, tmh!! I was worried you might not be sailing in these waters anymore! Hope you're doing well in all things Army, and especially well in all things non-Army...

TemerityB wrote:Mort, hello again. Welcome back.

Many thanks, TB; it's great to cross paths with you again, sir...

eddiea wrote:Welcome back dude...!!

Many, many thanks, Eddie! It's great to be back! Hmmmm...for some reason I can't seem to understand, I have this strange urge to see how leather tastes...

wire-paladin wrote:All Hands ,Attention ON DECK! Navy Brass back on board! Please allow this ol'boats pipe you aboard. Concur,we owe Mr.Koi a hearty"thank you"
Did i tell you about the time(1966)when a us army birddog(piper) went down n. of dmz,as we were the only DD in area ,we steamed all night to be where he would meet us on the beach. The MWB crew and i headed for the location and there he was,not 300 ft.from exact point. Said he;d been running for 20 hrs. Could he read a compass!
Welcome back.
I tell this story because i feel its a good illustration of the quality of men that served in vietnam, i never knew the pilots name and he probably received no recognition for saving his own skin. He must have been 40+yrs where the average serviceman was 20+.The pay scales during that time were pathetic but it was a patriotic duty.

DAMN, it's good to hear from you, Boats! Hope all is going well for you and yours.

Amazing story. That pilot came from an age when most of the WWII Vets had moved on, and the Korean War guys were starting to move toward their own mass retirements. Things like compass navigation and a whole lot of other seat-of-the-pants aviation tricks are not only no longer taught, but are actively 'discouraged' from 'on high' because it's better - and easier - to write a new Manual of Tactics, Techniques & Procedures...and I think it's time to wrap up this 'old gray falcon' speech.

Thanks for everything, Boats!

Mortuus wrote:I guess Codguy's avatar must've finally gotten to me, as I've been buying automatics almost exclusively since September 2012.

Hot damn, glad my avatar has some sort of effect on someone!

Back for another cruise huh? The port calls are the same but the hostesses could use another re-sleeving orphanages could use some clean-up and paint.

Please Mort, no more of those long ass reviews of cheap ass watches (as you see, nothing has really changed here). And am sure you didn't expect me to participate it that group hug going on above ^.

Glad you made it back, the fourth round of San Miguels are on me (figured you owed me the first three).

codguy wrote:

Mortuus wrote:I guess Codguy's avatar must've finally gotten to me, as I've been buying automatics almost exclusively since September 2012.

Hot damn, glad my avatar has some sort of effect on someone!

Back for another cruise huh? The port calls are the same but the hostesses could use another re-sleeving orphanages could use some clean-up and paint.

I'm always willing to help out with those hot little LBFM's, er, poor, underfed and under-educated street urchins...ahem.

codguy wrote:Please Mort, no more of those long ass reviews of cheap ass watches (as you see, nothing has really changed here). And am sure you didn't expect me to participate it that group hug going on above ^.

Don't be a party-pooper, Cods...and remember: one man's junk is another man's treasure..

Codguy wrote:Glad you made it back, the fourth round of San Miguels are on me (figured you owed me the first three).

Ah, good old San M'goo, one case = 24 flavors, formaldehyde and grit in the bottom of the bottle...D-lishuss! No dain bramage here...

A Dead man's resurrection. Hot damn. Glad your back, Mort.

wottime wrote:A Dead man's resurrection. Hot damn. Glad your back, Mort.

Many thanks, wotts. If anyone would have told me even one week ago that I would be back with WL, I'd have never believed it, but here I am, the Dead Guy Resurrected, as you so eloquently put it. Again, thanks wotts; I just hope I don't fcuk it up again...

WatchDorks.Net wrote:Fucking newbs...
Welcome back!

Sorry, Dorks! I was going back over the posts to make sure no one slipped between the cracks, and it became painfully clear that I'd overlooked yours...Please accept my apologies, and thanks so much for your very kind welcome...

Mortuus makes a cool splashdown... Welcome aboard mate.

DX wrote:Mortuus makes a cool splashdown... Welcome aboard mate.

Very well said and many thanks, sir!

Nice hamilton

timc. wrote:Nice hamilton

Thank you!

It's good to see the balance in the force restored.

Besides, there was something disconcerting about asking a "Pattaya vs. Phuket" question on one forum only to find it answered in another forum. My interest, of course, was purely academic insofar as it may have impacted the whereabouts of a former correspondent.

Hawk wrote:It's good to see the balance in the force restored.

Besides, there was something disconcerting about asking a "Pattaya vs. Phuket" question on one forum only to find it answered in another forum. My interest, of course, was purely academic insofar as it may have impacted the whereabouts of a former correspondent.

Many thanks, my friend...

Pattaya and Phuket are in reality training areas where our fighters learn some of the more 'gentle arts,' along with the location of every secret medical clinic in Chittagong Harbor...

I fully understand your academic efforts, and may the Force be with you.

Welcome back Mort, try not to fuck it up this time, eh?