Nuts to Butts: Anecdotes from a Career in the US Navy Book

Contents

Acknowledgments....................ix
Introduction....................xi
1. "We're not in Kansas anymore."....................1
2. "You're STUPID!"....................16
3. "Your nose to the hose."....................27
4. "They're such pussies!"....................35
5. "Stay in the shop."....................41
6. "Not another paint job!"....................51
7. "Someone has to stay and serve on the East Coast."....................54
8. "Bishop, canary suit, pronto!"....................59
9. "I could snap your neck ... no one could stop me!"....................63
10. "Hey, I stepped on his Corfams!"....................69
11. "Bees? You've got to be kidding me. How big are they?"....................76
12. "I think we should get out of here, tho'."....................81
13. "Onboard, on duty."....................89
14. "You've got the handcuffs on upside down!"....................94
15. "The navy only made you an E-7 ..."....................99
16. "Ya know how to make a shark disappear?"....................108
17. "I have the technology; I've just chosen not to use it!"....................117
18. "No, ma'am, they didn't. We can eat anythingon the table."....................122
19. "Hey, Bishop's got mail!"....................128
20. "Those Chiefs are going to kill me ..."....................136
21. "Now there's an odd duck, if I've ever seen one."....................139
22. "You won't have Dick Bishop to kick around anymore!"....................148
My favorite verse from the "Navy Hymn"....................153