The US Navy plays on expert, people

crookedcross

Speechless

http://www.king5.com/mobile/article/news/local/okanogan-county/graphic-navy-admits-to-being-involved-in-obscene-skydrawings-spotted-in-okanogan-co/293-492496113

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.timeinc.net/thedrive/the-war-zone/16181/apparently-navy-pilots-from-nas-whidbey-island-drew-this-massive-penis-in-the-sky?source=dam

brianlux

Hardly what I would call obscene.  Kind of funny really (other than maybe a waste of time/money):



If they really wanted to write something obscene they might have considered:

crookedcross

Not okay, but hilarious

brianlux

crookedcross said:

Not okay, but hilarious

I'll admit, some of these pilots do really stupid things.  In (around) 1998, I was driving my Dodge van into Death Valley National Monument, heading there for long weekend camping trip.  I was driving alone on a lonesome highway when suddenly this blast of sound very nearly caused me to run off the road as a jet fighter buzzed me from behind, swooping very low over the top of my vehicle.  Because of their high rate of speed, you can't hear them coming until they are right on you and then it deafening.  I was super pissed and very rattled.  I later sent a letter to the AF base nearby and got a not-very helpful response some time later.

RiotZact

As much as I think this was not okay, people really need to turn down the drama dial. You might have to explain the images to your young children? Why? Just tell them it’s randomly the way the plane flew and they should be none the wiser, if they’re as innocent as you make them out to be. It’s amazing to me how easy people’s lives must be that they have to look for reasons to victimize themselves. 

stuckinline

brianlux said:

Hardly what I would call obscene.  Kind of funny really (other than maybe a waste of time/money):



If they really wanted to write something obscene they might have considered:

It kinda looks like a tall cartoon cowboy hat to me

oftenreading

RiotZact said:

As much as I think this was not okay, people really need to turn down the drama dial. You might have to explain the images to your young children? Why? Just tell them it’s randomly the way the plane flew and they should be none the wiser, if they’re as innocent as you make them out to be. It’s amazing to me how easy people’s lives must be that they have to look for reasons to victimize themselves. 

Better yet, just tell them it's supposed to be a penis. Do we really think kids don't know what a penis is? Many things in this world would be better off if we talked more openly and non- dramatically about our bodies and about sex, starting with using the correct words for body parts. 

CM189191

stuckinline said:

brianlux said:

Hardly what I would call obscene.  Kind of funny really (other than maybe a waste of time/money):



If they really wanted to write something obscene they might have considered:

It kinda looks like a tall cartoon cowboy hat to me

i'm thinking arby's

PJ_Soul

This is pretty funny.
I don't find it funny that anyone would suffer negative consequences for it though. That really shows skill IMO. Those pilots should be given kudos for being able to pull that off without any practice. Who gives a shit if it's a penis? Almost 50% of the population has one! I am so sick of the almost pervert-level puritanical attitude North America has when it comes to images of genitals.

stuckinline

CM189191 said:

stuckinline said:

brianlux said:

Hardly what I would call obscene.  Kind of funny really (other than maybe a waste of time/money):



If they really wanted to write something obscene they might have considered:

It kinda looks like a tall cartoon cowboy hat to me

i'm thinking arby's

Yes!

tempo_n_groove

brianlux said:

crookedcross said:

Not okay, but hilarious

I'll admit, some of these pilots do really stupid things.  In (around) 1998, I was driving my Dodge van into Death Valley National Monument, heading there for long weekend camping trip.  I was driving alone on a lonesome highway when suddenly this blast of sound very nearly caused me to run off the road as a jet fighter buzzed me from behind, swooping very low over the top of my vehicle.  Because of their high rate of speed, you can't hear them coming until they are right on you and then it deafening.  I was super pissed and very rattled.  I later sent a letter to the AF base nearby and got a not-very helpful response some time later.

Brian, Edwards Air force base was known for doing this.  All alone on a road and a plane would buzz overhead!

A place where I worked at actually encouraged the planes to buzz Galileo Hill so the vacationers could see the planes up close.  I got to see the underbelly of a B-1 and the F-22 Raptor very closely.

crookedcross

CM189191 said:

stuckinline said:

brianlux said:

Hardly what I would call obscene.  Kind of funny really (other than maybe a waste of time/money):



If they really wanted to write something obscene they might have considered:

It kinda looks like a tall cartoon cowboy hat to me

i'm thinking arby's

Holy shit. Haha

brianlux

stuckinline said:

brianlux said:

Hardly what I would call obscene.  Kind of funny really (other than maybe a waste of time/money):



If they really wanted to write something obscene they might have considered:

It kinda looks like a tall cartoon cowboy hat to me

brianlux

tempo_n_groove said:

brianlux said:

crookedcross said:

Not okay, but hilarious

I'll admit, some of these pilots do really stupid things.  In (around) 1998, I was driving my Dodge van into Death Valley National Monument, heading there for long weekend camping trip.  I was driving alone on a lonesome highway when suddenly this blast of sound very nearly caused me to run off the road as a jet fighter buzzed me from behind, swooping very low over the top of my vehicle.  Because of their high rate of speed, you can't hear them coming until they are right on you and then it deafening.  I was super pissed and very rattled.  I later sent a letter to the AF base nearby and got a not-very helpful response some time later.

Brian, Edwards Air force base was known for doing this.  All alone on a road and a plane would buzz overhead!

A place where I worked at actually encouraged the planes to buzz Galileo Hill so the vacationers could see the planes up close.  I got to see the underbelly of a B-1 and the F-22 Raptor very closely.

You worked out there!  Well I'll be!

I actually did have a positive got-buzzed-by-a-jet-aircraft out in a valley west of Death Valley not far from the 395.  We were camped out on some desert flats and this guy came flying right toward us.  I grabbed my headphones and we ran out and started waving at the guy.  Zoom!  Right over our heads.  And he came back!  Zoom!  Again.  That was cool!

But that low fly, not-much-change-I-can-see-you because I'm in a cargo van, surprise low buzz fly-by while I'm on the road... and, damn, that guy was bookin'!...  that was not too cool.  I damn near went off the road.  I'd have been toast.  Desert toast! 

mcgruff10

The pilot should get a promotion; this is absolutely hilarious.  

brianlux

mcgruff10 said:

The pilot should get a promotion; this is absolutely hilarious.