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maxrandb

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12. We used that phrase in the Navy to
Wed Jan 3, 2018, 11:25 AM
Jan 2018

mean that you had a rough time at work. It has nothing to do with gender. It just means working your ass off without break or comfort.

Here are some other "Navy" phrases that could be used. Maybe they are less "offensive"

"scrambling like a cat covering it's shit on a linoleum floor"

"turd polishing", which can also include the similar "not only can he polish a turd, he'll convince you that you can pick it up by the clean end"

"What a Goat Rope"

"Nailing Jell-O to the bulkhead"

"Delusions of Adequacy" as in; "she suffers from delusions of adequacy"

"She's not really a has-been, but more a never-was"



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