This is prceless
"Mr. Whitney's sister, who works in an advertising office, had designed T-shirts for the 15 family members who attended the ceremony. Mr. Whitney's many difficulties in reaching graduation were emblazoned on the front of the shirt: 4,872 demerits ("painful"); four and a half years on academic restriction ("wounding"); two visits to the committee that weighs student expulsions ("agonizing"); two reprieves from the admiral ("necessary"); and six years of school with only an undergraduate degree to show for it ("humbling")."
He'll make a great skipper.
Bah. He's an amateur.
WOOO WOOO! He made it.
Is this guy's name Whitney or Blutarsky?
On the back of the shirt a picture of Mr. Whitney and the American flag, with the legend: "Passing all licensing exams on the first try . . . Priceless."
But OMG that's a lot of demerits . . .
I still remember from reading a very old National Geographic a feature article on Kings Point, a photo of a group of students with clipboards observing a ship model (the S.S. Miss Calculation) designed to demonstrate all sorts of stability and weight-and-balance problems.
MSNBC Video interview of 3rd Mate Gabriel Witney. Well qualified to tell sea stories!
http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=71d7209e-d460-4f24-9a7a-704e71b605b1&f=00&fg=email
Matt Lauer: I have to say that I look at the look on his (Pres. Bush's) face I'm just happy for you sake that the Secret Service didn't take you right out.
(laughs)
3rd Mate Witney: Well there's no way that any Secret Service is taking that diploma out of my hands!
(more laughs)