USS William D. Porter- the ship that almost killed the US president twice...

[Anonemous]

They should make a movie out of this... 🙂

(maybe NSFW ads)
http://www.cracked.com/article_19637_the-5-craziest-war-stories-all-happened-same-ship.html?ya

Do you ever get sick of hearing about "the greatest generation"? For over 60 years now, it's been all "they survived the Depression" this and "they defeated the Nazis" that and "they never looked stupid in hats." Well, not everything the heroes of the 20th century did was pitch perfect. For example, the WWII destroyer USS William D. Porter was easily the stupidest ship ever launched. If ships were people, this one would be the kid who ate paste off a stick. And then almost killed the president by accident.
So when we say that this ship's service played out in exactly the way it would if it had been a hastily scripted Adam Sandler comedy, we're not exaggerating. We're talking about a ship that ...


Read more: The 5 Craziest War Stories (All Happened on the Same Ship) | Cracked.com http://www.cracked.com/article_1963...ies-all-happened-same-ship.html#ixzz1nLkwsM2B

 

[amish]

wow...how could a whole boat be so stupid?

great read.

 

[DesiPower]

interesting, 7/10...

 

[Gibsons]

lol, would read again.

 

[ViRGE]

I'm laughing so hard that I'm in pain here.😀

 

[janas19]

wow...how could a whole boat be so stupid?

Lololol. That comment made my day 😀

 

[CZroe]

No "FAILBOAT" joke? I am disappoint.

 

[Matthiasa]

Oh man... lol
Wow just wow.
How is something like that even possible? lol

 

[T_Yamamoto]

I'm on a boat

 

[shiner]

Geez....that ship failed almost as often as dumbass dave.

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

His Secret Service agents then proceeded to pull their pistols to shoot the torpedo themselves if necessary.
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Could that have even worked if they hit it?
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[Gibsons]

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Could that have even worked if they hit it?
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Torpedoes run too deep to even hit with a bullet.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Sounds like shens. The Wikipedia article exclusively sites one book. Still funny though.

 

[sdifox]

wow. That is one cursed boat.

 

[busydude]

Haha.. that was funny.

 

[CZroe]

Sounds like shens. The Wikipedia article exclusively sites one book. Still funny though.

Cites

 

[Krazy4Real]

LOL!

 

[brianmanahan]

queue HAL post in 3, 2, 1

 

[Gibsons]

queue HAL post in 3, 2, 1

Who was William Porter, what are topedoes, why is this funny?

 

[KeithP]

lol, would read again.

I stopped half way through. The writing is unbelievably bad. is cracked.com a grade school project?

-KeithP

 

[lxskllr]

I stopped half way through. The writing is unbelievably bad. is cracked.com a grade school project?

-KeithP

It's comedy. They provide interesting topics, factually written with a bit of humor. If you're expecting a scholarly treatise, you're looking in the wrong place.

 

[Xstatic1]

incompetent.

that word just about covers it.

 

[brianmanahan]

Who was William Porter, what are topedoes, why is this funny?

I LOL'd at your whole post, well done, well done

 

[StrangerGuy]

I stopped half way through. The writing is unbelievably bad. is cracked.com a grade school project?

-KeithP

The door to your ivory tower is that way.

Writing in research journals are a million times worse to read the Cracked.

 

[brianmanahan]

The door to your ivory tower is that way.

Writing in research journals are a million times worse to read the Cracked.

lol, im sure youve never read a research journal, let alone written any publications