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Ukraine’s “Dildo of Consequences” Naval Drone Might Become Reality
Serving in the military is all about tradition, including conduct one would not expect of grown men and women. One of the oldest traditions is that of “crossing the line” ceremonies that we sailors have suffered (and then laughed about) since the time of the Phoenicians.
But guess what? There’s one that’s much older, probably as old as organized combat itself: using phallic symbols and humor in tongue-in-cheek threats usually (but not always) made toward a perceived enemy. While it’s true that in the past few generations, women have come into their own among combat units, this particular tradition is all about men being silly, stupid, puerile, and immature all at the same time. It’s a guy thing.
Exhibit A is from an ancient Roman fort named Vindolanda, near Hadrian’s Wall in what is now the United Kingdom:
And Exhibit B is the Great Sky Dong of 2017, seen in the skies above Okanogan, Washington, which was — ahem — erected by an overtestosteroned pilot of an EA-18G Growler from nearby Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (where I was stationed back in the late 1980's), and lasted — one assumes — until it was blown by…
