US Navy: Penis in sky drawn by jet trail was 'unacceptable'
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US Navy officials have said it was "absolutely unacceptable" that one of their pilots used a jet's contrail to draw a penis in the sky.
The phallic outline over Okanogan County in the western US state of Washington provoked much mirth online.
But commanders at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island did not see the funny side and have ordered an inquiry.
A spokesman for the airbase confirmed that the aircraft involved was one of its Boeing EA-18G Growlers.
WARNING: Some viewers may find images below offensive.
The jet specialises in electronic warfare and can travel at nearly twice the speed of sound.
Spokesman Thomas Mills told the BBC: "From a Navy standpoint, we do hold our aircrew to the highest standards and this is absolutely unacceptable.
"It has zero training value and the aircrew is being held accountable."
The Federal Aviation Administration, a government agency that regulates US airspace, told local TV station KREM 2 that the manoeuvre did not appear to pose a safety risk and they "cannot police morality".
Plenty of onlookers on the ground were amused by Thursday afternoon's sky doodle.
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D.
Tax dollars at work.
Tax dollars at work. Impressive. Cue up Kenny Loggins' "Danger Zone"
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Bucky Badger
That is awesome and I’ll
That is awesome and I’ll gladly kick in a few extra tax dollars for some more navy dirty sky art. Hell yeah.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Druba
And here I am thinking it was
And here I am thinking it was an ad for Arbys... Arbys!!!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sycamore Slough
It actually is more Arby-ish
It actually is more Arby-ish than penoid.
Possibly the Arby's chain bribed the Naval Airplane folks with a Yearly subscription of free Snacks.
I had a Sandwich there a few years ago, and thought it was more like Gravy Train dog-food compared to actual Roast Beef.
But the Horseradish sauce was really OK.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Druba
I can't remember the last
I can't remember the last time I ate there, but I have had their Horsey sauce at a friends house, and that was quite stimulating, almost like giant gaseous penisiness
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: skyjunk
What did the expect? this is
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Where Does The Time Go?
>>> And here I am thinking it
>>> And here I am thinking it was an ad for Arbys... Arbys!!!
i thought it was for Dairy Queen, cause those nuts are crushed on that banana split.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Where Does The Time Go?
Louis CK has a pilot's
Louis CK has a pilot's license?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sun so hot, clouds so low
It's a sign that the American
It's a sign that American might and masculinity are fleeting and just a slight breeze in the winds of time will erase any trace....
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Is forgiveness possible?
"Goin' up to the penis in the
"Goin' up to the penis in the sky
That's where I'm gonna go when I fly..."
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jazfish
I wonder what the hipster's
I wonder what the hipster's take on this is.
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Is there a hipster in the
Is there a hipster in the house here at Viva?
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Def. High
I am offended by wisps of
I am offended by wisps of cloud in the sky.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jazfish
Chem trail theorists say that
Chem trail theorists say there is spunk raining down to earth.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: GravyTrain
>>skyjunk lol
>>skyjunk
lol
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Airliners And F-15s Involved
Airliners And F-15s Involved In Bizarre Encounter With Mystery Aircraft ...
3 days ago - Something quite out of the ordinary occurred in the skies over Oregon on October 25th, 2017. A mystery aircraft was flying in daylight hours among the steady stream of airliners that traverse from south to north, between locales in California and Nevada and cities like Portland and Seattle and beyond.
The perp?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Thumbkinetic
Maybe the Navy was paging
Maybe the Navy was paging that Ateix kid.
'Cuz that's a dick.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MarkD
Looks like a top-hat to me.
Looks like a top-hat to me.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Thumbkinetic
Actually, kinda resembles Roy
Actually, kinda resembles Roy Moore's hat in some recent editorial cartoons.
In which case, it's still about a dick.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jazfish
The balls do look like a hat
The balls do look like a hat brim.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Thumbkinetic
Or if a witch decided the
Or if a witch decided the pointy look was out this year. That top pic, anyway. Next one not so much.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sycamore Slough
I drove by an " Arby's "
I drove by an " Arby's " location just the other day. It's the one on rte. 38 near Lumberton.
After carefully looking at the signage, my artistic opinion is that those jet-trails look like Arby's logo.
However, I will not discount the possibility of Arby's logo - design - division appropriating Penoid symbolism.
One Hu-person's Cow - Boy hat is another Hu-person's phallic symbol.