Thai Navy celebrates Submarine Day

[sms747]

Thai subs would never work-you would be able to hear them miles off banging away on the pestel and mortar making som tam

[johnlandy]

So it's submarines now. Oh well, they already have the worlds smallest aircraft carrier so a couple of midget submarines would be good to have.

Then the admirals could play with them in the bath.

[Torrens54]

At least it's not a national holiday I guess.

Just wait till next year. National Holiday and toy subs to use in the CNX Moat.

[Torrens54]

Submarine, about as logical as 300 generals!

Yes, then we should have 300 Subs and three-hundred....... ADMIRALS!

[stefb1964]

one has to admire their imagination...

[ableguy]

I can save the country a fortune, all they need to do is buy a plastic duck and moore ot where ever, all of Asia loved it no hostilities everybody happy, of course they cost several billion baht but hell we all have retire some time.

[ableguy]

Submarine, about as logical as 300 generals!

Yes, then we should have 300 Subs and three-hundred....... ADMIRALS!

we have over 1500 generals so why not ???

[Spalpeen]

When is Aircraft Carrier Day?

[EyesWideOpen]

hahaha those silly Thais again. Wait! What is this I found in Wikipedia? ...

"April 11 is commemorated by the United States submarine community as Submarine Day, the anniversary of April 11, 1900 when the American Government purchased its first commissioned submarine, the USS Holland."

Looks like their just importing their silliness from another great country overseas. Over and out, Scotty....

Maybe I am just being a bit picky, but it seems to me a country with submarines having a submarine

day makes a whole lot more sense that a country without submarines having a submarine day......

Research who put a stop to this submarine nonsense a few years ago, and it will make this latest

attempt to get a submarine even more ridiculous...

Malaysia bought a couple of toy diesel subs for 3.4 billion ringit. After seeing a photo of the submarine, I have a feeling it would not do well against a USA Los Angeles class submarine... :-)

http://www.defencetalk.com/malaysia-first-submarine-unable-to-dive-24168/

The " commission " scoop off was 540 million ringit...

Ahhhh now this desire for a submarine is making more sense !!!!1

[Thai at Heart]

Stealth bombers next.

Better hope they don't lose them though

[TackyToo]

Only in Thailand. What's next space shuttle day? They don't have one of those either.

Duck and dive, so you don't have to solve the problems on the surface. Why do they need submarines in a country surrounded by shallow water in the first place? To threaten the Maldives?

[lee b]

Happy submarine day, everybody!

Same to you

[Halion]

What about a Thai Logic Day, not much of that around either.

[anotheruser]

<deleted> no-one has said SUB HUB!!

The navy boys must be getting a little distressed, they want some new toys. Who could possibly be a threat against Thailand?

The only threat to Thailand comes from inside Thailand.

[peecee]

Only in Thailand. What's next space shuttle day? They don't have one of those either.

Most navies man their boats with submariners as marines have a tough time hitting the beach (from a torpedo tube maybe?).

[wayned]

Muff diving 101!

[Soi Sauce]

And marines are soldiers, not sailors.

More N. Korean type propaganda.

BTW, the economy is Thraihthing.

[yooper2001]

I think Thailand should celebrate a national BLIMP day. this is something that is affordable.

[Songhua]

I think Thailand should celebrate a national BLIMP day. this is something that is affordable.

Should go down well.

[Soutpeel]

Muff diving 101!

no muff's too tough...we dive at 5...

[smoochy]

I'm putting this on my calendar so next year I can plan a day off from work. VIVA the 77th annual Submarine Day 2014.
(Good excuse for a pub crawl by the Thai Visa members me thinks!)

[Soutpeel]

And marines are soldiers, not sailors.

More N. Korean type propaganda.

BTW, the economy is Thraihthing.

[LeeThayer]

Hub Day next???

[monkey4u]

What did they celebrate it in ?

A yellow submarine

[EyesWideOpen]

Muff diving 101!

no muff's too tough...we dive at 5...

I always wondered where that came from....

"Sometime during the mid to late 1960's, in Pasadena, California USA, there was an auto muffler shop called "American Muffler". On their sign, and on gimme hats and T-shirts they sold, it said, "American Muffler - the friendly muffler shop - "No Muff Too Tough... We Dive 'Till 5"."

[peecee]

And marines are soldiers, not sailors.

More N. Korean type propaganda.

BTW, the economy is Thraihthing.

Marines are navy soldiers(booties) not army, non submariner sailors are skimmers!

[nong38]

200 drowned at celebration

[khunron13]

I'm still looking for the link to the Not the Nation article.

[EyesWideOpen]

I'm still looking for the link to the Not the Nation article.

That is the best part of Thai news stories. Some of them are so bizarre that you are never sure

if they are real, or a Not the Nation satire piece. Keeps you on your toes....

[FarangTalk]

What good are submarines during a coup?