Wow, people must be barking mad. It's a bit funny to see someone so rabidly attack this issue. Give it a good licking there, RJ! Just hope you didn't bite off more than you can chew with this thread.

Quote Originally Posted by Beirut View Post
To **** things up royally; originally used by U.S. naval aviators to mean "crash one's plane into the water"
So... If you crash your plane into the GROUND, what would the proper phrase be? "screw the cat"? Or some other domesticated animal? I always liked the one in Fighters Anthology, "OH SH...."

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