When Sam was 12 years old he went on a Tiger Cruise with my dad. Tiger cruises are when family and friends of sailors can meet a naval ship in Hawaii and then sail to the west coast with the crew and see first hand what how a military ship is run. My sister was an officer on the ship. While Sam was away, Kira sent him an email - she was 9 - that said,
"Sam is a nut, he has a rubber butt, and every time he turns around it goes putt putt putt."
Apparently the procedure for sending messages to family was to just email the ship and the communication officer would deliver the messages. He sent this message to the captain who thought it was hilarious so he read it to Sam. Over the intercom. The whole ship heard it. Sam said my sister laughed for the rest of the trip. Literally, the rest of the trip. He said it got annoying.
"Sam is a nut, he has a rubber butt, and every time he turns around it goes putt putt putt."
Apparently the procedure for sending messages to family was to just email the ship and the communication officer would deliver the messages. He sent this message to the captain who thought it was hilarious so he read it to Sam. Over the intercom. The whole ship heard it. Sam said my sister laughed for the rest of the trip. Literally, the rest of the trip. He said it got annoying.
