We asked you to think of something appropriately witty for this image from our feature on WWI submarine warfare, published in the September issue of Military History Matters. Here are the winners!
WINNER
“The men who stayed up top hadn’t quite grasped the fundamental concept of the submarine.” — Bruce Arthurs
RUNNERS-UP
“Just fire a friendly shot across starboard to say hello…” — Ken Rutherford
“Subterfuge causes that sinking feeling!” — Rev Kenneth Pilgrim
These bullets are not extinguishing that fire.
Subterfuge causes that sinking feeling!
Against all odds, a defiant German submariner called “Scarface” cries out, “Say hello to my little friend.”
there goes the beer ship
‘I said fire a few rounds across her bows, not sink the bloody ship!’ – in best Michael Caine accent..
Good shot sir but that’s the ship we were sent to help!
U-Boat Captain Meyer of U-333 (standing, right, looking at his watch) sheepishly suddenly realizes that since they had crossed the date-line, Armistice Day was yesterday and not today.
Just fire a friendly shot across starboard to say hello…
The game of Battleships just got real.
The men who stayed up top hadn’t quite grasped the fundamental concept of the submarine.