Submarine Skullduggery

Take a hundred intelligent men, squeeze them together in a metal tube containing intricate and demanding equipment, give them a mission, and they'll find some way to find humor in their confinement. Less intelligent men might not have the imagination to pull off such outlandishly elaborate pranks. Jokes and gags are most often played with a shipmate as the goat, but often its one submarine crew trying to outwit another. Sometimes the attempts at humor go too far and the prankster has to back off. The best are the long-term gags that are born of patience. Like a Chinese water torture these endless tricks can slowly drive a crew to drink until the culprit is caught or the perpetrator loses interest.

Submarine Research Center put out the call for the best jokes, pranks and gags ever played in a submarine. The result was a compilation of the best twenty five hilarious stories to be submitted. Strap yourself in for a joyride of fun when reading this little gem of submarine history.

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