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"Sailors and cats have a special relationship that dates back thousands of years."
—Hello, THE BEST THING ON THE INTERNET THIS WEEK: historical pictures of sailors and cats.
Yeah. Bilgewater. Also: Wockle on the capstan.
Also, MISS HAP!!!!!!! President of the Miss Hap fan club over here.
@deepomega I call VP!
This is like, the T-ball of filthy pun setups.
Seems like Kate Beaton should have been commissioned to illustrate.
Also, Mrs. Chippy.
Wockle! "Catch the rats yourselves, boys, I got all I can do to hold on here."
The best thing I've seen all year! I love the dour mustachioed Navy men with their beloved cats.
There are pussies in the Navy? Seriously, why didn't I join.
One of those cats looks exactly like mine! I did not know she was a WWII vet.
If I were a cat, my ears would flatten so far back for one of those adorable little cat hammocks!
I also enjoyed the photo of the sailors on the Olympia teasing their cats with the light reflected off of hand-held mirrors. Some wonders really never cease to amaze.