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You can be a Vice Admiral   Written by Nina RG (9/19/2010 8:56 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, Coarseness, penned by Barb JA
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as well as a Rear Admiral. I always saw Mary's joke as operating on two levels:


1. She saw enough of admirals (Rears and Vices), and was tired of them
2. She saw enough of their bad behaviour - "vices" referring to their drinking, swearing and behaving very ungentlemanly.

The homosexual connection never occured to me, but I think it seems very probable that Mary intended something like that. I can't believe I didn't see it before:)


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