>>>legend has it the
>>>remaining crew took it upon themselves to abandon ship, only to be met
>>>by their waterlogged captain coming up the ladder they were
>>>about to go down, demanding, "Where the hell do you gentlemen think
>>>you're going?"
>>
>>Forgive me, but I have my doubts that "gentlemen" was the collective
>>noun that CMDR Young used in that circumstance.
>
>I could believe it. US Navy officers were a pretty formal bunch in
>those days. :)
>
Especially those from "Canoe U" (Annapolis). Besides, a really GREAT officer would not only use that langage, but STILL make it sound fouler than any gangsta rapper.