- From a Submariner's Perspective. 10/28/10 ...wherein our Salty Scribe has clearly been nipping at the rum barrels because he uncorks an epic fit of snark this week that is not tempered, even in the least, with his customary speck of kindness. Just a fair warning: this week's column is not for the weak at heart, Travelers. Fair winds, you know, and all of that...