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  • I'm never going to be anywhere near a gourd dance society, (unless something really really novel happens, like marrying a certain ex-navy dude, ahem).

    some starfleet hair. karnythia 2009

  • He was an ex-navy guy who was never afraid to argue with me if he thought he was right, which is something I've always respected, even encouraged, in a chief or any crew member.

    'A Captain's Duty' 2010

  • I have learnt an awful lot, even though I am a 47 yr old ex-navy (28 years) man.

    Mind The Gap « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

  • He was an ex-navy guy who was never afraid to argue with me if he thought he was right, which is something I've always respected, even encouraged, in a chief or any crew member.

    'A Captain's Duty' 2010

  • He was an ex-navy guy who was never afraid to argue with me if he thought he was right, which is something I've always respected, even encouraged, in a chief or any crew member.

    'A Captain's Duty' 2010

  • An ex-navy man I know–who was not politically correct on the subject of homosexuality–told me that they all pretty much knew who was oriented how.

    Don’t Ask, Don’t Be Ridiculous | ATTACKERMAN 2009

  • (An ex-navy supply ship used to equip the invaders was named the 'Barbara', likely after Mrs. Bush).

    Gravity 2009

  • The job page mentions that they'll be looking for an ex-navy SEAL spring 2010.

    Pixar Canada website active Mike 2009

  • At the outset, Owen Browne, ex-navy man turned sailboat salesman, is living the good life in Connecticut with his slightly dipso wife, Anne.

    A Good Novelist's Glum Cruise 2008

  • I just know that this old angry senile old ex-navy man was shouting and really angry in downtown Madison today.

    "I understand that there's a deep human impulse to vehemently deny that subliminal messages are effective or even being attempted." Ann Althouse 2008

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