a bloodthirsty, paperwork ridden, permit-infested, money-sucking hole...

[kach22i]

Free ships the US Navy just can't rid of.

The Navy Has a Top-Secret Vessel It Wants to Put on Display
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123543023154353525.html?mod=yhoofront

But a gift ship from the Navy comes with lots of strings attached to the rigging. A naval museum, the Historic Naval Ships Association warns, is "a bloodthirsty, paperwork ridden, permit-infested, money-sucking hole..." Because the Navy won't pay for anything -- neither rust scraping nor curating -- to keep museums afloat, survival depends on big crowds. That's why many of the 48 ships it has given away over 60 years were vessels known for performing heroically in famous battles.

"a bloodthirsty, paperwork ridden, permit-infested, money-sucking hole..."

Cracks me up, and I bet it's true.

[creaturecat]

For a second there I thought you were talking about Vancouver city hall.

[Zeke]

Almost any city hall.

he one in Long Beach knows better than most about sinking ships. We have the Queen Mary.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

I thought this was another thread about Michigan.