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Vol. 15 · No. 122 · Tuesday, 13 October 2026

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Drunk sailor on liberty pretty sure he can 'climb that fucker’

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SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia — An intoxicated U.S. Navy Seabee currently on liberty with three of his shipmates in downtown Sihanoukville is reportedly taking bets at this hour on whether he can scale a dangerously overtaxed 20-foot power pole located on a busy downtown street corner.

“Hey, how much you chodes want to bet I can’t climb that fucker?” Equipment Operator 3rd Class Blake Mechal of Navy Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 was overheard asking his cohorts, as the foursome made their way back from a local restaurant to the battalion’s hotel.

“Because I’m pretty sure I can do it,” Mechal, who sources said consumed seven bottles of Angkor Beer and a shot of whiskey over dinner, continued. “Climb that bitch all the way to the top.”

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