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Luau | 20:36 Sat 30th Oct 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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I thought I saw something on the History Channel which said the phrase "damn the torpedoes" was really "band the torpedoes". Anybody know which it is and a reference source I can view?
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Admiral Farragut was famous for the phrase long before the era of submarines... check here

http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent?file=ML_farragut_bkp

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