I’m not completely unfamiliar with grunt humor. My brother and some friends were Lava Dogs with C 1/3 once upon a time. It was the height of technology back then to use a cassette recorder to tape audio letters to each other, and to record video straight onto VHS…so I saw and heard a lot of it.
One of the funniest examples of grunt humor (on the Marine side) I’ve ever seen in person was when 1/5 SSP and some 3RD Recon BN guys at a school started playing “gay chicken” to pass the team while we were waiting on a tracking team to complete its followup.
Gay chicken is not for the faint of heart. This is a little tamer than that, but it’s funny as hell.
“Tell ‘em to quit being pussies and cowards and just come out and shoot at us. We haven’t had any action since we’ve been out here…wear your seatbelt, don’t run with scissors and drink milk.”
There’s not as much profanity as one would normally find in approximately a full minute of grunt talk, but in fairness he was trying pretty hard to get a point across.
One of these days it’ll be appropriate to tell you about the Army grunt humor, which was equally profane and violent (and left me in tears). Meantime, observe this young man at a checkpoint.
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Priceless
Can tell those Marines had too much time on there hands. LOL
I’d always thank the locals for participating in the War on Terror. Not sure how funny they thought it was!
I have the hardest time explaining humor in the Marine Corps to civilians. I’m in tears telling a story to Marines, but I always feel like an idiot trying to explain why it was funny to my wife.
Love the video.
Pretty much all military humor is that way. I always feel like an idiot explaining Monkey Watch to people.
It always kills the fun when people have to stop you and ask “why?” Guess you had to be there.
I think that’s universal. If nothing else a good reason to stay in touch with your mil-buddies post leaving.
Relatively amusing.
Not the first time I’ve seen this one – but it’s still good stuff!!
..bahahhhaabahah…………..
Very funny! Reminds me of a radio convo I was having with a SGT in the middle of a firefight when I asked for a SITREP. He’s says, with two 50′s and plenty of small arms in the background, “Let me get back to you Sir, I’m effing ‘em up!”
I just go back to moments like this, smile, slowly shake my head and just Thank God I got to hang around men like this…
Even this retired silk sheet AF puke LOL, thanks for the funny.
LOL. That’s too funny. Good to know.