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Can we (BLEEEEEEEP) stop honoring the military now?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by goalmouth, Nov 12, 2014.

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  1. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Re: Can we fucking stop honoring the military now?

    It is a paid position with decent benefits. Maybe we should also start honoring
    high risk hedge fund traders also. They rarely get respect.
     
    Boom_70, Nov 12, 2014
    #25
  2. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Re: Can we fucking stop honoring the military now?

    LOL.
     
    Starman, Nov 12, 2014
    #26
  3. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Re: Can we fucking stop honoring the military now?

    I could also live with Major League Baseball not turning up the sap-meter to 10 on "God Bless America" in the seventh in the playoffs.
     
    playthrough, Nov 12, 2014
    #27
  4. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    Re: Can we fucking stop honoring the military now?

    I don't agree with the premise but I will say the knee-jerked "Thank you for your service" (usually mumbled or typed with eight ensuing exclamation points) makes me cringe. It usually seems like some liturgical response rather than something sincerely proffered. No one did it when I was a kid, teen or young man.
     
    3_Octave_Fart, Nov 12, 2014
    #28
  5. Morris816

    Morris816 Member

    Re: Can we fucking stop honoring the military now?

    I could certainly live with the NFL not re-tweeting half the people who say "thank you to veterans" on Twitter.
     
    Morris816, Nov 12, 2014
    #29
  6. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

    Re: Can we fucking stop honoring the military now?

    Speaking of which, this really made me laugh:

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    @crushingbort

    what kind of crazy shit do you have to do to get a whole pizza @littlecaesars
     
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    Big Circus, Nov 12, 2014
    #30
  7. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Re: Can we fucking stop honoring the military now?

    This.
     
    bigpern23, Nov 12, 2014
    #31
  8. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Re: Can we fucking stop honoring the military now?

    Always tickles me when I hear people thank military recruiters sitting at a desk
    at a suburban mall.
     
    Boom_70, Nov 12, 2014
    #32
  9. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

    Re: Can we fucking stop honoring the military now?

    I get what you guys are saying, but I thought this was a pretty good piece from the other side:

    https://medium.com/the-starbucks-collection/thank-you-for-your-service-ccb7b2808e1f
     
    Big Circus, Nov 12, 2014
    #33
  10. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    Re: Can we fucking stop honoring the military now?

    My son was a marine (I guess he's always a marine). He hated to hear that "thank you for your service" stuff from strangers at the airport.
     
    poindexter, Nov 12, 2014
    #34
  11. RecoveringJournalist

    RecoveringJournalist Well-Known Member

    Re: Can we fucking stop honoring the military now?

    Why would he hate that?

    If it's an issue of being shy, I get that, but I don't think people feel obligated to come say that. I think they're just showing that they respect the job that you do.
     
    RecoveringJournalist, Nov 12, 2014
    #35
  12. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Re: Can we fucking stop honoring the military now?

    I feel like TYFYS has becomes as ubiquitous as "Have a good day" or "How's your day going"? It's become a throw away line for people who don't like silence.
     
    Boom_70, Nov 12, 2014
    #36
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