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EventHorizon

i cant really blame this soldier/marine for the inscription on his helmet. being in the military myself, i understand that after training for the possibility/eventuality of war, you get creative with jokes and stuff just to pass the time.

the writing on his helmet is the same kind of inside joke as if some office-jockey framed and hung a TPS report from office space on his wall.

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Does Marcellus Wallace have the appearance of a female canine? Then for what reason did you attempt to copulate with him as if he were a female canine?

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Originally Posted by canuckguy Pretty simple really, do your own thing as long as it does not fuck with anyone's enjoyment of life.

Plan9

Hah, good catch. Those silly Marines are always violating uniform standards.

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EventHorizon

OFF TOPIC:
how do you change that message under your avatar from "upright" to something else?

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Does Marcellus Wallace have the appearance of a female canine? Then for what reason did you attempt to copulate with him as if he were a female canine?

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Originally Posted by canuckguy Pretty simple really, do your own thing as long as it does not fuck with anyone's enjoyment of life.

Pearl Trade

Reminds me of the classic "Born to kill" helmet from Full Metal Jacket.

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EventHorizon

what was the writing on the other side of his helmet?

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Does Marcellus Wallace have the appearance of a female canine? Then for what reason did you attempt to copulate with him as if he were a female canine?

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Originally Posted by canuckguy Pretty simple really, do your own thing as long as it does not fuck with anyone's enjoyment of life.

Plan9

Yeah, we had a few guys that put pieces of tape on their ACHs and write funny phrases on them:

"ARM THE HOMELESS," "GO JOE," etc.

You aren't actually allowed to write on your helmet cover. It is against uniform standards.

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The_Jazz

You post responsibly enough to earn that right.

On topic - seems like this joke's about as old as helmets. My guess is that there was a centurion with the same sense of humor and it was old then. But since it was in Latin, that made it smarter.

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Slims

On a side note: Is that a fucking bear in the background?

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Plan9

Yeah... uh... livestock?

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Actually, one of the funnier helmet tags I saw was like, "Exitus acta probat."

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The_Jazz

If by "fucking bear" you mean a large hairy homosexual, my guess is yes. It is a picture of a Marine, after all.

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"There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush
"We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

uncle phil

the end justifies the means?

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Plan9

Yeah. Which had many deep layers of meaning.

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Walt

Vidi, Vici, Veni.

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