Marines #2 (Page 3): :sm16: Thank you for filling me in on the history and tradition of my beloved Corps. :sm17: BTW & FYI, a modern acceptance for the USMC acronym 'BAM' is Beautiful...

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

JW wrote:

Broad Ass Marine is hardly a term of endearment. Jarhead comes from the haircut and Leatherneck comes from the Barbary wars.

I'm sure the acronym still sticks but only Marines are likely to realize the meaning. Non-Marines who use it do so not understanding how they may be offending some of their listeners. Just wanted to give a heads-up.

Thank you for filling me in on the history and tradition of my beloved Corps.

BTW & FYI, a modern acceptance for the USMC acronym 'BAM' is Beautiful American Marine. Either way, BAM is okay with the Old Corps.

badbobby Loc: texas

slatten49 wrote:

Thank you for filling me in on the history and tradition of my beloved Corps.

BTW & FYI, a modern acceptance for the USMC acronym 'BAM' is Beautiful American Marine. Either way, BAM is okay with the Old Corps.

oorah!!

bahmer

badbobby wrote:

oorah!!

It just has a negative sound about it as the first thought
that came to my mind was "slam bam thank you mam"
which would have been a negative at least in my mind it would.

badbobby Loc: texas

bahmer wrote:

It just has a negative sound about it as the first thought
that came to my mind was "slam bam thank you mam"
which would have been a negative at least in my mind it would.

they aint called 'sbtym s bam
least to my knowledge
they ain't

bahmer

badbobby wrote:

they aint called 'sbtym s bam
least to my knowledge
they ain't

The BAM part is what brought it to mind badbobby.

badbobby Loc: texas

bahmer wrote:

The BAM part is what brought it to mind badbobby.

jus call me bb
saves your typin finger

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

bahmer wrote:

It just has a negative sound about it as the first thought
that came to my mind was "slam bam thank you mam"
which would have been a negative at least in my mind it would.

That's because you are a deviate, Bahmer.

No telling what you think of 'Squid,' 'Swabbie,' 'Deck-Ape,' 'Water Lily,' or 'Jarhead,' 'Leatherneck,' 'Devil Dog,' 'Gyrene,' etc. They all fall into the category of inter/intra service slang humor. Military slang is part and parcel of being in the service.

bahmer

slatten49 wrote:

That's because you are a deviate, Bahmer.

No telling what you think of 'Squid,' 'Swabbie,' 'Deck-Ape,' 'Water Lily,' or 'Jarhead,' 'Leatherneck,' 'Devil Dog,' 'Gyrene,' etc. They all fall into the category of inter/intra service humor. Military slang is part and parcel of being in the service.

True I have never served but I have looked up where some of the names have come from and what there meanings are and I can understand some of the others that I have not looked up but may in the future.

badbobby Loc: texas

slatten49 wrote:

That's because you are a deviate, Bahmer.

No telling what you think of 'Squid,' 'Swabbie,' 'Deck-Ape,' 'Water Lily,' or 'Jarhead,' 'Leatherneck,' 'Devil Dog,' 'Gyrene,' etc. They all fall into the category of inter/intra service slang humor. Military slang is part and parcel of being in the service.

you fergot
seagoin bell hop
I kinda like the idea of Jarheads carryin my luggage--er seabags

JW

slatten49 wrote:

That's because you are a deviate, Bahmer.

No telling what you think of 'Squid,' 'Swabbie,' 'Deck-Ape,' 'Water Lily,' or 'Jarhead,' 'Leatherneck,' 'Devil Dog,' 'Gyrene,' etc. They all fall into the category of inter/intra service slang humor. Military slang is part and parcel of being in the service.

We used to refer to the Squids as marching milk bottles.

badbobby Loc: texas

bahmer wrote:

True I have never served but I have looked up where some of the names have come from and what there meanings are and I can understand some of the others that I have not looked up but may in the future.

that's okay bahm
you have been elevated to 'deviate'
rejoice!!!

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

JW wrote:

We used to refer to the Squids as marching milk bottles.

I like that

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

badbobby wrote:

you fergot
seagoin bell hop
I kinda like the idea of Jarheads carryin my luggage--er seabags

My father-in-law (an ex-Squid) once jokingly referred to my children's GodFather (a retired USMC Major General) as a 'sea-going bellhop.' To which General Ed Meyers replied, "The last belle I hopped was your old lady."

All, of course, was said in good-natured humor.

badbobby Loc: texas

slatten49 wrote:

My father-in-law (an ex-Squid) once jokingly referred to my children's GodFather (a retired USMC Major General) as a 'sea-going bellhop.' To which General Ed Meyers replied, "The last belle I hopped was your old lady."

All, of course, was said in good-natured humor.

their dress blues do closely resemble a bell hops uniform

bahmer

badbobby wrote:

their dress blues do closely resemble a bell hops uniform

Very true very true and those haircuts looks like the old time belle hops.