Crabs? O we got a crab story! So as a young spirited Marine we tended to enjoy our liberty when we could get it. So after
we used up every single minute of a 72 hour pass we rolled back thru the guards and headed to our hooch. Lo and behold there are two guys (nameless) who are laying in the sun buck naked with some serious man shaving done. Me and my partner ask the inevitable WTF question? One of them explains, when they went to town, in an effort to get a better price they shared a young entrepreneur. Said entrepreneur gave both a dose of Crabs, thus the shave and sunlight event. Now Marines being Marines often times our call signs could be a bit awkward and often earned, as typically you do not get to establish your own. You are “tagged” if you will. Keep in mind one of the individuals was White and one was Black, yep “cue ball” and “eight” ball forever more.