Stop in for a cup of coffee

halifaxhops said

So, a Marine friend just posted that on Thursday night, some of the guys in his barracks caught a mouse. Being Marines, they couldn't just let him go. Instead, they fashioned a parachute for him out of a trash bag and 550 cord. They then dropped him off of the 4th deck. The mouse landed safely. He was then presented with a pistachio, and discharge papers. The Marines thanked him for his service, and released him into the bushes by the headquarters building. As a veteran, and a former barracks NCO, myself, I 100% believe everything about this story.

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Sounds like a pretty average Friday night in the barracks.

So over in some sandy place a quasi road runner was captured by a squad of enterprising young Marines. Said bird was found guilty of treason and espionage in what can only be called a very fair military tribunal late in the evening. Wings tied behind his back, blindfolded and cigarette stuck in his beak (his last request). Then he was properly affixed with traditional noose to the hanging water buffalo where everyone slurped water and filled canteens. By day three the bird was very swollen and odorous from the desert heat. Knowing full well he was gonna pop at some point it was a test of manhood to slurp water from the spigot while he was hanging ponderously over your head about to pop. Then some lame Officer noticed said bird and declared the whole situation unsat. Marines were forced to remove mascot and tidy up the whole area. The plans for retribution (yes it was achieved) on the Officer were the topic of many a conversation. But that is a tale for another day.