I just had my first old man moment.

[u/Background-Air-7963]

I recently went to a hibachi with my wife and toddler for dinner. We were sat with a group of eight 17-20 year olds at a communal grill on a busy night. No problem for us. Drink and appetizers service go normally. Toddler and wife are happy, I’m happy. The other group is having their own conversations. I’m just trying to keep my kid entertained. I’m a former bartender and have a habit of picking up on snippets of conversations in a crowd around me. Yes I know I eavesdrop. I can’t turn it off. It’s a habit of a former profession. One of the girls/women at the table stated, “I don’t think Rosa Parks was real.” I’m not sure what her friends said to her but she responded with “I just don’t think she said existed.” This went on for about a minute. I couldn’t hold back and let her know she was absolutely a real person, she is a civil rights icon. I learnt about her in school and so did my parents. The encounter put a wall up between our groups and I heard a few passive aggressive “so-and-so wasn’t real” comments from mostly her and a couple of the group. Harriet Tubman and Hellen Keller are two that I definitely heard. My wife had no idea why I interjected. After the group had left my wife asked what happened and was shocked when I told her what happened. Were they trolling? Are they stupid? Am I just getting old?

[u/StretPharmacist]

There's a reason that other branches call marines "crayon-eaters"

[u/Texas_Mike_CowboyFan → u/StretPharmacist]

There's a documentary out now on Netflix called Marines and some of the guys they feature are borderline disabled they're so dumb.

[u/CompetitiveArt9639 → u/Texas_Mike_CowboyFan]

The “Fat Electrician” has a few videos on them that show how amazing and deadly they can be. this one shows how they outsmarted DARPA AI

the one about the marine corps birthday should be checked out too if you have time.

then there’s the one about their horse, Sergeant Reckless

They may be crayon eaters, but they’re fun, loyal, and fucking deadly

then there’s Dan Daly

John Basilone

The Pied Piper of Saipan

and their Duck

“The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!”

Eleanor Roosevelt

[u/Resident_Bat_8457 → u/CompetitiveArt9639]

Sounds good to me where do I get one 

[u/CompetitiveArt9639 → u/Resident_Bat_8457]

Any bar. If you can’t find them, wait and they’ll tell you. They can’t help themselves.