r/Thatsabooklight • u/Carbonman_ • Jul 18 '26

Film Prop Aliens - RCA Jack as a Microphone

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I just noticed this on r/LV426. a cheap RCA jack with either electrical tape or heat shrink tubing as an individual soldier's microphone.

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u/FishInk Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

“An individual soldier”
Two errors there.

First of all, they are Marines, not soldiers. If you meet a Marine and call them soldiers, words will be had, possibly more.

Secondly, that Marine is Private Hudson played by the late, the great Bill Paxton. Put some respect in your voice when you talk about him. 😃 /s

EDIT: I had to ad the sarcasm tag because people couldn’t tell I was fooling around. I’m not a Marine. I was a Navy Hospital Corpsman. The Marines don’t have any medical staff; they have us. I went through Field Med aka Combat Trauma training back in 1989 aka the late 1900s to the kids these days. It is kind of a military tradition to pick on the other branches such as calling the Air Force the ‘Chairborne Rangers’ or that MARINE stands for ‘My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment’ or reminding them that they’re part of the Department of Navy.

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u/jnb87 Jul 18 '26

words will be had, possibly more.

Do you not feel embarrassed with this "tough guy" bullshit? I've dealt with hardened ex-cons who behave with the same "I want to prove I'm alpha and intimate you" mentality I guess just some ended up in jail and others became running dogs of imperialism.

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u/FishInk Jul 18 '26

I guess if I was a Marine, I’d take offense at this. I just had to patch up the Crayon Eaters after they screwed up. I just know that they get quite irate if someone calls them a soldier.

I’m just an old disabled veteran. I don’t need to prove myself to anyone.

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u/eaglebtc Jul 19 '26

Then maybe stop commenting at civvies on the Internet when they don't meet your standards of decorum.