Semper Fi

[mississippifarmboy]

I had seen that before, but it is hilarious!

Great post Debi!

 

[debilorrah]

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Every now and then old stuff is meant to be re-posted. I also will never stop loving the video loop of the penguin slapping the other penguin into the water. Over and over.

 

[Tanichca]

That.is.very. HILARIOUS!!!!

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

I love it! I've seen things like this before in our "real" local news. It's the beauty of working behind the scenes at emergencies.

 

[pdsavage]

Im sorry it was posted like a news paper clipping and I seldom go to the Games, Jokes, and Fun! section so I had never seen it.I thought it was a poorly investigated artical.Sorry sometimes my fact searching/checking gets in the way of my humour.

 

[debilorrah]

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You know what's funny? When I see stuff posted, snopes and truthorfiction.com is the first place I go. So I get why you did it.

 

[areyoumymother]

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It's supposed to be a joke.....

I tell you what .... there is always some fact to fiction ..... I read this to my Marine daughter and her statement was.....

that is a running joke amongst themselves ....." watch out for that first step, it'll get ya everytime ! " LOL

All I gotta say is there is nothing like the security I feel walking down the street with my 2 marine children.

 

[Laurajean]

What I find annoying is that the suspect's name was changed from Tracey Attaway to "Tyrone Jackson". That's not so funny to me, but more disturbing.

 

[debilorrah]

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Because it makes the general public think he is black? Though I know a white dude named Tyrone. Yeah that is disturbing. My point of the thing was don;t mess a Marine.

Lost in translation....

 

[Laurajean]

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Because it makes the general public think he is black? Though I know a white dude named Tyrone. Yeah that is disturbing. My point of the thing was don;t mess a Marine.

Lost in translation....

I got how YOU intended it. But yes, it's absolutely meant to invoke the image of a "black criminal" getting thomped on by Marines or they wouldn't have changed the name. I'm sure everyone can argue that they know a white Tyrone, but it's pretty obvious why the name was changed to Tyrone Jackson. Not lost in translation, just disturbed that racism had to ruin what would otherwise be a perfectly funny story AS-IS.