(Crossposted to the Rott – this was just too damned good not to share.)
(Hat tip Drudge – although I tend to wonder if he’d really want it, y’know?)
They use the corner of their huts as personal toilets.
They wipe their asses…with their hands.
They view women as less valuable than farm animals – in fact, they’d rather have sex with the animals.
They are the Most Offensive Creatures On The Face Of The Earth™
And they are offended…when they hear you fart.
(No, I’m not making this up. Or to be more succinct – I shit you not.)
So here’s the news: audible farting has been banned for some Marines downrange because it offends the Afghans.
I know there are many things in the Afghan culture that don’t seem normal to Americans and it’s hard to spend seven months working in someone else’s back yard. Still, the Marines I saw downrange are doing a pretty good job at trying to do the right thing around the Afghans.
They’re not supposed to cuss because it could be misunderstood (that one goes out the window a lot). And they stay away from talking about politics, religion or girls because those topics could escalate into major disagreements (they can’t communicate anyway because of the language barrier).
But farting? That’s practically a sport. Ok, it’s not soccer, but a good contest could open the door for cross-cultural exchanges, jokes and other gallows humor.
So, for all Marines getting ready to go downwind, I mean downrange, be forewarned — you may have to hold it in… at least until you get back to your hooch where you can loudly crop dust your friends.
Doesn’t that just rip you a new one?
OTOH, I think we’ve found a way to rid ourselves of Bawney Fwank…