I agree sir. I've been out of the Marine Corps since 1979. But sometimes I do laugh when I hear a phrase like "Do you like my gun?". Because it reminds me of being in Marine Corps boot camp(1976) and hearing the Drill Instructors correct recruits with, "This is my rifle. This is my gun. This is for shooting. This is for fun.". It ain't so funny when you're a recruit running around holding a rifle over your head and yelling those phrases. But it's funny now...
On time for me is being late.
I agree, you will notice I said being there when one says they will be. Early is enduring you will be there when you say you will be
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Never thought of that, good ideal, thanks Han’s
That is exactly how I would want to be corrected and I think we’ve all known someone (or have been that someone) who shames someone for saying clips. I mistakenly said it in a forum and immediately corrected myself and still got 5 or 6 “corrections” even after I explained I accidentally said it. Luckily I can take it I just respond with humor. I almost sent the TPS report meme from office space but decided not to.
I 100 percent get it but we all want more 2Aers and want them to feel comfortable in our family so just a simple explanation and correction would do. I recently saw someone comment that the person that said “how many clips” should not have guns and to me that’s a horrible response. Idk just a thought but I do know more people feel this way but are hesitant to voice it.
Or maybe just don’t understand the difference? No disrespect but more often than not I think most people that say clip honestly don’t know.
Again, very true but instead of correcting someone we decide to attack them? How is that correcting the mistake? I know most of us are not ok with being disrespected for something we didn’t even know was wrong or taboo. I agree with you 100 percent anyone deciding to own guns should def read the manual and learn as much as they can about their firearm. We all know people that buy the gun, never take it out of the case, have no ammo for it and just put it in a safe exactly how they bought it but say they have it for home defense. That's another pet peeve for another day
I see your point. I have a relative who is spring loaded to pounce with a correction whenever someone misspeaks. Most annoying. The best response to her is, "you know what I meant". Civility and hospitality is important. On the other hand, gun culture is in general not for the thin skinned.Again, very true but instead of correcting someone we decide to attack them? How is that correcting the mistake? I know most of us are not ok with being disrespected for something we didn’t even know was wrong or taboo. I agree with you 100 percent anyone deciding to own guns should def read the manual and learn as much as they can about their firearm. We all know people that buy the gun, never take it out of the case, have no ammo for it and just put it in a safe exactly how they bought it but say they have it for home defense. That's another pet peeve for another day
A platoon leader once told me that he practices what he called "Lombardi Time." He stated that if you are 5 minutes early, then you are 10 minutes late.
54 years later I still abide by my Air Force DI's rule. "If you are on time, you are 15 minutes late."
Lol amen there
The acronym I use is RTFM -- Read The Frickin Manual
I believe anal science nerd types will tell you the correct phrase is mass, not weight
seen it