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Military humor is humor based on stereotypes of military life. Military humor portrays a wide range of characters and situations in the armed forces . It comes in a wide array of cultures and tastes , making use of burlesque , cartoons , comic strips , double entendre , exaggeration , jokes , parody , gallows humor , pranks , ridicule and sarcasm .
Military humor includes jokes, puns, parodies and satire of life in the armed services. This category uses the word "military" in its US English meaning - i.e. of armed forces , and not solely of armies .
In Russian military jokes, a praporschik (warrant officer) is an archetypal bully, possessed of limited wit. A. Dmitriev illustrates his sociological essay "Army Humor" with a large number of military jokes, mostly of Russian origin. [27] There is an enormous number of one-liners, supposedly quoting a praporschik:
Military slang is a colloquial language used by and associated with members of various military forces. This page lists slang words or phrases that originate with military forces, are used exclusively by military personnel or are strongly associated with military organizations.
Most of the humor in Beetle Bailey revolves around the inept characters stationed at Camp Swampy (inspired by Camp Crowder, where Walker had once been stationed while in the Army), which is located near the town of Hurleyburg [7] at "Parris Island, S.C." (a real-life Marine Corps base). [8]
The British joke is said to have been laid to rest when "peace broke out" at the end of the war, and countries agree to a joke warfare ban at the Geneva Convention. [3] In 1950, the last copy of the joke is sealed under a monument in the Berkshire countryside, bearing the inscription "To the Unknown Joke". Thus, the English version of the joke ...
Sgt. Bilko is a 1996 American military comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn and written by Andy Breckman.It is an adaptation of the 1950s television series The Phil Silvers Show, often informally called Sgt. Bilko, or simply Bilko, and stars Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, Phil Hartman and Glenne Headly.
Military slang is an array of colloquial terminology used commonly by military personnel, including slang which is unique to or originates with the armed forces.In English-speaking countries, it often takes the form of abbreviations/acronyms or derivations of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, or otherwise incorporates aspects of formal military terms and concepts.