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In an instance of self-deprecating humor, the crayon-eater trope was popularized by Marines through social media and in Maximilian Uriarte's comic strip Terminal Lance. The joke's ubiquity has led to real-life humorous consumption of crayons and has been referenced by the Marine Corps itself in celebration of National Crayon Day.
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 .
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On a routine combat patrol, a platoon from 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, enters an adobe compound in a farm village. Walking point, at the head of the column, is Lance Cpl. Zachary Smith, from Hornell, N.Y. He is 19. An IED suddenly erupts beneath him, tearing off both his legs and scything down other Marines with shrapnel wounds. Cpl.
I feel privileged to have been accepted by soldiers and Marines in their squads, platoons and battalions. Living with the grunts, I have come to respect their grit, their sense of honor and commitment, their bearing, their courage. I’ve been enriched by their unfailing humor and spontaneous generosity.
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Marines make popular subjects for works of fiction. The Marine Corps has been depicted on many films, television shows, innumerable books, and even video games. Much of the Marines image is the result of carefully crafted public relations; President Harry S. Truman said the Marines have "a propaganda machine that is almost equal to Stalin's." [39]
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's King Charles joked he had been "allowed out of his cage" on Thursday as he visited a military training college on his latest engagement since returning to public duties ...