Chickenshit
It is possible that this may have been mentioned on these forums before but I bring it back as the state of the Armed Forces seems to be full of it more than ever. I certainly remember having to deal with plenty of it from small-minded jobsworths who wouldn't know which end of a weapon (any weapon) not to point at one's self ....... never mind military ethos! Does this sound familiar? :ok:
“Chicken**** refers to behaviour that makes military life worse than it need be: petty harassment of the weak by the strong; open scrimmage for power and authority and prestige; sadism thinly disguised as necessary discipline; a constant ‘paying off of old scores’; and insistence on the letter rather than the spirit of ordinances. Chicken**** is so called – instead of horse- or bull- or elephant **** – because it is small-minded and ignoble and takes the trivial seriously.” Extract from 'Wartime: Understanding and Behaviour in the Second World War' by Paul Fussell (Oxford University Press, 1989) |
Having a bad day Dan? :)
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Who the f*** is Dan?
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Daniel f*****g Bernoulli :hmm:
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No, MR Bernoulli to you. :)
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With due concern that this is turning into one of the worst threads on Pprune...
No, "Mr Bernoulli to you, SIR" :E Anyway, back to topic, I don't think the armed forces are unique with respect to irritating jobsworth :mad: s who annoy the living :mad: out of every sensible person they come into contact with. They are just part of life and should be treated with the degree of importance they deserve. |
having spent 6 years in the military and nearly a year in the real world, I can confirm that both have their share of petty jobsworths. :mad:
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If you think the military is bad, then you need to cast an eye over the landscape of Corporate America := :ugh: :{ :ouch:
...though from reading prune for a while, I believe you may actually be seeing some of it already |
Try being a bloody journalist! :\
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try working for your local council
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...or, PICS135,
being subject to your local council !!!!! Cheers, FD :ugh: |
'Taking the trivial seriously.' Yep, I reckon that does sum up your average local council. Good call!
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I thought chicken **** was the **** you put on hangar floors to keep the Giraffes from skidding about and pranging an ac so as to avoid having to get the king dick from stores!
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Chickenshit
Of all the useless, pointless threads.......
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