nuke@sh.itjust.worksM to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 months agoFrench Army Momentsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1242arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: forgottenweapons@lemmy.world
arrow-up1235arrow-down1imageFrench Army Momentsh.itjust.worksnuke@sh.itjust.worksM to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: forgottenweapons@lemmy.world
minus-squareFubarberrylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·edit-29 months agoI love that something like this couldn’t be dealt with by just telling soldiers not to do it, but that they instead had to modify the bayonet design. “Our soldiers are going to do this now that we know it’s possible, so we need to redesign things”.
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·9 months agoIt’s just stupid enough, you know they’re gonna try it. Straight-up guys being dudes. “Hon hon.” “Hon hon.” “…” “Merde.”
minus-squarewieson@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoHon hon is not a sound that’s possible in the french language, since they don’t pronounce the H. Just replace it with “Ben ouais” and all french jokes will be better for it.
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoBut then I can’t do French WWI Beavis & Butthead.
I love that something like this couldn’t be dealt with by just telling soldiers not to do it, but that they instead had to modify the bayonet design. “Our soldiers are going to do this now that we know it’s possible, so we need to redesign things”.
It’s just stupid enough, you know they’re gonna try it. Straight-up guys being dudes.
“Hon hon.”
“Hon hon.”
“…”
“Merde.”
Hon hon is not a sound that’s possible in the french language, since they don’t pronounce the H.
Just replace it with “Ben ouais” and all french jokes will be better for it.
But then I can’t do French WWI Beavis & Butthead.