Each military branch of the United States has its own cultures, language, and traditions. In the Navy, the Chief Petty Officer serves a dual role as both a technical expert and as a leader; emphasis being more on leadership. There is always a sense of humor that comes from this culture. For the Navy, I find the more ingenious humor typically involves a CPO.
Enjoy this Navy Friday Funny!
A Senior Chief and his wife were grocery shopping at the base PX.
He picks up a case of beer and gently places it in the cart.
“What are you doing?” asks his wife with a scowl look.
“They’re on sale; only 10 bucks for a case of 24 cans,” he replies with a snark.
“Put them back!” demands his wife. We can’t afford them.”
He grumbles to himself, but they continue shopping together. Soon, she stops and grabs a $20 jar of face cream and places it in the cart.
“What are you doing?” Asked the Chief.
“It’s my face cream. It makes me look beautiful, don’t you think?” she responded with a sly smile.
Without skipping a beat, the Senior replies, “So does 24 cans of beer… and it’s only half the price.”
Over the grocery store intercom, everyone could hear, “Man Down! Cleanup on Aisle 5.”
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I made a similar stupid comment to my wife (RIP) once and got chased down the street. She was bugging me about going to the Dr. and I told her she just got the paycheck and she was going to inherit everything so what’s the problem. She said that she didn’t want me to die. I said if you don’t want me to die why are you nagging me to death, and I took off running. My wife was Hawaiian and had that island temper that goes from zero to batshit crazy in less time to launch an F14, luckily she got over it just as fast. Had 30 great years but I shore miss her.