Beans, do you know where the term "Old Corps" comes from?

[Forty Rod]

At Tun Tavern back in 1775, a group of fellas got together to form a Marine Corps.  They were standing out front waiting for someone to show up so they could try to recruit him when a young man rode up.

"Young man, would you like to be a Marine?"

"I dunno.  What's a Marine?"

"An American Marine will be a member of the most elite fighting organization on the planet; tougher, meaner, more respected and feared, and better than any other, anywhere."

"Sounds good to me."

They sign him up, and in a fit of pure elation, walk him into the tavern, right up to the bar, and buy him a huge mug of the best ale.

Back out front they encounter another young man.

"Young man, would you like to be a Marine?"

"I dunno. What's a Marine?"
"An American Marine will be a memebr of the most elite fighting organization on the planet; tougher, meaner, more respected and feared, and better than ay other, anywhere."

"Sounds good to me."

They sign him up, and being really wound up, march him into the tavern. right up to the bar, and buy him a  huge mug of ale and a big ham sandwich.

As they go back outside, the first Marine looks over at the newcomer and asks, "Where'd you get the ale and the sandwich?"

"They bought 'em for me for joining the Marines."

The first guy looked totally disgusted and was heard to mutter, "By God, it wasn't like that in The Old Corps."

[Ornery Orr]

Semper Fi!  Back in the "OLD CORPS"  ('87-'91) the Drill Instructors could still give you a whack.  I learned not to cant my weapon while performing right shoulder arms courtesy of an M16 forearm racked alongside the right side of my head.   

[Forty Rod]

When I was in the Army (before the Corps) they had a similar saying: "Back in the brown shoe Army"

[Trinity]

When I was in the Army (before the Corps) they had a similar saying: "Back in the brown shoe Army"

You mean in the days before the Corps had been invented?  

[Forty Rod]

The Corps is older than the Army, but I ain't.

I was in the Army first, then the Corps, for those that don't know. 

Little bro, don't you be trying to disinformationalize these other folks.  You 'member what Ma said?

[Delmonico]

I should have drowned him when he was little?

[Trinity]

That ain' what she said!  ...I don't think.

[Ornery Orr]

Back in 1775 my Marine Corps came alive!   November 10th, 1775 at Tun Tavern, Philadelphia to be exact! 

Whenever a buddy of mine (prior Army) starts hackin' on me and my Marine Corps I just bring up the battle of Belleau Wood back in WWI.  He don't have much to say after that.

It's an honorable thing to serve in this nations military......the rest of us were in the CORPS!!!!!   OOOOOOHHHHHHRRRRRAAAA!!!

[Dai.S.Loe]

Not being of your nation I have not had the pleasure of the afore mentioned military organisation

Suffice it to say I owed my allegiance to "the regiment" and my squadron in particular.


Dai

[Ornery Orr]

Not being of your nation I have not had the pleasure of the afore mentioned military organisation

Suffice it to say I owed my allegiance to "the regiment" and my squadron in particular.


Dai

I'm sure the pride that is felt by you and I is very much the same.

[Trinity]

I served in my younger years.  I worked at a Pizzaria.

[Delmonico]

Did ya get a Purple Heart when ya got that anchovy bone in yer eye.

[Ornery Orr]

I served in my younger years.  I worked at a Pizzaria.

Were you doing that back in '88?  When I was in Camp LeJeune (Nofe Car'liner) at Combat Engineer School at Court House Bay (we referred to it as "Outhouse Bay")  we ate a lot of Pizzas.  We were ready to fight for our country but we would have went to war at the drop of a hat for the pizza delivery guy.    He knew we would tip him really good, so he'd stop and pick us up some beer to go with our pizza.  That guy was awesome!

[Delmonico]

Trinity would have ate the pizza and srank the beer afore he got there.

[Ozark Tracker]

I served in my younger years.  I worked at a Pizzaria.

what rank did you attain in the pizza corps

[Arcey]

what rank did you attain in the pizza corps

Prolly Pie-Zano.......

[Delmonico]

He was given a dishonorble discharge for puttin' potted meat and Velveeta Cheese on a pizza.

[blue drifter]

Forty-Rod,  That was good. I really liked that. Very Funny, Very Funny!         

[Forty Rod]

Thank you.  Thank you very much.  You've been great.  I'll be here intil the 12th, so come back again.  Don't forget to try the veal and please tip the waitresses.

[Trinity]

Were you doing that back in '88?  When I was in Camp LeJeune (Nofe Car'liner) at Combat Engineer School at Court House Bay (we referred to it as "Outhouse Bay")  we ate a lot of Pizzas.  We were ready to fight for our country but we would have went to war at the drop of a hat for the pizza delivery guy.    He knew we would tip him really good, so he'd stop and pick us up some beer to go with our pizza.  That guy was awesome!

Naw, weren't me.  I had to wait a another year to drive.

Trinity would have ate the pizza and srank the beer afore he got there.

I did drive some deliveries, but I have a really bad habit of getting lost.  I decided that it would be a better idea to go back to serving inside the restaurant before someone complained.

what rank did you attain in the pizza corps

I got fired for talking back to a smart-a** customer who told me that she was going to call our competitor.  As if it really mattered to me who the heck she called .  I had another job the next day paying more money.  

Moral of the story:  If you have a complaint, don't take it to a teenager.