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[–]GatorsCrocsAneurysms 734 points735 points ago

M.A.R.I.N.E = Muscles are required, Intelligence not expected.

[–]Silent_Thought63 287 points288 points ago

As a Marine, I've always loved this saying.

[–]GatorsCrocsAneurysms 178 points179 points ago

As a former Sailor, I thought it was appropriate.

[–]Rocketman248 121 points122 points ago

As a current Sailor, I concur.

[–]sexymcluvin 192 points193 points ago

As an Airman... I wish I could play with a floor buffer...we have privately contracted Custodians to do that...

[–]IshMrDude 73 points74 points ago

I honestly believe this. I should have joined the Airforce, but green is my favorite color.

[–]Geekenstein 138 points139 points ago

Picked a branch of the service based on the color of the uniform?

...you sure you shouldn't have been a sailor?

[–]Shaz_bot 71 points72 points ago

And be forced to wear white after Labor Day?

[–]AwsomeAltera11 7 points8 points ago

So youre THAT kind of sailor...

[–]truthorbust 22 points23 points ago

As a former Soldier, this makes me wonder why every branch and every company in the military has the same damn floor buffer.

[–]captain-cowboy 7 points8 points ago

And the junior company always snags it first even though our AOR is WAY bigger.

[–]scared2mosh 31 points32 points ago

But hey... At least in the chair force you guys get AC.

[–]thisissam 27 points28 points ago

Ha, chair force.

[–]ambi7ion 28 points29 points ago

That's a new one right? ....right.

[–]Razzmuffin 3 points4 points ago

Only in the hallways, not in our rooms unfortunately.

[–]Twixs 10 points11 points ago

Another airman here to confirm this. In nearly three years, I've yet to scrub one toilet or buff one floor.

Cleaned a bunch of trucks, though.

[–]donuts22 14 points15 points ago

I was a Marine, an LAV crewman , it was awesome and sucked something fierce at the same time and when i reenlisted I lat moved and changed my job to work on the F-18. I thought the Wing had it nice, (all navy stuff, every one was fat and never got hair cuts) i went to nellis afb for a month. I didnt want to leave, that flight line chow hall alone was amazing, but they put me on an aircraft carrier that was awful. Fuck those awful boats. (Dont get me started on boat vs ship, it floats its a boat)

[–]theGerhard 7 points8 points ago

My favorite comparison is flight training at Tyndall Air Force base compared to training at Naval Air Station Pensacola.

When working in the flight sched office at Tyn AFB we would use touch screens to schedule. When working at NAS Pen we would use a chalk board and magnets.

[–]v0-z 26 points27 points ago

As a dude with a cat on his lap, I think so too.

[–]quotejester 23 points24 points ago

nowkiss.jpg

[–]bassistwanted 19 points20 points ago

Seamen everywhere...

[–]Unidan 9 points10 points ago

What sailors don't use currents?

[–]Silent_Thought63 49 points50 points ago

I've got 6 days left, then I get my intelligence back, or is that not how it works?

[–]GatorsCrocsAneurysms 82 points83 points ago

There is no such thing as a former Marine. Sorry.

[–]Silent_Thought63 59 points60 points ago

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[–]VietRevenant 16 points17 points ago

"Not that I would know, I'm only a simple tailor."

[–]LustLacker 1 point2 points ago

Yeah, I'm not a former Marine, I'm a recovering jarhead...

[–]the_second 18 points19 points ago

Here in Germany they saying goes that it's easiest to sail through army duty if you collect your brain for weekend-use on friday at 16:00 and hand it in again when you return on sunday.

[–]Jisaw 48 points49 points ago

This is true. It's also like a weird form of time travel. I remember getting on a plane heading to Basic Training, then a bunch of weekend drinking and partying. There was also a war somewhere in there. Now it's 5 years later and I'm wondering where this tattoo came from and why my college is free.

[–]sundowntg 8 points9 points ago

Could have been worse.

[–]Gambit2099 2 points3 points ago

From going to college your vocabulary will make a jump and you'll find out why the sand box is why it is...But when you're happy or talking to another like you, your mouth will again be dirty and your voice will jump to a loud motivated tone. It's weird man, but you'll be normal for the most part.

[–]BurntTheToast 1 point2 points ago

Random story time. In my time in the marines I worked on f16 and when I was on the carrier for about 4 months there were some sailors. They hated us. But they were clever. Instead of found something out front they just ate our donuts every day. And I mean EVERY DAY. So one day we filled the donuts with horse raddish and cockroaches.(we boiled them so diseases wouldn't be spread) some were grossed out two vomited and I think I distinctly remember another lone sailor taking a second bite.

[–]TheCannonOfKittens 8 points9 points ago

Field day.

[–]tuba_man 1 point2 points ago

Gotta do something to make field day fun!

[–]psyboarz 51 points52 points ago

My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment

[–]TheBigHairy 115 points116 points ago

Ah yes, the United States Marine Corps. A division of the Navy.

The Men's division.

[–]Tabmow 36 points37 points ago

Buuurrrnnn

[–]alreadytakenusername 9 points10 points ago

From the majority of the comments, I get the impression that marines are the rednecks of the U.S. Armed Forces.

[–]I_wearnopants 3 points4 points ago

As a redneck marine I can confirm this

[–]Z3phyrus 2 points3 points ago

Not so much rednecks, we just prefer to keep shit simple.

[–]burn_yaself 6 points7 points ago

Simply retarded, As a marine though, I can say that when a bunch of marines are bored, you will see the funniest shit in your life. Hence the above gif.

[–]RealityRush 8 points9 points ago

Ya know, it just occurred to me that I've never seen a female marine... do they exist?

[–]benkenobi5 66 points67 points ago

It's true you don't see many marine women. And in fact, they are so alike in voice and appearance, that they are often mistaken for marine men.

[–]mlyn 49 points50 points ago

Hudson: Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man? Vasquez: No. Have you?

[–]RealityRush 7 points8 points ago

Hah, loved that line.

[–]dcds25 19 points20 points ago

I ran behind a female marine in a 3k once. I didn't care where I finished as long as those pt shorts were in front of me.

[–]Sporkeldee 8 points9 points ago

Females in their entirety make up 3% of the Marine Corps. at 187,000 Marines that leaves just over 5600 Females on Active Duty. Since a select few have been approved to serve in combat roles, they serve in support functions, usually administrative or maintenance related positions.

[–]fasda 2 points3 points ago

It's the beards that do it. They both have husbands.

[–]captain-cowboy 4 points5 points ago

There was this female bouncer at this bar I used to frequent. When I found out she had been in the Marine corps, my response was, "Ah, so there's TWO reasons for that haircut" hee hee

[–]TheBigHairy 2 points3 points ago

They aren't called female marines, they're "WM"s. They definitely exist, but they are women like you've never thought women could be.

[–]Edrondol 10 points11 points ago

We call the Navy personnel squids because they live in the ocean and feed off Marine waste.

[–]92MsNeverGoHungry 2 points3 points ago

That still sounds kind of homoerotic.

[–]Ididerus 4 points5 points ago

you can add an "S" for Sir!

also, USMC: Uncle Sam's Misguided Children.

[–]somenamestaken 9 points10 points ago

Strong like bull, smart like tractor.

[–]The_MAZZTer 6 points7 points ago

Well SOMEONE had the foresight to make a video of it. Not sure how that fits.

[–]AlphaVictor 181 points182 points ago

Notice the other marine goes to check on the mini-fridge full of beer?

[–]SOPA_NO 69 points70 points ago

Gotta have your priorities straight.

[–]werdan 21 points22 points ago

I'm pretty sure I can hear him laughing his head off while he's doing it too.

[–]gosuprobe 2 points3 points ago

no this is one of them soundless gifs

[–]EquinsuOcha 137 points138 points ago

Fuckin' boots! You're supposed to wear your kevlar and sit on it. If you last the full 8 seconds you're exempt from field day.

[–]Silent_Thought63 53 points54 points ago

I was never able to be exempt. I always fell off at like 6 seconds. Then there was a hazing incident regarding this practice.

[–]EquinsuOcha 39 points40 points ago

If you're not drunk, it's not a field day (Thursday).

[–]knoxville_ninja 22 points23 points ago

thus, thirsty Thursdays

[–]fAntom3188 16 points17 points ago

Ours were on Wednesday, so we had to make a new game I like to call "Field-day 40s"

[–]EquinsuOcha 9 points10 points ago

Also known as "Friday Morning Run & Puke" (Thursday in your case).

[–]baileykm 9 points10 points ago

They put me in charge of a barracks of Marines before I got out. It was by far the best job I ever had. I handled all the work requests and added so much shit to the barracks it was awesome 24015 in Camp Pendleton, check out that sweet ass window tint because of me :)

My favorite perk though was cancelling field day and doing 'random' inspections to the rooms throughout the week. I did not do inspections, I usually sat in my room playing video games. Plus if anyone ever questions my methods I would take them to my boss, the SgtMaj. After a while every MSgt knew they would not get their way with me. Fucking best job EVER!

PS: if anyone ever saw the window tint tell me how it is. I got out before it was installed but I heard it cooled the rooms down quite a bit.

[–]wildguess101 0 points1 point ago

I was Police Sgt for the 7th. I took a storage room in the barracks and made it into my "office", complete with a TV. I had a leather couch I could nap on in there as well. I only ever went to the HQ company office for evening formation and meetings. It was pretty sweet.

[–]HeroOfCanton 7 points8 points ago

And then Friday morning there is a keystone Marine Corps experience, drunk in a formation run.

[–]Dozzi92 4 points5 points ago

No such thing as hazing there, devil dog.

[–]0311 29 points30 points ago

STUPID/FUNNY SHIT I WITNESSED OR TOOK PART IN WHILE IN THE MARINE CORPS

  • People pulling the skin of their balls out of their pants and saying, "Hey look, I sat in gum!" Actually, I saw pretty much every dick joke referenced in Waiting and a few more besides.

  • A friend of mine got shot through the middle of the hand, and we medevaced (medically evacuated) him by humvee to Abu Ghraib. He then tried to creep out the soldiers there by staring at them through the hole in his palm and laughing.

  • The game where you put on a flak and let someone frog kick you in the chest

  • All manner of MRE bombs as well as a MRE heater and tabasco sauce mixture that turns into homemade tear gas.

  • Actual tear gas being used in pranks.

  • Burning through stuff with thermite grenades for fun.

  • Everything every boot has ever worn on every weekend ever. Always hilarious.

  • A prank war that ended with someone's coffee getting shit in. Highlights along the way included setting a dead chicken on fire and throwing it into a small tent where a person was taking a shit and then taking said burnt dead rotting chicken and putting it in the other guy's sleeping bag.

  • A squadmate removed a flash bang from his vest, somehow managing not only to pull the pin, but to also drop the spoon and allow the grenade to go off in his hand. He lost 3 or 4 fingers and, after his medical discharge from the Corps, went on to have some honorary position with the Angels baseball team. He was a moron, and probably still is. He also once grabbed his automatic weapon by the barrel right after an extended period of firing it, burning off much of the skin on his hand and preventing him from patrolling for a week.

  • A friend took apart a flash bang while lounging around at an observation post (OP) near Fallujah. He then proceeded to light the black powder and other ingredients on fire, burning off both of his eyebrows and some of his hair. He was then presented with the dilemma of how to explain that to our superiors, so he told them he was walking and fell face first into a fire. And he was just dumb enough that they believed it.

  • Snipers catching a camel spider and keeping it in a box with plexiglass on top of it and feeding it bigger and bigger things. His name was Jihad.

  • Catching a hedgehog that we dubbed "Murderball" and making him our mascot for about 5 minutes until our lieutenant made us get rid of him.

  • My fireteam and a sniper team set up a slip-n-slide in the hallway of an old abandoned hotel that we had set up an OP in.

  • Patrolling through Fallujah on Halloween with Halloween masks on. (this was probably pretty stupid...I couldn't see shit)

  • People using ammonia and bleach to clean their rooms while wearing gas masks, not realizing that gas masks are not as effective in such a closed environment.

[–]handingoutupvotes 6 points7 points ago

I had a marine salute me (was in my navy NSU's, you know the black pants and khaki shirt) and told him i was just an E-3 and the look of confusion on his face as he looked at me and then at my collar device and back at me was just....sad puppy.

[–]0311 7 points8 points ago

I think I did that once or twice when I was a boot, too. If you fucking squids would have some normal fucking insignias and rank structure, us dumb grunts could figure it out.

Semi-related: I once saluted a captain and lieutenant while holding a cigarette in the hand I was saluting with.

[–]handingoutupvotes 1 point2 points ago

We had a kid walk onto the quarterdeck, remove his cover, salute with his left hand, and then ask permission to come aboard...ah, booters.

[–]Death_Taco 2 points3 points ago

SHINIES!!!!!!!!!

[–]colourmeblue 2 points3 points ago

Reminds me of this.

[–]JustLukeIGuess 88 points89 points ago

I'm a marine and this is the buffer tilt-a-whirl. Welcome to jackass.

[–]gigglefarting 11 points12 points ago

Usually things like that make me never want to try them, but for some reason that looked like it could be fun if in an empty enough room.

[–]TheMacPhisto 31 points32 points ago

Pretty sure anyone who did any sort of time in the military has thought about doing this.

[–]AmpleWarning 19 points20 points ago

This, among other buffer-related shenanigans. Smallest dude usually gets to ride, to hold the buffer down (this kills the buffer, but the floors look fabulous). To make things fair, the guy pushing the buffer usually got to shock the buffer-jockey with the plug at the end. Oh, the fun to be had with a single-phase motor...

[–]92MsNeverGoHungry 10 points11 points ago

While reading this comment I found myself thinking. "Wait, won't that burn out the motor...oh, right. But wouldn't that make the buffier way heavier... oh. Yeah, that's totally worth it."

[–]TheCoffeeIsFine 14 points15 points ago

I was completely taken out by a buffer on my 3rd night or so in basic, wrapped the cord around my feet and flipped me. My drill sgt saw it and it pretty much made his whole day. Those damn things are strong.

[–]carpespasm 12 points13 points ago

Why the hell does every military and ex-military commenter on this page have a common memory and experience involving high powered floor buffers? Sounds like they're more prevalent than getting yelled at by your drill sergeant in basic.

[–]0311 4 points5 points ago

I was in the Marine Corps and I never did this nor do I know anyone who did. I think I only use a buffer once or twice, anyway. I heard about a recruit trying to hang himself with the cord of a floor buffer in boot camp, though. He lived. I think.

[–]ANakedBear 1 point2 points ago

indeed

[–]Thakrawr 28 points29 points ago

as a former janitor i can confirm that riding those things are hard as fuck to ride. trick is to squat down a bit and hope you dont get strangled by the chord

[–]Violoner 6 points7 points ago

As a current janitor, my buffer is propane powered, so I won't be attempting this stunt anytime soon.

[–]daschande 13 points14 points ago

The... power chord?

I'll see myself out.

[–]Hotrootsoup 10 points11 points ago

*Cord

Unless it is a song.

[–]QuiteSirius 12 points13 points ago

Or a line through a circle.

[–]Ben4przedent 50 points51 points ago

When people say 9/11 was a military operation, I think of things like this.

[–]themeteorpolice 14 points15 points ago

It spins him right round

[–]Skyline969 8 points9 points ago

Like a record, baby.

[–]barelybenjamin 32 points33 points ago

I can attest to this not being limited to the Marines. Fellow soldiers and I spent many-a-afternoons in basic riding buffers for sport. Even had 'tournaments' where the winner would get extra PB&J smuggled from the chow hall.

[–]QuoterHorse 13 points14 points ago

I can attest to this not being limited to the Marines military

FTFY

[–]pingthepong 29 points30 points ago

[–]Silent_Thought63 6 points7 points ago

I wish more people got this reference.

[–]black27696 3 points4 points ago

Well goaoooollly!

[–]BobFiggy 9 points10 points ago

That ended exactly as I hoped it would.

[–]Silent_Thought63 26 points27 points ago

Fuckin' Boots.

[–]neiltc 89 points90 points ago

we wondered why it took almost 10 years to find osama

[–]A_Wild_Missingno 16 points17 points ago

the marines weren't in charge of his location, they just do what they're told... We actually have a Central group of people in charge of Intelligence as an entire Agency for those sorts of things, and they are supposed to stay on top of that sort of stuff.

[–]dcds25 13 points14 points ago

I noticed you capitalized random letters in your paragraph, almost as if it's some hidden initialism. WCIA?

[–]-Tommy 14 points15 points ago

He knows to much boys, take him out!

[–]swazy 2 points3 points ago

Will get right on it in 10 years.

[–]Linkzor24 5 points6 points ago

WCIA - We Can Implode Arses.

[–]classy_stegasaurus 2 points3 points ago

Central Intelligence Agency?

[–]AngryCanadian 6 points7 points ago

That's ladies and gentlemen are full 720 dismount with slight point deduction for knocking stuff down with head, and bonus points for staying concious.

[–]StewieBanana 3 points4 points ago

And THAT is why you always wear a helmet.

[–]Maniac523 5 points6 points ago

God bless the stupid things people do to entertain themselves.

[–]faRawrie 4 points5 points ago

So this is why we always have safety briefs.

[–]eljoelio 1 point2 points ago

pretty sure this was on funniest home videos ten years ago

[–]CheapSheepChipShip 5 points6 points ago

About face!

[–]foil-time 4 points5 points ago

That'll buff right out...

[–]Armpitfluff 17 points18 points ago

'Merica!

[–]hot_skillet 18 points19 points ago

Fuck!

[–]UNKN 14 points15 points ago

Yea!

[–]IshMrDude 9 points10 points ago

For that performance I'll give the Marine sharpshooter

[–]cokefizz 2 points3 points ago

wooo, I was the champ at this when I was a cleaner back in the day. Never ever start off full throttle. You have to ease yourself into the fast spin. Friggen rookies.

[–]satanclauz 2 points3 points ago

Yep.

I did it sitting, though. Outcome was the same.

[–]lycao 5 points6 points ago

Oh shit!...... Is the mini-fridge okay?

[–]Sgt_45Bravo 2 points3 points ago

Fuckin Jarhead. You're supposed to ride the buffer sitting down...

[–]faRawrie 3 points4 points ago

DEVIL DOG! Where is your flak, kevlar, and glow belt!

[–]darkharlequin 2 points3 points ago

the canteen pouches on the utility belt can each hold two beer bottles, which makes for excellent floor buffing time.

[–]faRawrie 2 points3 points ago

Add about 3 or 4 more beers in the camelbak.

[–]general_chase 3 points4 points ago

THE FEW. THE PROUD.

[–]heartpunch 4 points5 points ago

These guys obviously haven't learned to break the buffer yet. That's Basic Training 101.

[–]IonOtter 3 points4 points ago

Don't worry! The marine was fine, he only hit his head. The fridge was killed, though.

[–]BustahWoruff 2 points3 points ago

Funny this should pop up, I saw a Marine yesterday leaving medical with an air cast on his leg, I asked him what happened. He looked around and said in a low voice "According to my light duty chit I fell off an LAV, officially though, I fell off an out of control floor buffer at field day"

I wished him well and told him to keep his skates sharp.

[–]jujeijin 4 points5 points ago

I dubbed the buffer 'widow maker' during basic. It was a mean machine.

[–]chrislthomas89 3 points4 points ago

knife hand WTF MARINE!?!

[–]TigerWylde 4 points5 points ago

I do believe EVERY soldier ever has done this.

[–]bigbulk94 6 points7 points ago

wow, that spiraled out of control

[–]stoni0 1 point2 points ago

I am janitor. Can confirm this will happen.

[–]TigerWylde 1 point2 points ago

UPvotes for good memories of the old days.

[–]Bedrich_Smetana 1 point2 points ago

That's not a buffer. That is a stripper (used to strip mainly coating off the floor).

(Was a janitor).

[–]geldoff13 2 points3 points ago

i've got a friend at the Coast Guard Academy. They call this "rodeo buffing"

[–]fap-the-potato 1 point2 points ago

my friends and i did this back in college and called it "rodeo". when that thing whips around and spears you in the side you are given quite an impressive bruise.

[–]Congzilla 2 points3 points ago

Every Sunday in basic training. Every fucking Sunday.

[–]gforce3422 2 points3 points ago

Ah yes, let the buffer rodeos begin. Brings back memories of fun times in Germany.

[–]krazykyle14 5 points6 points ago

...Everyday I'm bufferin'!

[–]Humansteaks03 5 points6 points ago

Fuckin' marines, man...

[–]FatHitman 18 points19 points ago

Marines*

[–]dredawg 7 points8 points ago

Heres a Bored Fluffer

[–]themeteorpolice 13 points14 points ago

risky click achieved.

[–]MadaCheeb 0 points1 point ago

And that's why I joined the US Navy.

[–]SirDerpingtonThe3rd -3 points-2 points ago

Yes, this is who we're giving guns and explosives to.

[–][deleted] 33 points34 points ago

Because marines can't be regular people when they aren't at war?

[–]ClemsonPoker 18 points19 points ago

Whether your opinion of them is mostly positive or mostly negative, I believe we can all agree that Marines are not regular people.

[–]tuba_man 8 points9 points ago

I believe we can all agree that Marines are not regular people.

I joined the Marines to play tuba. Boot camp and everything. We're not normal. (I am a big heavy metal fan though.)

[–]rkenned 7 points8 points ago

That makes sense. After all the tuba is the heaviest instrument made entirely of metal.

[–]darkhorseguns 7 points8 points ago

They're trained to use guns and explosives, not floor buffers.

[–]chron67 4 points5 points ago

This thought actually comforts me. I'd rather a couple normal people have them than coldhearted, mindless killing machines.

[–]exoblacky 0 points1 point ago

Military Training?

[–]ANakedBear 4 points5 points ago

As a former Soldier, I can confirm that this is a common activity during Basic Training.

[–]Jisaw 8 points9 points ago

Floor buffing or head trauma?

[–]Ekanselttar 11 points12 points ago

Both.

[–]donuts22 2 points3 points ago

Jeeezus, how much of a joke was your basic? Three months in boot camp, all we got was a scuzz brush

[–]billy_G0010 0 points1 point ago

haha this is going to be fun...ouch

[–]drsuperfly 0 points1 point ago

This brings back memories. I could sit on the buffer and ride it and do the whole floor.

[–]NSRedditor 0 points1 point ago

what could possibly go wrong?

[–]Luckyguy252525 0 points1 point ago

First post that actually gave me a spit take.

[–]ekimdad 0 points1 point ago

having tried this before...I knew it could end badly

[–]mcali5ter 0 points1 point ago

Something had to slow him down before he hit that tile floor.

[–]sracer4095 0 points1 point ago

Tequila was involved, get off me!

[–]nick888kcin 0 points1 point ago

And that's how daddy got his Purple Heart

[–]Brash_Attack 0 points1 point ago

Yup, I've done this...

[–]trev2010 0 points1 point ago

There needs to be a subreddit called r/jackasses for this.

[–]kaduh 0 points1 point ago

Every marine has tried this... the best job of field day was to sit on the buffer while other people pushed it for you know, that added weight.

[–]Xeroblade86 0 points1 point ago

As a Marine, field days have the funniest mishaps!

[–]rushiku 1 point2 points ago

Aaaaand that's why the fucking buffers never work.

"Dude, this fucking sucks, one buffer for the whole building? WTFingF?"

"I know, right? Finally, it's our turn! Ride?"

"Of course, my good sir."

[–]march20rulez 0 points1 point ago

This marine clearly should have watched more friends cause monica did this like a boss

[–]Roflmaonao 0 points1 point ago

Oh man, the way he went in with the head first...cracked me up.

[–]Madworldz 0 points1 point ago

You cant fix stupid

[–]Svx_blue 0 points1 point ago

How did he think that would end?

[–]DrMonkeyLove 1 point2 points ago

That is not the proper application of operational risk management.

[–]Nevilock 0 points1 point ago

Floor buffer overrun.

[–]thecrazykaratemonkey 0 points1 point ago

I've spent too much time cleaning the floor wrong.

[–]tootatis -1 points0 points ago

Natural Selection getting fancy in it's old age.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

I used to be a custodian. Those are harder to control than you think! At least until you get used to them.

[–]faRawrie 1 point2 points ago

Next we need to have footage of the classic "poncho liner parachute in a typhoon" photo.

[–]solidcube 0 points1 point ago

Nobody who has seen a floor buffer go out of control would ever, EVER try this. Those things are among the most dangerous of appliances. They may seem innocuous but they are not.

I saw a guy get sledgehammered in the nuts by one of the handles when he went to try to corral a gas-operated buffer. I will never forget the sound he made.

[–]DerpinNinjaa 0 points1 point ago

He holds the grace of an elephant

[–]DerpinNinjaa 1 point2 points ago

This has gone into my top 10 favorite gifs.

[–]kbuis 0 points1 point ago

Of course he'd fall and hit the hardest thing in the room.

[–]derpbynature 0 points1 point ago

This went better than that video with the buffer at the construction site that got out of control.

[–]ZeraskGuilda 1 point2 points ago

I actually want to try doing that... Even when I know the outcome will hurt like a bitch.

[–]Diffie-Hellman 1 point2 points ago

You're supposed to sit on it. My friend in the army used to tell us about riding the floor buffer.

[–]WolfyJae 0 points1 point ago

DEMACIAAAAA!!!

[–]SuperSamiLOL 0 points1 point ago

What could possibly go wrong?!

[–]Tstr76 1 point2 points ago

Fun time explaining that to your CO when you end up with a broken leg.

[–]bergyyy 1 point2 points ago

As an Airman i can attest that this happens in every single branch of the military. I work on a base that has all four branches and we often have buffer riding competitions in the dorms.

[–]mt_austin7 1 point2 points ago

and thats how marines get shit done!

[–]CityAtSpeed 1 point2 points ago

IT SPINS!

[–]SummerDays -1 points0 points ago

Jarheads

[–]jack_spankin 0 points1 point ago

Any one who has used that piece of equipment knows it's a fucking death machine.

[–]msi_junkie 0 points1 point ago

I did this same exact thing only I was sitting down and didn't smash my head on furniture.

[–]whatthedeuce18 0 points1 point ago

funny

[–]MysteryNipples 0 points1 point ago

I like how the other soldier went to check on the thing he knocked over instead of his fellow mate.