{"id":26297,"date":"2011-08-24T19:02:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-24T23:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=26297"},"modified":"2011-08-24T19:02:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-24T23:02:00","slug":"the-cats-away-so-to-set-the-tone-a-fart-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=26297","title":{"rendered":"The Cats Away, So To Set The Tone… A Fart Story."},"content":{"rendered":"

Been sitting on this story (no pun intended) for a day or so.<\/a><\/p>\n

So here\u2019s the news:\u00a0 audible farting has been banned for some Marines downrange because it offends the Afghans.<\/p>\n

I know there are many things in the Afghan culture that don\u2019t seem normal to Americans and it\u2019s hard to spend seven months working in someone else\u2019s back yard.\u00a0 Still, the Marines I saw downrange are doing a pretty good job at trying to do the right thing around the Afghans.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re not supposed to cuss because it could be misunderstood (that one goes out the window a lot). And they stay away from talking about politics, religion or girls because those topics could escalate into major disagreements (they can\u2019t communicate anyway because of the language barrier).<\/p>\n

But farting?\u00a0 That\u2019s practically a sport.\u00a0 Ok, it\u2019s not soccer, but a good contest could open the door for cross-cultural exchanges, jokes and other gallows humor.<\/p>\n

So, for all Marines getting ready to go downwind, I mean downrange, be forewarned \u2014 you may have to hold it in\u2026 at least until you get back to your hooch where you can loudly crop dust your friends.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dunno just what the Jarheads in A’Stan eat, but I’m trying to relate? Should those fine groups that organize care packages for those deployed send Beano?<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s a cultural thing I reckon? So let us help those folks downrange deal with this before it causes an international incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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