It finally made sense to Tiff
So, a couple of months ago, Tiff and I were sitting at the bar here at the Piper Down, our favorite place in SLC. This short guy comes in and starts talking about being a “Navy Seal” and just came back from the Middle East “teaching the locals how to fight.”
Overhearing this, Tiff leans in and says: “Listen to this guy.” The more I listened, the more I wanted to kick his ass. In fact, I may have noted it out loud.
As many of you know, I am on the road a lot teaching people how to stay fit and sane in all kinds of situations. One of the keys, and there are terms for this for the top end guys, is that you shut up.
For the record, I’m sick of it. I get so tired of guys introducing themselves as “this or that” bad ass thing and then trying to sell some BS on top of it. I had a nice talk with a guy the other night with the Congressional Medal of Honor and he was still fired up because we don’t recognize the spouses enough. That’s the kind of guy I want to buy a beer for, not some guy full of crap at a SLC bar.
I guess it made more sense to Tiffini, too. We were in this situation where we had a nice meal for those of us who help out anyway we can. At the function, Gary Sinise, our own “Lieutenant Dan” from Forrest Gump came over to introduce himself to Tiff and Me and, to be honest, I was star struck as much as anybody. He was as kind and as generous and as modest as one can imagine.
He is also a much better actor than that jerk at the bar in SLC.
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April 11, 2010
I have finally learned to just walk away from those guys or their poor relatives retelling their BS story.
For years, I would stop at a feral person (homeless) who would be sitting with a “Nam vet sign, begging on the street. Couple of obvious questions, what was your outfit, DEROS date or MOS. You would know if you were real.
When asked why I didn’t dodge the draft, I always answered that I never considered fighting for my country to be optional.
April 11, 2010
Nobody talks to me. I have been told I look permanently pissed off. You are too nice and approachable.
April 12, 2010
What’s the old saying? “It talkes all kinds to make the world go around”
Unfortunately there are more than enough of those types.
April 12, 2010
If a guy has to tell you how good he was/is then he is probably full of BS. People who have actually done stuff usually don’t feel the need to tell you @ it….and often when asked down play what they have done…
April 12, 2010
Gary and Fed right, those who do the “Nasty” work in the combat situation don’t scream at the world about. My brothers and I grew up with a father down the street who did body bag duty during world war II. One night he told us about Guadacanal. It was an eye openig experience for a teenager. So I agree those who cannot wait to tell you their war stores listen with a skepic ear.
April 13, 2010
“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”
–George Orwell
April 13, 2010
Kind of reminds me of this video (very funny): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QvSoRQrVJg
August 17, 2011
See, I kind of feel sorry for the faker. Can you imagine how worthless he must feel to have to make up stories in order to validate himself? Probably nobody has ever liked him or looked up to him, but he looks up to the SEALs, so he thinks if he pretends to be one then he might be able to get some respect. He’s wrong and misguided, but I’d venture a bet that he’s probably already had his ass kicked plenty of times in his life.