# Braggart, maybe wannabe! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 27, 2005, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114 "2005-02-27T03:52:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114/81 "2005-03-02T01:39:26Z")
My grandfather never told us about his experiences in WWII other than to say that the concentration camps were the most hideous thing he ever saw. We did not find out the extent of his military service until after he died and we saw his discharge papers. He never mentioned any of the medals to us, either, but they were listed on the discharge papers. ---
**Author:** ![Merkwurdigliebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114/82 "2005-03-02T02:02:28Z")
> [@sunstone](#): > > Ex AF here. I just want to reinforce other servicemen who have said that those folks who have been involved in very dangerous and deadly activities rarely speak of them. It took my Dad about 25 years to tell me about his experiences in WWII. And I have the medals framed now on the wall of the room that I frequent while on the computer. > > Those who have real competence usually don’t need to brag; their character and actions speak for them. This is something that works for everything in general. If you are accomplished, you don’t need to tell everyone you meet about it. I almost instantly see it as a coverup for some kind of insecurity. Any kind of braggart makes me wonder what he’s insecure about. If you truely know you are appreciated for your talents you have no need to talk about them. I think this is true even if you meet new people who have no idea. People with self-confidence just don’t need to impress anyone. They know if someone really wants to know they will ask. Add to the fact that combat isn’t an entirely good thing to be proud of. I don’t think any soldier likes to kill, and is probably aware of the fact that there is likely to be some innocent blood spilled at his hands. Although there are obviously positive benefits that come from it, its not something you’d want to be talking about acting as if it were the best thing in the world. I mean there couldn’t have been a more noble task than to rid the world of Hitler, but you know its not like all of those soldiers on the German side all saw eye to eye with Hitler. Some were probably coerced into fighting. Overall it was a good thing, but killing isn’t fun, and I don’t think any soldier likes to relish in the fact of how it somehow elevates his status, because he likely knows people who died. Sometimes its a matter of luck. ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114/83 "2005-03-02T03:32:08Z")
> [@Mississippienne](#): > > She doesn’t seem to care if he’s lying to her or not, as long as he acts all big and bad and gets jealous and starts fights over her. **RUN** Far, far away. If you’re lucky, he’s enough of a loser that he won’t back up the threats that he will inevitably make towards the end of his relationship with her. And it will end, one way or the other. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114/84 "2008-11-07T11:45:13Z")
> [@archmichael](#): > > Uh, of course he wouldn’t be on there! He’s the only secret astronaut ever. > > He’s also the only person to have been both an astronaut AND a cosmonaut. > Only non-British member of the SAS ever. > Only American recipient of the Victorian Cross > Texas Ranger > Smoke jumper > Honarary member of the RCMP and the Federales > Free-lance profiler for the FBI > Grand Inquisitor for a secret Roman Catholic Order > > Did I miss anything? 😃 You left out that he is one of the top seven leaders of the Illuminati and that he is among the very top guys in both the Freemasons and the Knights of Columbus. I’m taking a risk here but I’m sure you know those things and simply forgot to mention them. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114/85 "2008-11-07T12:03:22Z")
Oh, and seriously, does this guy actually involve himself in fist fights and does he generally win? That would make him unusual in his role playing. Or does some other guy get tired of listening to his shit and just lose it and punch him out. I’ve seen guys beat to a pulp but still they claim to have won the fight. ---
**Author:** ![Mellivora\_capensis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mellivora\_capensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mellivora_capensis)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114/86 "2008-11-07T12:13:01Z")
Jeez Louise, a 2005 thread??? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114/87 "2008-11-07T12:19:16Z")
Ooh, on second view… ZOMBIE thread! Eeeek! ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114/88 "2008-11-07T12:40:28Z")
Can’t get this out of my head: > [@Robert Downey Jr. with an Australian accent](#): > > I was there when _the shit went down_ in Grenada! ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114/89 "2008-11-07T13:54:18Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Ooh, on second view… ZOMBIE thread! Eeeek! Gee, now that it is back from the grave stumbling around, I’d be curious to find out what happened to the poor roommate or whether the idiot got dumped before he started stealing from **Mississippienne**. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114/90 "2008-11-07T14:35:03Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Gee, now that it is back from the grave stumbling around, I’d be curious to find out what happened to the poor roommate or whether the idiot got dumped before he started stealing from **Mississippienne**. Shouldn’t you start a new thread and post a link to this one then? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114/91 "2008-11-07T14:43:19Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Gee, now that it is back from the grave stumbling around, I’d be curious to find out what happened to the poor roommate or whether the idiot got dumped before he started stealing from **Mississippienne**. The roommate married the idiot, and now they are divorcing; see below. > [@Khadaji](#): > > Shouldn’t you start a new thread and post a link to this one then? 😃 Actually, that’s exactly what **Mississippienne** did, [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=491690); **LouisB** no doubt followed the link to this old thread and didn’t note the date. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114/92 "2008-11-07T14:48:03Z")
> [@unclviny](#): > > Unclviny (ex Green Beret, Fighter Pilot and Astronaut plus I have a PHD. and I own this bar) Faker! :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114/93 "2008-11-07T14:53:23Z")
Are you sure the guy hasn’t got a bit of a problem? A girl I knew had this friend. Sweetest guy in the world, she said, but a compulsive liar. The kid couldn’t help himself, he would lie about the silliest things. I’m sure that your roommates guy is just an idiot, though. Just throwing it out there. And if you are thinking _“Woah. This Sr Siete guy is so deep and insightful”_, well, that’s because **I’m God**. Yep. The Lord and Creator of everything. Don’t thank me. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114/94 "2008-11-07T14:56:08Z")
> [@Sr\_Siete](#): > > And if you are thinking _“Woah. This Sr Siete guy is so deep and insightful”_, well, that’s because **I’m God**. Yep. The Lord and Creator of everything. Don’t thank me. The Department of Defense says God was killed in action over Korea. Try Elvis, or something. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114/95 "2008-11-07T14:59:05Z")
Um…if you had an IQ of 188 and you didn’t take horse tranquilzers before the ASVAB there’s no way you’re going in as a shooter. You might want to be a bad man, but your genius level ass is going to be working on some DARPA type stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114/96 "2008-11-07T14:59:52Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > The Department of Defense says God was killed in action over Korea. No, no, that was just a prototype God I ran off in the lab a while back. **Sr Siete** is an improved model, but still buggy enough to post on message boards instead of writing with letters of fire in the sky like he’s supposed to. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braggart-maybe-wannabe/292114.md?page=4)