# Explain this Quote from "Aliens"- "Assholes and Elbows"

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 12, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-quote-from-aliens-assholes-and-elbows/456268 "2008-07-12T21:42:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-quote-from-aliens-assholes-and-elbows/456268/41 "2008-07-18T17:57:11Z")

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[QUOTE=Bryan Ekers]  
I heard almost that exact story, with the punchline being the male instructor had to apologize to the all-female platoon, or he was kicked out, I forget which.

I suspect urban-combat legend.  
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OTOH, calling us (men-type troops) pussies was quite acceptable, i.e.: “Y’all are a bunch of pussies on the rag!”

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**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-quote-from-aliens-assholes-and-elbows/456268/42 "2008-07-18T18:12:09Z")

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_Anytime_ it rains, I say, “boy, we sure needed this rain”. Anytime.

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**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-quote-from-aliens-assholes-and-elbows/456268/43 "2008-07-18T18:15:45Z")

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That cigarette in the pussy trick only works if she’s pregnant.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-quote-from-aliens-assholes-and-elbows/456268/44 "2008-07-18T23:52:53Z")

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[QUOTE=Trunk]  
That cigarette in the pussy trick only works if she’s pregnant.  
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That is not true.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-quote-from-aliens-assholes-and-elbows/456268/45 "2008-07-30T16:24:01Z")

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[QUOTE=aldiboronti]  
There are many such phrases in the military. In the British Army of the 60s the cry that often roused us from our beds was “_Off cocks on socks!_”, ie hands off cocks and on socks.  
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Or there’s always, “Wakey wakey, hands off snakey!” from _My Name is Earl_.

…'cause guys mostly grab themselves at night. Mostly.

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