# Guess what THIS veteran is doing this Veteran's Day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 11, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-this-veteran-is-doing-this-veterans-day/824359 "2018-11-11T17:39:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-this-veteran-is-doing-this-veterans-day/824359/41 "2018-11-13T15:34:59Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > I must admit, while I look forward to DavidwithanR coming back and admitting he just made up his own definition of “veteran”, and was talking out of his ass as usual I don’t think you’ll be getting that chance. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-this-veteran-is-doing-this-veterans-day/824359/42 "2018-11-13T15:38:39Z")
Ah…sweet ambivalence. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-this-veteran-is-doing-this-veterans-day/824359/43 "2018-11-13T15:47:01Z")
A sweet load of crap? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-this-veteran-is-doing-this-veterans-day/824359/44 "2018-11-13T15:48:59Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > I must admit, while I look forward to DavidwithanR coming back and admitting he just made up his own definition of “veteran”, and was talking out of his ass as usual, I also owe him some gratitude. I’ve struggled a bit with that whole “Did ya deploy?” aspect of veteran status. Intellectually I’ve come to accept that deployment is not necessary to be a vet, but still… And then our boy drops that turd and I was like, “Hey now! I did my bit and carved out a chunk of my life–don’t be taking that label away from me!” I think he was AnnedwithaB. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-this-veteran-is-doing-this-veterans-day/824359/45 "2018-11-14T05:55:47Z")
> [@andros](#): > > **Inigo** , **Chef** , **drop** , **Tank** , **Doors** , and all the other vet Dopers, you have my love and gratitude. WHOA! Don’t put me in that hallowed and deserving lot! For 18 years I’ve been quite upfront about making no effort whatsoever to accept our good Uncle’s invitation to the festivities in SE Asia. He didn’t insist (lottery #273) and neither did I. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-this-veteran-is-doing-this-veterans-day/824359/46 "2018-11-14T14:09:14Z")
Fuck’s sake, I knew that. No excuses. I blame the legal weed. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-this-veteran-is-doing-this-veterans-day/824359/47 "2018-11-14T14:48:24Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I think he was AnnedwithaB. \ How / where did he get AnnedwithaB? \ ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-this-veteran-is-doing-this-veterans-day/824359/48 "2018-11-14T15:00:43Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > How / where did he get AnnedwithaB? Same place everyone banned does, in [ATMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=865471). ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-this-veteran-is-doing-this-veterans-day/824359/49 "2018-11-14T16:48:16Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Same place everyone banned does, in [ATMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=865471). I did look there but clearly I missed it. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-this-veteran-is-doing-this-veterans-day/824359/50 "2018-11-14T22:19:15Z")
Remembrance Day here in Canada. I spent it with thousands of others at the National War Memorial for the annual ceremony. No special sales here, and the stores aren’t even allowed to open until 12:30, after the ceremonies are over. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-this-veteran-is-doing-this-veterans-day/824359/51 "2018-11-16T02:28:46Z")
If you were in the military, you’re a military veteran. If you were in combat, you are a combat veteran. If you were in the Navy, you’re a Navy veteran. If you played pro football, you’re an NFL veteran. If you play a lot of laser tag, you’re a laser tag veteran. I don’t understand why this is so hard for people to understand. > [@kayaker](#): > > I go to a bar that gives veterans their first beer for free. I try to get there early enough to pay for their second. Others have copied me over the years. The end result is that they can drink as much as they want without spending any money. I wish I could do something like that, but I live in an area where everyone’s a veteran. We’d all be broke. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-this-veteran-is-doing-this-veterans-day/824359.md?page=2)