I made a Freshman cry.

Company Hallway, 1600 Hrs.

The Fishies are lined up on the wall. There’s 20 of them and 17 of us. we’re paceing back and forth explaining what they’ve done wrong today, etc. Forced physical punishment isn’t allowed yet, so our only real response is yelling.

One of the fishies looked me in the eye when I walked by. Big mistake.

Me: fish Dumbass, are you scoping me out???

FDumbass: no, sir!

Me: You’re suppose to go “Mr. Ghost Sir, may I have person to make a statment sir.” Then “It is not a fish privilige to scope out a upperclassmen,sir”. Do it!

FDumbass: (panicking) Mr. uh,~mumble~ sir…

Me: Don’t you know my name?? Jesus, whip out!! Whip out!! I…Jesus Christ, you’re crying! fish,(turning to other freshmen, Sophomores gathering near fish Dumbass) yor buddy fish Dumbass is crying! That’s a statement.

** Ghost’s Roommate**: Stop it. Stop it…


I was completly amazed a freshman broke down because of * my* yelling. after my Old Lady (roommate) started yelling at him, I had to run into a room 'cause I was afraid I was gonna bust a gut laughing.

I know, I know, it’s wrong. But they yelled at me last year (and still do, albeit in softer voices) so I’ll yell at them. Didn’t think I would cause a breakdown though.

You know, I am so glad I never joined a frat. Always seemed like it was a tremendous amount of time and effort spent fucking around with borderline sociopaths and their pathetic mind games. Thanks for re-enforcing my preconceptions, Ghost.

I could read the words, but I understood not one thing. Same with yesterday’s thread about you being a mister.

Why is your roommate an Old Lady?

Are you female, is that why you’re so short and your fish cry?

If you ARE female why are you Mister and Sir?

If you’re not female, why is your roommate female?

Why does it take 17 people to intimidate 20? Isn’t that overkill?

And WTF do “whip out” and “may I have person to make statement” mean? They appear to be English…are you a native speaker?

I understand this is some sort of military thing, but fer chrissakes, can you explain it for us civilians?

SGoA, so what kind of stormtrooper factory are you currently incarcerated in anyway?

I’m guessing The Citadel, myself, though there are other possibilities.

Great line- could be my new sig…

Zette

Sounds like hazing to me.

Why would you even want to make someone’s earlier days at school miserable. Just cause it was done to you? Or if you don’t others will think less of you?

And you sound proud of this accomplishment.

Your mother must be so proud of you.

Oh, yes. Some fabulous citizenship we’ve got going on here. Arrakis, did you just not get enough of this sort of thing in high school, or just what?

So you’re the second straight year of assholes, then?

It’s not a frat, it’s a military academy.

Haj

I for one am looking forward to his upcoming threads “I kicked a puppy” and “I tripped a blind person.”

I think he was laughing so hard he had tears in his eyes. At least that’s what I gather from this little parable.

Ordinarily, I’m anti-hazing (of, say, random freshmen). But when one joins a group, be it a frat or the cadets, where they know hazing will occur…it’s not like they didn’t see it coming.

Ditto me, Sue. WTF are you talking about?

Although that whole ‘fishies’ bit sounds like something a closet case would say…

Well, then bonus points to Ghost for writing an OP that’s about as clear as a cup-full of used chewing tobacco. Although you could probably just replace “frat” with “military academy” and the same sentiments would probably still apply.

Readers may feel free to delete either “probably” from that last sentence, as they see fit.

I don’t know, Miller, the two probablies give the sentence a sort of pizzazz.

Anyway, I really hate the idea of people getting “prestige” or “status” just based on their seniority in school. I don’t see how it’s warranted…that’s just me.

:confused: …So the incoming freshmen yelled at you last year and you’re yelling back at them now? Or the upperclassmen yelled at you last year, so you’re now yelling at someone else to get back at who yelled at you in the first place? :confused:

Dijon Warlock:

Yeah, seriously. I figured out that this was stupid back in Ms. McCall’s First Grade Class at Mountain Elementary School, when many of the other first-graders were taunting the kindergarteners…as if they hadn’t been kindergarteners themselves the year before…?

Some folks don’t grow up.

I would be more than honored, dear Zette.