# This meme says the opposite of what you think.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-meme-says-the-opposite-of-what-you-think/847588>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 7, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-meme-says-the-opposite-of-what-you-think/847588 "2020-02-07T15:20:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-meme-says-the-opposite-of-what-you-think/847588/21 "2020-02-08T03:13:20Z")

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> [@Ludovic](#):
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> That doesn’t seem very sporting: wouldn’t it be more fair to let the birds arm themselves?

You’ve never been dive-bombed by crows, I take it. Or pigeon-splattered. They are NOT weaponless.

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-meme-says-the-opposite-of-what-you-think/847588/22 "2020-02-09T13:35:56Z")

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We don’t hand the leader of a another country a wad of bills and say “Buy yourself something nice”. Most of that money is spent in the US. If it’s military aid, we buy them guns, ammo and other things, MADE IN THE USA and ship them over there. Food assistance, is bought from US Farmers. So cutting aide to other countries is just another way of shooting ourselves in the foot. And we’re running out of feet!

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**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-meme-says-the-opposite-of-what-you-think/847588/23 "2020-02-10T18:56:14Z")

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> [@RioRico](#):
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> Oh, another goof: the “Army of One” campaign. Total oxymoron. Replaced with “Be All You Can Be,” which is fine unless you can’t be very much. Are you best at spreading lime in field latrines?

“Be all that you can be” came first. I know, because I joined the Army during the changeover. “Army of One” was hated from the get go, and only lasted a few years before it was replaced with “Army Strong”. Not sure what came after that. I know “Be all that you can be” was around for 20+ years.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-meme-says-the-opposite-of-what-you-think/847588/24 "2020-02-10T19:04:41Z")

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> [@DrCube](#):
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> it was replaced with “Army Strong”.

Army strong! Og SMASH!

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