• Frozengyro@lemmy.world
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      20 days ago

      It’s a common thing to give troops lobster or steak before they are told they have to go to war or something else very risky like that.

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        Dang, thats fucked up

        Im referencing a couple weeks ago when he said he was aware of the pizza index and planned on messing it up. Its a kind of meta joke for folks with no life

  • sylver_dragon@lemmy.world
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    The spending review found that in the month of September alone, the Defense Department spent $6.9 million in total on lobster tail and $2 million on Alaskan king crab

    How the fuck do you even do that?
    Ok, let’s assume each meal is $1000 and maybe you have a dozen people eating. So, that’s $12,000 per meal. September has 31 days, so $12,000 * 31 = $372,000. Even if we assume they eat that 3 times a day, we’re still only at about $1 million. How the fuck do you spend $6.9 million on lobster tail in September alone? Are we feeding the entire First Marine Division on crab and lobster? I guess that’s going to do more for morale than MREs, it’s also a bit excessive.

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      Are we feeding the entire First Marine Division on crab and lobster?

      Yes. That’s what I’ve been told. Every soldier knew a war was coming, because they were being fed lobster in the days leading up to it.

      • sylver_dragon@lemmy.world
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        Kinda reminds me of the gladiator’s feasts the night before a game. I guess if we’re going to send young men off to die in foreign military adventures, the least we can do is give them a nice dinner. Though, it seems it would be better to support them by not sending them off to die in foreign military adventures.