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Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Fi isn't a word. It's semper fidelis, and it pisses me off when marines say "semper fi". Fidelis does not need to be abbreviated, and it's the equivalent of saying "always fa" instead of "always faithful"!!!!
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Tell that to the marines and they will kick your ass.
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Why? Because they are too dumb to pronounce "fidelis"?
 
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Fi isn't a word. It's semper fidelis, and it pisses me off when marines say "semper fi". Fidelis does not need to be abbreviated, and it's the equivalent of saying "always fa" instead of "always faithful"!!!!
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well apparently you havent served the Corps or been on any bases lately..
Semper FI is all over the place its rarely spelled out...
they teach it as semper fi...

but then again Im a squid and never understood much that Marines do anyway..
 
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Fi isn't a word. It's semper fidelis, and it pisses me off when marines say "semper fi". Fidelis does not need to be abbreviated, and it's the equivalent of saying "always fa" instead of "always faithful"!!!!
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...and it pisses ME off when civilians pretend to understand who we are, the things we do. and why we do them.

"There are only two groups of people who know U.S. Marines: 1. U.S Marines 2. The Enemy...Everybody else has a secondhand opinion."
Jim Baxter, Sgt USMC-WWII and Korea
 
Originally posted by: DJFuji
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Fi isn't a word. It's semper fidelis, and it pisses me off when marines say "semper fi". Fidelis does not need to be abbreviated, and it's the equivalent of saying "always fa" instead of "always faithful"!!!!
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...and it pisses ME off when civilians pretend to understand who we are, the things we do. and why we do them.

"There are only two groups of people who know U.S. Marines: 1. U.S Marines 2. The Enemy...Everybody else has a secondhand opinion."
Jim Baxter, Sgt USMC-WWII and Korea
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So why do you abbreviate "fidelis"? What am I not understanding? You never leave a man behind but you're too lazy to say three syllables?

Edit: And I know it's an official abbreviation that is printed everywhere. If anything, it should make you marines angry that your administration thinks you are a bunch of uneducated jarheads who can't pronounce Latin.
 
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Fi isn't a word. It's semper fidelis, and it pisses me off when marines say "semper fi". Fidelis does not need to be abbreviated, and it's the equivalent of saying "always fa" instead of "always faithful"!!!!
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so i thought semper fi means do or die?
 
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Originally posted by: DJFuji
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Fi isn't a word. It's semper fidelis, and it pisses me off when marines say "semper fi". Fidelis does not need to be abbreviated, and it's the equivalent of saying "always fa" instead of "always faithful"!!!!
Click to expand...

...and it pisses ME off when civilians pretend to understand who we are, the things we do. and why we do them.

"There are only two groups of people who know U.S. Marines: 1. U.S Marines 2. The Enemy...Everybody else has a secondhand opinion."
Jim Baxter, Sgt USMC-WWII and Korea
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So why do you abbreviate "fidelis"? What am I not understanding? You never leave a man behind but you're too lazy to say three syllables?

Edit: And I know it's an official abbreviation that is printed everywhere. If anything, it should make you marines angry that your administration thinks you are a bunch of uneducated jarheads who can't pronounce Latin.
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First off, "Marines" is always capitalized.

Second, the term "Jarhead" is derogatory when used by non-Marines. I know it's not fair, but think of it like black guys using that infamous "N" word when no one else is allowed to.

Third, and to address your question, have you ever used the term 'blog'? What about 'laser'? Or how about 'case mod'?

"Oh that's not Latin," you say. Ok, well how about "etc" instead of "et cetera"? Or maybe "et al" instead of "et alia"? Or...ever played or used the term "Ad libs"? Why, that's latin too, short for "Ad Libitum".

Fact is, a LOT of latin words are used in the english language in truncated form. Don't just assume that "Marines are stupid because they can't pronounce the last two syllables." You will regularly hear Marines say both "Semper Fi" and "Semper Fidelis" on any Marine base. "Semper Fi" has NOTHING to do with the administration. Don't try to bring politics into this.


Originally posted by: jewno
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Fi isn't a word. It's semper fidelis, and it pisses me off when marines say "semper fi". Fidelis does not need to be abbreviated, and it's the equivalent of saying "always fa" instead of "always faithful"!!!!
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so i thought semper fi means do or die?
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No. It just rhymes so Marines say that a lot. It's simply the official motto of the Marines meaning "always faithful".
 
Originally posted by: DJFuji
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Originally posted by: DJFuji
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Fi isn't a word. It's semper fidelis, and it pisses me off when marines say "semper fi". Fidelis does not need to be abbreviated, and it's the equivalent of saying "always fa" instead of "always faithful"!!!!
Click to expand...

...and it pisses ME off when civilians pretend to understand who we are, the things we do. and why we do them.

"There are only two groups of people who know U.S. Marines: 1. U.S Marines 2. The Enemy...Everybody else has a secondhand opinion."
Jim Baxter, Sgt USMC-WWII and Korea
Click to expand...

So why do you abbreviate "fidelis"? What am I not understanding? You never leave a man behind but you're too lazy to say three syllables?

Edit: And I know it's an official abbreviation that is printed everywhere. If anything, it should make you marines angry that your administration thinks you are a bunch of uneducated jarheads who can't pronounce Latin.
Click to expand...

First off, "Marines" is always capitalized.

Second, the term "Jarhead" is derogatory when used by non-Marines. I know it's not fair, but think of it like black guys using that infamous "N" word when no one else is allowed to.

Third, and to address your question, have you ever used the term 'blog'? What about 'laser'? Or how about 'case mod'?

"Oh that's not Latin," you say. Ok, well how about "etc" instead of "et cetera"? Or maybe "et al" instead of "et alia"? Or...ever played or used the term "Ad libs"? Why, that's latin too, short for "Ad Libitum".

Fact is, a LOT of latin words are used in the english language in truncated form. Don't just assume that "Marines are stupid because they can't pronounce the last two syllables." You will regularly hear Marines say both "Semper Fi" and "Semper Fidelis" on any Marine base. "Semper Fi" has NOTHING to do with the administration. Don't try to bring politics into this.


Originally posted by: jewno
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Fi isn't a word. It's semper fidelis, and it pisses me off when marines say "semper fi". Fidelis does not need to be abbreviated, and it's the equivalent of saying "always fa" instead of "always faithful"!!!!
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so i thought semper fi means do or die?
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No. It just rhymes so Marines say that a lot. It's simply the official motto of the Marines meaning "always faithful".
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lol.
 
Originally posted by: DJFuji
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Fi isn't a word. It's semper fidelis, and it pisses me off when marines say "semper fi". Fidelis does not need to be abbreviated, and it's the equivalent of saying "always fa" instead of "always faithful"!!!!
Click to expand...

...and it pisses ME off when civilians pretend to understand who we are, the things we do. and why we do them.

"There are only two groups of people who know U.S. Marines: 1. U.S Marines 2. The Enemy...Everybody else has a secondhand opinion."
Jim Baxter, Sgt USMC-WWII and Korea
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Well...the majority of military that I know joined because they couldn't hack it in the real world; had to have the government take care of them.

<To those who joined out of loyalty to the United States...I have nothin but respect for ya!>
 
Originally posted by: DJFuji
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Originally posted by: DJFuji
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Fi isn't a word. It's semper fidelis, and it pisses me off when marines say "semper fi". Fidelis does not need to be abbreviated, and it's the equivalent of saying "always fa" instead of "always faithful"!!!!
Click to expand...

...and it pisses ME off when civilians pretend to understand who we are, the things we do. and why we do them.

"There are only two groups of people who know U.S. Marines: 1. U.S Marines 2. The Enemy...Everybody else has a secondhand opinion."
Jim Baxter, Sgt USMC-WWII and Korea
Click to expand...

So why do you abbreviate "fidelis"? What am I not understanding? You never leave a man behind but you're too lazy to say three syllables?

Edit: And I know it's an official abbreviation that is printed everywhere. If anything, it should make you marines angry that your administration thinks you are a bunch of uneducated jarheads who can't pronounce Latin.
Click to expand...

First off, "Marines" is always capitalized.

Second, the term "Jarhead" is derogatory when used by non-Marines. I know it's not fair, but think of it like black guys using that infamous "N" word when no one else is allowed to.

Third, and to address your question, have you ever used the term 'blog'? What about 'laser'? Or how about 'case mod'?

"Oh that's not Latin," you say. Ok, well how about "etc" instead of "et cetera"? Or maybe "et al" instead of "et alia"? Or...ever played or used the term "Ad libs"? Why, that's latin too, short for "Ad Libitum".

Fact is, a LOT of latin words are used in the english language in truncated form. Don't just assume that "Marines are stupid because they can't pronounce the last two syllables." You will regularly hear Marines say both "Semper Fi" and "Semper Fidelis" on any Marine base. "Semper Fi" has NOTHING to do with the administration. Don't try to bring politics into this.
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Well, there you have it. :thumbsup: :beer: cheers.
 
i dunno about mercanucaribe but frankly I'd rather have a buncha doods around protecting my country saying "semper fi"
than prancing around like faries with olive brances saying "semper fidelis"
who cares what they say if they live and die for our country 😀
 
Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
Originally posted by: DJFuji
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Fi isn't a word. It's semper fidelis, and it pisses me off when marines say "semper fi". Fidelis does not need to be abbreviated, and it's the equivalent of saying "always fa" instead of "always faithful"!!!!
Click to expand...

...and it pisses ME off when civilians pretend to understand who we are, the things we do. and why we do them.

"There are only two groups of people who know U.S. Marines: 1. U.S Marines 2. The Enemy...Everybody else has a secondhand opinion."
Jim Baxter, Sgt USMC-WWII and Korea
Click to expand...

Well...the majority of military that I know joined because they couldn't hack it in the real world; had to have the government take care of them.

<To those who joined out of loyalty to the United States...I have nothin but respect for ya!>
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That's what the other branches are for.
 
she'd probably look fairly normal when she isn't flexing. You'd obviously be able to tell she was a body builder but it wouldn't be like "ewww run!" if you saw her just walking down the street.
 
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Fi isn't a word. It's semper fidelis, and it pisses me off when marines say "semper fi". Fidelis does not need to be abbreviated, and it's the equivalent of saying "always fa" instead of "always faithful"!!!!
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true.
 
I think that's an Army girl...saw the pics from one of my line sergeants. And there are quite a few hotties in the Nat'l Guard, but none that I generally see (all male infantry unit).

-=bmacd=-
 
Originally posted by: bmacd
I think that's an Army girl...saw the pics from one of my line sergeants. And there are quite a few hotties in the Nat'l Guard, but none that I generally see (all male infantry unit).

-=bmacd=-
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Yeah, that would explain the "USMC" tattoo on her upper right arm.
 
Originally posted by: Preyhunter
Originally posted by: bmacd
I think that's an Army girl...saw the pics from one of my line sergeants. And there are quite a few hotties in the Nat'l Guard, but none that I generally see (all male infantry unit).

-=bmacd=-
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Yeah, that would explain the "USMC" tattoo on her upper right arm.
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lol.

It says on her site that she was a Marine Cpl.
 
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