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To: KitJ

“Don’t get me wrong, I humped the pig...”

That stopped me for a couple seconds.


551 posted on 09/05/2019 4:57:59 AM PDT by Larry - Moe and Curly
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To: Larry - Moe and Curly

For clarification, Army-speak.

M60 machine gun = The Pig. Twenty-three pounds empty, plus spare barrels, tripod, and ammo.

To Hump = to carry, tote, haul, etc.

to “hump the pig” = to carry the M60.


635 posted on 09/05/2019 8:55:00 AM PDT by KitJ (Shall not be infringed...)
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To: Larry - Moe and Curly

Oh! I thought you were talking about the premier episode of Black Mirror.


666 posted on 09/05/2019 10:32:42 AM PDT by ichabod1 (He's a vindictive SOB but he's *our* vindictive SOB.)
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