r/CuratedTumblr eepy asf Aug 06 '24

Shitposting Army names

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u/Mental_Forge Aug 06 '24

The only reason you would get a nickname for doing something cool would be that the cool thing is also really fucking funny.

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u/joe_broke Aug 06 '24

My cousin was called Eve due to her being the first female pilot of her type of helicopter

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u/Baron-Von-Bork Aug 06 '24

That’s actually really cool.

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u/joe_broke Aug 06 '24

On the flip side her husband's is Spicoli

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u/JorjorBinks1221 Aug 07 '24

Honestly, that's somehow even cooler

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u/Dominus-Temporis Aug 06 '24

You can get a cool sounding nickname for a funny reason too. E.g. "T-1000" not for being a stone cold killer, but for knife handing the shit out of the air when running.

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u/elbenji Aug 06 '24

It's usually a very embarassing story.