I keep getting sick when we actually have real-life things going on here on post! Bah!! This week it was Wednesday, when we had a comedy show here on post. A USO show coming through - very funny guys, actually (I hadn't heard of 2 of them, so wasn't sure going into the show). What made me mad was that all Wednesday afternoon, I was feeling sick! During the show, I was laughing enough to forget it, but I was not a happy camper heading to the show. But, between it being something nice to do for Zach's birthday (which was also this past week) and it being one of the few fun things that ever happens way out here Beyond the Edge of Nowhere, I was determined to make it through. And I am glad I went, too :)
A lot of the joke subject matters were standard ones - dating, sex, food, fighting (some good advice involving the use of jazz hands and a Scottish lord as your back-up). All pretty funny. However, one of the guys did start ribbing the audience about one of my least favorite Army-isms. I was in stitches!
Hooah. Pronounced along the lines of "Hoe-uh." It's an Army-ism that is drilled into every soldier in Basic. It originated way back when as HUA - Heard, Understood, Acknowledged (at least that's what Zach tells me). It has evolved into a general purpose grunt. Could mean 'yes,' could mean 'no,' could be 'turn left at the light and straight on til morning.' A sergeant major around here peppers his conversation with that "word" - almost uses it as a punctuation point (actually very useful, as he has a very thick accent - just listen for the Hooah!) And they all continue to use it, even when talking to non-soldiers! Drives every spouse I know up the wall!
Anyhoo, the comedian was asking the audience questions, as comedians are wont to do - you know the type - "How many people like such-and-such a movie or game or whatever" The audience, full of soldiers getting excited and enjoying the show, respond "Hooah!" The comedian just pauses at one point, looks out at the audience, "So What. Does That. MEAN??" He ribbed on them for a few minutes about it. And would continue to give 'em grief about it when they answered any of his later questions with "Hooah" too. Blank look, perplexed, dismissive "Yeah, whatever." Was great :)
A word that doesn't really exist, but is used nonstop in this community, (despite fully 3/4 of spouses refusing to recognize it as a valid response) and it was being openly mocked.
I loved it.
So, yes, glad I went. Wish I could've felt better heading to the show in the first place. Oh well.
PS - The show was filmed by Comedy Central, and I was hearing that it'll be shown sometime in February, if you're interested. Opening act, Sam Tripoli (the one giving them grief about Hooah), then Brian Callan, then headliner Steve Byrne. Check it out, if you see it advertised. It was pretty funny.
A lot of the joke subject matters were standard ones - dating, sex, food, fighting (some good advice involving the use of jazz hands and a Scottish lord as your back-up). All pretty funny. However, one of the guys did start ribbing the audience about one of my least favorite Army-isms. I was in stitches!
Hooah. Pronounced along the lines of "Hoe-uh." It's an Army-ism that is drilled into every soldier in Basic. It originated way back when as HUA - Heard, Understood, Acknowledged (at least that's what Zach tells me). It has evolved into a general purpose grunt. Could mean 'yes,' could mean 'no,' could be 'turn left at the light and straight on til morning.' A sergeant major around here peppers his conversation with that "word" - almost uses it as a punctuation point (actually very useful, as he has a very thick accent - just listen for the Hooah!) And they all continue to use it, even when talking to non-soldiers! Drives every spouse I know up the wall!
Anyhoo, the comedian was asking the audience questions, as comedians are wont to do - you know the type - "How many people like such-and-such a movie or game or whatever" The audience, full of soldiers getting excited and enjoying the show, respond "Hooah!" The comedian just pauses at one point, looks out at the audience, "So What. Does That. MEAN??" He ribbed on them for a few minutes about it. And would continue to give 'em grief about it when they answered any of his later questions with "Hooah" too. Blank look, perplexed, dismissive "Yeah, whatever." Was great :)
A word that doesn't really exist, but is used nonstop in this community, (despite fully 3/4 of spouses refusing to recognize it as a valid response) and it was being openly mocked.
I loved it.
So, yes, glad I went. Wish I could've felt better heading to the show in the first place. Oh well.
PS - The show was filmed by Comedy Central, and I was hearing that it'll be shown sometime in February, if you're interested. Opening act, Sam Tripoli (the one giving them grief about Hooah), then Brian Callan, then headliner Steve Byrne. Check it out, if you see it advertised. It was pretty funny.
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