Post by Travis on Oct 14, 2009 22:15:48 GMT -5
As all of us that have ever served in the Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy ALL heard of "Mystery Meat", even some of the civvies heard of it too through movies and relatives / friends that have served as well. Well, today I saw something that totally blew my mind right out of the air!
I was driving along the OLD U.S. Rt. 15 North to Mansfield to pick up my friend Fred who is a current Buck Sgt. {3 stripes} and I saw a freshly killed opposum right smack dab on the double yellow lines, almost as if he was purposely put there.
Well, most folks in this forum know me as a guy that is just not right in the head and I have a DAMN good excuse for that. I saw that opposum and asked myself this question: "Self? Is THAT what the hell the Mystery Meat was in the Chow Hall all those years? No wonder we had to douse it with Ketchup, or Mustard or Tabasco sauce to kill the taste of it!".
So, I gathered up my friend and I told him about my thought, as he is as warped as I am and he saw that critter on the double yellow line and said: "Ya know? I think you are right man, that Mystery Meat STILL is NASTY $HIT!!!!".
I had to pull over because I was cracking up laughing! Oh yes, even the rice that they would serve in the Chow Hall moved too! Drench everything with Ketchup, or Mustard or Tabasco sauce and it was SORT OF edible. Salt and Pepper, that was a plus too. Eat it now, taste it later and it would stick to your ribs until the next meal or morning.
I wish I had a bus to drive, like an old school bus so all of you could have ridden along and enjoyed the afternoon like my buddy Fred and I had, it surely was a trip for certain. Next time you see a road kill carcass, think of what my friend Fred and I laughed about today, it will brighten your day.
I was driving along the OLD U.S. Rt. 15 North to Mansfield to pick up my friend Fred who is a current Buck Sgt. {3 stripes} and I saw a freshly killed opposum right smack dab on the double yellow lines, almost as if he was purposely put there.
Well, most folks in this forum know me as a guy that is just not right in the head and I have a DAMN good excuse for that. I saw that opposum and asked myself this question: "Self? Is THAT what the hell the Mystery Meat was in the Chow Hall all those years? No wonder we had to douse it with Ketchup, or Mustard or Tabasco sauce to kill the taste of it!".
So, I gathered up my friend and I told him about my thought, as he is as warped as I am and he saw that critter on the double yellow line and said: "Ya know? I think you are right man, that Mystery Meat STILL is NASTY $HIT!!!!".
I had to pull over because I was cracking up laughing! Oh yes, even the rice that they would serve in the Chow Hall moved too! Drench everything with Ketchup, or Mustard or Tabasco sauce and it was SORT OF edible. Salt and Pepper, that was a plus too. Eat it now, taste it later and it would stick to your ribs until the next meal or morning.
I wish I had a bus to drive, like an old school bus so all of you could have ridden along and enjoyed the afternoon like my buddy Fred and I had, it surely was a trip for certain. Next time you see a road kill carcass, think of what my friend Fred and I laughed about today, it will brighten your day.
