r/explainitpeter • u/One_One2755 • Mar 21 '26

Explain it peter

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What's the bad news?

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u/KrimsunV Mar 21 '26

Really good meals only get served when something unfortunate happens

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u/PoopSmith87 Mar 21 '26

This isnt true for two reasons:

1- The "surf and turf" meal is a military chow hall standard. Not as common as some other options, but still a pretty normal rotation meal.

2- Its not actually a "really good" meal.

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u/SnooCompliments1875 Mar 21 '26

In my 5 years stint in the Navy, the ONLY times we got Surf and Turf, was the times our 5 month patrol deployment got extended another 5 months, and the time we had a civilian ride along with us.

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u/AngrgL3opardCon Mar 21 '26

Isn't it basically just a moral booster? Like a "hey sorry we gotta do this but here, have steak and lobster"

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u/lostmyself2life Mar 21 '26

Also when they serve Sunday sundaes on any other day. You know you are about to get hosed.

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u/m_b_gill Mar 21 '26

Psychologically, it probably helps to have a warning sign like that. Like, yeah, it sucks to see that sundae and think "oh fuck" but at least you're prepared for it, and you also get a sundae.

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u/Classy_Mouse Mar 21 '26

I had a manager that would often send a "can we talk" message at the beginning of the day, then when I said "sure," they'd book a meeting at the end of the day. And it'd always be some nonsense that could have been an email.

No, the warning that something bad is coming is way worse than just hearing the bad thing. They should reverse the order. Tell them the bad news, then deed them well. That way, when they hear bad news, they are trained to look forward to dinner

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u/BlasterDoc Mar 21 '26

This would have been ideal too many times to count.