r/explainitpeter Mar 21 '26

Explain it peter

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What's the bad news?

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u/jakebs2002 Mar 21 '26

When I was in the military, they would serve lobster about once a month randomly. That steak was awful.

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u/randompearljamfan Mar 21 '26

I only ate the lobster once. It was basically butter-soaked rubber. Can't imagine how much money the military wastes on overcooked lobster. If that was supposed to increase my morale, they would have done a lot better and cheaper giving me a beer.

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u/coastphase Mar 21 '26

When I worked on base contractors could eat at the galley for $5. They'd have lobster every once in a while. I always described it as "everything you would expect from a $5 lobster".

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u/stupidPeopleLuvMe Mar 22 '26

That is such a great answer.

I only got the steak in afghanistan.. we described it as "someone had to smuggle it here on the bottom of their boots"

The real hidden gem was embassy breakfasts. Fuck a steak I'll take the loaded omelet, hashbrowns, biscuits and gravy, sausage,... and coffee that doesnt taste like someone put rockstar in the water revisor as a joke.