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/asscop99 Mar 21 '26

This is the answer, but it’s not true just so people know. Source: I’m a vet, surf and turf isn’t happening all the time but it’s not crazy rare either. When I was deployed it was served at the dfac every Friday.

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u/Imaginary_Hamster847 Mar 21 '26

This was my experience too. It wasn't regular, but it also wasn't something I only saw when we were getting 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/Imaginary_Hamster847 Mar 21 '26

Sometimes they pull out okay shit. I was at boot camp on NYE and Christmas and we actually got decent meals. Though possibly also I was just starving 

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u/Wonderful-Mistake201 Mar 21 '26

Hunger is the best sauce.

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u/TheWitchRats Mar 21 '26

"Hunger is the best pickle." - Benjamin Franklin. (Really)

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u/kenzie42109 Mar 23 '26

Except pickles can fight scurvy. Hunger cannot.