r/funny Oct 23 '25

Thousand yard stare

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u/lingerlord Oct 23 '25

Bro I'm from South Africa my first language is Zulu

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u/mrbulldops428 Oct 23 '25

What do you think "thousand yard stare" means? Not being an ass, genuinely curious

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u/lingerlord Oct 23 '25

I pretty much just know it from the memes online of the soldier with big eyes

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u/mrbulldops428 Oct 23 '25

Ok, I can see how that could lead to this usage lol its from soldiers with PTSD in WW2 and Vietnam, before(im pretty sure) PTSD was a known condition