As a designer myself, it makes me wonder how stuff like this makes it past the proofing stage, especially with large-format graphics. Vinyl wraps like this take an extraordinary time to print and mount; I guess whoever made it and mounted it simply wasn’t paying enough attention. That’s too bad.
There were several errors made with punctuation, too.
The correct way to write it would have been as follows:
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>It cannot be inherited, nor can it ever be purchased; I have earned it with my blood, sweat, and tears. I own it forever— the title “veteran.”
>
——
Technically speaking, that em dash *could* be replaced with a second semicolon, and some style-guides would allow it to be a colon. Without the quotation marks, though, the text is claiming that the truck’s owner possesses the “title veteran,” with “title” being an adjective that’s vaguely synonymous with “premier.”
Mind you, “tittle” – a noun meaning “a small amount” – could arguably have been used to form a non-standard open compound (“tittle veteran”). The meaning *there* would be “I own a person who has had experience with tiny things.”
I’m a vet and this is CRINGE…. And what is with people not proof reading shit. I know not everyone is great at spelling but come on… 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️
Why do some vets hang their entire identity on their service? I know an Iraq vet who is so hung up on the fact he is an Iraq vet he is shocked when he tells people and they don’t give a fuck. He says those people “hate veterans”. I’m thinking they just hate him.
Vet here: 9/10 times the guys who are the loudest about “ThAnK mE FoR My SeRvIcE” were like supply or cooks or something. The 10th time I’m just trying to get a free appetizer at Applebee’s.
I’m a veteran, and I worry about my fellow veterans who performatively define the bulk of their current existence and role in society by the 5-20+ years they previously spent in the military.
I cherish the time I spent in the Air Force, the experiences I had, the lessons learned, and the lifelong friendship made. It expanded my worldview and made me more understanding and empathetic to non-US viewpoints.
And I try to put all that to use in what is now my civilian life, but I don’t define myself by my veteran status or lord it over other “less worthy” citizens or consider them “less American.” I made a choice to serve, just as others can make a choice not to.
I attribute this type of behavior to lack of self confidence and self identity, unable or unwilling to settle and find a place in civilian society, stuck in the past “glory days” of a younger man’s adventures in warfare or warfare-adjacent activities.
Like a veteran version of Napoleon Dynamite’s Uncle Rico, harkening back to that defining moment in a HS football game, I feel sad for these folks. They proved they had a lot to give and a willingness to give it by serving in the military. Why do they harbor such obvious disdain for anyone who chose not to?
Move on with your lives, ladies and gents. Serve your country honorably some other way. And just stop fetishizing your likely brief military service.
He also probably never even saw combat and sat at a desk and occasionally mopped floors. Usually the guys that are super proud of their veteran status are the ones that did the least. Trust me. I’m a veteran. Lol
Titillating!
No regerts
I am the Tittle Veteran…I have seen every tittle imaginable…tittles everywhere….
Edit – every time I close my eyes….tittles….all over my body, covering me….tittles
TITTLES INCUMMING!
I’ve heard many veterans say they don’t want recognition. They didn’t serve in order to get some sort of thanks. 🤷‍♂️
Show us ya tittles
As a designer myself, it makes me wonder how stuff like this makes it past the proofing stage, especially with large-format graphics. Vinyl wraps like this take an extraordinary time to print and mount; I guess whoever made it and mounted it simply wasn’t paying enough attention. That’s too bad.
There were several errors made with punctuation, too.
The correct way to write it would have been as follows:
——
>It cannot be inherited, nor can it ever be purchased; I have earned it with my blood, sweat, and tears. I own it forever— the title “veteran.”
>
——
Technically speaking, that em dash *could* be replaced with a second semicolon, and some style-guides would allow it to be a colon. Without the quotation marks, though, the text is claiming that the truck’s owner possesses the “title veteran,” with “title” being an adjective that’s vaguely synonymous with “premier.”
Mind you, “tittle” – a noun meaning “a small amount” – could arguably have been used to form a non-standard open compound (“tittle veteran”). The meaning *there* would be “I own a person who has had experience with tiny things.”
Wanna take bets on if this veteran ever saw any combat? My bet is a strong “no”.
I’m a vet and this is CRINGE…. And what is with people not proof reading shit. I know not everyone is great at spelling but come on… 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️
I could print and install that for about $200.
My dad was a WWII veteran. He saw action in Burma, France and the Netherlands. Did he ever mention it? No he did not.
He’s a veteran of dotting all the lower case i’s and j’s.
As a combat veteran I always cringe when I see people begging for attention or respect like this. I almost feel pathetic by association.
I try to have mercy on these folks though: your life and mental health must be fairly rough if you are so desperate for positive attention.
This dude was probably the scariest mess hall cook ever.
As a veteran this guy pisses me off. The same goes for vets that threaten people using the rights they have.
[Relevant David Mitchell](https://youtu.be/DUiWXNt7lqc)
Iowa plate?
That’s some ultra cringe shit right there. I won’t even get veteran license plates after 21 yrs because I don’t want anyone to talk to me about it lol
Why do some vets hang their entire identity on their service? I know an Iraq vet who is so hung up on the fact he is an Iraq vet he is shocked when he tells people and they don’t give a fuck. He says those people “hate veterans”. I’m thinking they just hate him.
This shit is so cringe
Vet here: 9/10 times the guys who are the loudest about “ThAnK mE FoR My SeRvIcE” were like supply or cooks or something. The 10th time I’m just trying to get a free appetizer at Applebee’s.
I’m a veteran, and I worry about my fellow veterans who performatively define the bulk of their current existence and role in society by the 5-20+ years they previously spent in the military.
I cherish the time I spent in the Air Force, the experiences I had, the lessons learned, and the lifelong friendship made. It expanded my worldview and made me more understanding and empathetic to non-US viewpoints.
And I try to put all that to use in what is now my civilian life, but I don’t define myself by my veteran status or lord it over other “less worthy” citizens or consider them “less American.” I made a choice to serve, just as others can make a choice not to.
I attribute this type of behavior to lack of self confidence and self identity, unable or unwilling to settle and find a place in civilian society, stuck in the past “glory days” of a younger man’s adventures in warfare or warfare-adjacent activities.
Like a veteran version of Napoleon Dynamite’s Uncle Rico, harkening back to that defining moment in a HS football game, I feel sad for these folks. They proved they had a lot to give and a willingness to give it by serving in the military. Why do they harbor such obvious disdain for anyone who chose not to?
Move on with your lives, ladies and gents. Serve your country honorably some other way. And just stop fetishizing your likely brief military service.
r/justbootthings
He also probably never even saw combat and sat at a desk and occasionally mopped floors. Usually the guys that are super proud of their veteran status are the ones that did the least. Trust me. I’m a veteran. Lol
His tittle was inherited but his grammar was learnded