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Rorey

(8,445 posts) Sun Feb 9, 2020, 06:22 PM Feb 2020

Dogface - let's all learn [View all]

I had never heard the term, but a quick read says it refers to infantry soldiers, particularly from WWII, who wore dog tags and slept in pup tents and hid in foxholes. Apparently there's a song about it, which I'll have to check out.

I'm sure there's an equally interesting explanation for "pony soldier", and I'm looking forward to learning about that too.

Sure, most people here had never heard the terms. Maybe learning about these terms will spur more interest in learning about WWII and the sacrifices our veterans (and civilians too) made for all of us.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Dogface - let's all learn [View all] Rorey Feb 2020 OP

The Dogface Soldier Song Rorey Feb 2020 #1

Its like saying "cheeky" cherryinpa Feb 2020 #2

It's practically a campaign-ending gaffe sandensea Feb 2020 #6

Perhaps cherryinpa Feb 2020 #9

I agree - but it's the optics. sandensea Feb 2020 #10

So this is sexist like Obama saying SharonClark Feb 2020 #21

How many times has Biden had to explain his remarks? SMC22307 Feb 2020 #24

Unlikely. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #27

I hope you're right. sandensea Feb 2020 #33

Pony soldier--probably cavalry? Either way the headline BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #3

RCMP, maybe Rorey Feb 2020 #4

John Wayne wasn't in that movie IronLionZion Feb 2020 #5

Quite possibly Rorey Feb 2020 #7

He explains it here in the second vid Blues Heron Feb 2020 #14

That's actually kind of sweet Rorey Feb 2020 #15

"Re-enlistment Blues" Walleye Feb 2020 #8

Something likely Joe made up in 4th or 5th grade... and he kept it 4139 Feb 2020 #11

Calling any woman walking down the street dog faced would get you a punch in the mouth, or worse Baclava Feb 2020 #12

He can still apologize cherryinpa Feb 2020 #13

That and why would you tell a 21 year old a FreeState Feb 2020 #16

Yes 21 y/o women are well versed in obscure Western movies from the 1950s using terms from the 1880s Baclava Feb 2020 #17

Especially since his age is one of his negatives FreeState Feb 2020 #19

... SMC22307 Feb 2020 #32

The whole world is watching people twist SharonClark Feb 2020 #23

Baffles is a good word, so is bizarre. I think Joe is done, do his supporters go Pete or Bloomberg Baclava Feb 2020 #31

Hondo - 1953 referred to Pony Soldiers (cavalry)... jmg257 Feb 2020 #18

While learning, remember SQUEE Feb 2020 #20

So the only relevant question is Rorey Feb 2020 #22

She was interviewed and said she was not trying to humiliate Biden womanofthehills Feb 2020 #29

I hear it's okay because he got it from his brother melman Feb 2020 #25

What worried me the most was his reactivity.. womanofthehills Feb 2020 #26

I think it's entitlement more than age. SMC22307 Feb 2020 #35

Every rookie manager knows you never talk about a woman customer's face, in front of the... JoeOtterbein Feb 2020 #28

"She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" a John Ford film starring John Wayne. oasis Feb 2020 #30

Why would he call a young, female economics major from Georgia a "dogface"? SMC22307 Feb 2020 #34

There are numerous threads speculating about that Rorey Feb 2020 #36