Post B2WRGfH0BcgQoDa18S by Ricardus@mastodon.sdf.org
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(DIR) Post #B2WRGfH0BcgQoDa18S by Ricardus@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-01-21T21:33:30Z
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Sgt. Foley cheated in that final fight between himself and Mayo in the blimp hangar. You just don't do that.#Movies
(DIR) Post #B2WnMKA5mzXY3uS4Zs by Professor_Stevens@mastodon.gamedev.place
2026-01-22T01:34:50Z
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@Ricardus I dunno... I have a lot of mixed feelings about that scene. The idea that there would be an actual fight between them is so far outside the limits imposed by the context they are in, that "cheating" seems like a rather quaint distinction when comparing a groin kick to any other form of attack. I mean, those two are in the "there ain't no rules anymore" zone at that point.FD: I actually went to Navy OCS (the one in Newport, not Pensacola).
(DIR) Post #B2WnML1cZyMGjvUp0q by Ricardus@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-01-22T01:40:59Z
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@Professor_Stevens Yeah but he still cheated because he was getting beat. 🙂
(DIR) Post #B2WrYbEeXGVkJ3h4Yy by Professor_Stevens@mastodon.gamedev.place
2026-01-22T01:51:13Z
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@Ricardus Well, that's a big part of my own confusion. Would a Marine who was losing in personal combat rule out a groin kick? I sure hope not. If they had said, "Fight to first blood," or "no injuries," or something, okay. But this was way, waaay beyond the limits they were in. (Trust me, no OCS instructor would ever do this. They just wouldn't.) So "anything goes" fits. Also, Foley just wasn't going to let Zack quit. He HAD to win.FWIW, lots of formalized fighting styles teach groin kicks.
(DIR) Post #B2WrYcNYHfDvqwrh4a by Ricardus@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-01-22T02:28:04Z
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@Professor_Stevens Sure, but they weren't enemies, so Foley had no honour. He didn't deserve the silver dollar zack gave him.