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mustang01apr00
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Just wanted to make sure that we didn't confuse the two phrases:
Screw the Pooch = messing up, making a mistake, to fail the mission.Dicking the Dog = wasting time, slacking
Although they look similar, we definitely use them in different scenarios in my Navy. ;-)
For instance, this is an appropriate sentence:
You screwed the pooch because you were dicking the dog. ;-)
Screw The Pooch
Just wanted to make sure that we didn't confuse the two phrases:
Screw the Pooch = messing up, making a mistake, to fail the mission.
Dicking the Dog = wasting time, slacking
Although they look similar, we definitely use them in different scenarios in my Navy. ;-)
For instance, this is an appropriate sentence:
You screwed the pooch because you were dicking the dog. ;-)