If you've spent any time around military meme pages or gaming forums, you might have seen jokes portraying a jarhead gnawing on a Crayola stick or a tray of crayons captioned like a gourmet meal. The ...

Key Points and Summary - This article, written by an Army veteran, explains the origin of the "crayon-eating Marine" joke as an inter-service "smack talk" stereotype that portrays Marines as "more ...

Marines Eating Crayons – The Joke That Won’t Die – The U.S. military inter-service rivalry has resulted in some notable stereotypes and tropes over the years, but in the era of social media, one in ...