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185 - This Operation Was Legitimately Insane ft. Griff - Veteran's Month | Unsubscribe Podcast Ep 185
Mon, 04 Nov 2024
Griff from Combat Flip Flops is here to talk military stories, living in Hawaii & the inspiration for his business. ALSO a very exciting peek at something we've been working on! Veteran's month shirts: https://www.bunkerbranding.com/pages/unsubscribe-podcast Pre-order your shoes & flip flops! https://www.bunkerbranding.com/collections/unsub-shoes ONLY A FEW LIVE SHOW TICKETS LEFT: https://unsubcrew.com/liveshows Watch this episode ad-free and uncensored on Pepperbox! https://www.pepperbox.tv/ WATCH THE AFTERSHOW & BTS ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/UnsubscribePodcast ------------------------------ THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! GHOSTBED Right now GhostBed is offering 50% off everything if you use the code –UNSUBSCRIBE at checkout or go to https://www.GhostBed.com/Unsubscribe MANSCAPED Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code UNSUB at https://manscaped.com PDS DEBT Get a free debt analysis right now at https://PDSDebt.com/unsub ADAM AND EVE Go to https://www.adamandeve.com and use code UNSUB for 50% off + Free shipping + Rush Processing! ------------------------------ UNSUB MERCH: https://www.bunkerbranding.com/pages/unsubscribe-podcast BUY US A DRINK! https://paypal.me/UnsubscribePodcast FREE TO USE MEDIA (Please tag Unsubscribe Podcast) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uppmQHMGf8uI2OuOatp932e3S2VGy0PE?usp=sharing ------------------------------ FOLLOW THE HOSTS: Eli_Doubletap https://www.instagram.com/eli_doubletap/ https://www.twitch.tv/Eli_Doubletap https://x.com/Eli_Doubletap https://www.youtube.com/c/EliDoubletap Brandon Herrera https://www.youtube.com/@BrandonHerrera https://x.com/TheAKGuy https://www.instagram.com/realbrandonherrera Donut Operator https://www.youtube.com/@DonutOperator https://x.com/DonutOperator https://www.instagram.com/donutoperator The Fat Electrician https://www.youtube.com/@the_fat_electrician https://thefatelectrician.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_fat_electrician https://www.tiktok.com/@the_fat_electrician ------------------------------ unsubscribe pod podcast episode ep unsub funny comedy military army comedian texas podcasts #podcast #comedy #funnypodcast Chapters: 0:00 Veteran’s Month Charity Shirts 3:35 Welcome To Unsub! 7:16 Griff Brought Gifts From Hawaii! 18:17 AD 19:30 Griff Brought Gifts From Hawaii! 24:50 Combat Flip Flops 32:48 AD 34:11 WE MADE SHOES 48:45 Combat Flip Flops In Afghanistan 49:53 AD 50:59 Combat Flip Flops in Afghanistan 54:08 Water Ain’t Got No Taste 1:02:27 Accountability In The Military 1:05:08 AD 1:06:21 The Inspiration For Combat Flip Flops 1:14:45 Griff’s Military Training 1:21:18 Starship Troopers 1:24:21 Joining The Ranger Regiment 1:30:21 Operation Winter Strike 1:42:06 Dysentery Is Fun 1:49:47 Coming Home After Combat 1:56:00 The DShK 2:02:11 T.S.T Missions 2:10:56 Rangers Vs SEALs & Army 2:15:20 The Powerpoint 2:24:07 Trauma & Humor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What are the special Veteran’s Month charity shirts?
So my whole thing is if you shoot at my guys, I'm just going to f*** your whole world up. One team, one fight.
Done.
I just wasn't prepared to see that. That's called f***. Yeah, it's called fun. Contact left.
Those military guys. Boys will be boys. Boys will be boys. Hey everyone. It has been a while since I've sat and talked to y'all. It is Veterans Day month and we have something for this month. First, just as we did in April where we raised together $110,000, we are going to do the same for Veterans Month.
The entire month of November, we are dedicating it to the amazing men and women that serve this country. This is our way of saying thank you for sacrificing so much and answering a higher call and also helping a lot of people along the ways. Second, Yo, what's that shirt, Eli? The two shirts that we are donating 100% of proceeds for. My personal favorite, Undiagnosed. And I'm Dead Inside.
Nick killed this one, my boy. 100% of proceeds from these shirts are going to three veteran nonprofits. We will pick those three nonprofits throughout the month. We are doing our research and due diligence to make sure they are causes that actually make change. This is how I feel we make a difference.
It is helping people and giving people a voice that they might struggle with the idea of therapy or asking for help because it's not easy. War can change you and it adds this new layer that you approach life differently. It's hard to put into words. You really do appreciate life, but the hypervigilance, the depression, they do take a toll. War can be hard on a lot of people.
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Chapter 2: What gifts did Griff bring from Hawaii?
I've lost a lot of friends in war, and then I lost more friends outside of war. We want to make a change so it's easier and more normal to ask for help. And I think this is how we start. Again, 100% of proceeds from these two amazing new shirts, which Nick did kill, go to this amazing cause. And then a portion of all stuff on Unsubstore will also go to that amazing cause.
Also, we got some new stuff that's going to surprise a lot of y'all. And this entire month, we are focusing on veteran stories. As the one you're about to hear with Griff and his amazing story, these are the individuals where your jaw will drop with what they've experienced and what they went through and how strong they are in persevering once they got outside of the military.
We have Medal of Honor recipient Clint Romaché coming on. We have Cappy from Task and Purpose, Habitual Line Crosser. So many people for this entire month. It's dedicated to y'all and the amazing veterans out there that deserve a pat on the back and a little bit of help. One quick thing.
I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart and all our hearts for this amazing community that we are blessed to have. Y'all go above and beyond so much and you push us to be better versions of ourselves each and every day. We try and push ourselves harder to never disappoint y'all. That is the standard because we want to be here without y'all. And we know that.
We work for y'all at the end of the day, not the other way around. So each and every one of you, thank you from the bottom of all our hearts for how you push us, how you make us better men, and how your support never ceases to amaze us. Thank you each and every one of you. And now enjoy this episode because holy moly, it's freaking dope. And because I've said community so many times. Cheers.
Love y'all. Dude, that is amazing. You guys look cute today. Fuck off. I know.
Totally not a gay couple.
And then they subconsciously match today. I wish I had a defense, Eli. I don't. You got nothing. Nope, I got nothing. Alright, well, we're fucking gay then, I guess. Dude, but strong and powerful.
Powerfully gay. Yeah. It's like military gay right there. Is that green? God. Military grade gay. Green gay. Oh, oh, oh. Now hold hands. I notice that you're on top.
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Chapter 3: What is the story behind Combat Flip Flops?
It's just one. It always stays at one. Yep. Days since last... Days since Force Valor. Poor Brandon. You love it. You don't. I love you guys. I know. I hate that it became that big of a thing.
We'll have to find it. We'll have to find a creative way to kill that joke. Like it's, it's coming soon. We'll figure it out. Me and Nick had some ideas, but we've got to, we've got to wrap it up in the universe.
I think I still want the, my one ask is we get you a dress green top. And then all the medals that people bring you, you have to wear throughout and add throughout the live shows. So by the end, you are that general.
The general Zhukov from the death of Stalin. He just throws back the coat and it's just full of medals.
Or you just keep giving his name to recruiters and they just keep calling you. I had a recruiter call me yesterday like three times.
Really? Yeah, dead serious. Technically, you still could enlist. I don't know if I, I don't know if I can, Brandon does the military. That's the new video they had. Uh, but he called me like, it was a Fort Bragg group recruiter calling me like four times yesterday. Would they, do they, I don't know. I never responded.
Do I, I will say they have such bad, well, it's government. They're not talking. I remember getting out, being out of the military for a year or two. You probably had it happen too. And then recruiters would call and like, Hey, you ever thought about joining the U S military son? I'm like,
Huh? I just need to fuck with him and just respond back like, you sure I can get into the Patriot Missile Program? Dude, welcome back.
I'm so happy you're here, Griff.
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Chapter 4: What challenges did Griff face in Afghanistan?
I'm not going to kill somebody. Thanks, man. These are cool shit. That is really cool.
Yeah.
you made this no i didn't make it no but we made it like actually i could say i made it because i held on to it as he was braiding it because he had one that he had he he was supposed to give it to his dad i was gonna buy he's like dude this one's my dad's i was like how fast can we make one so i literally held it as he was making it you were involved in the man i was i was involved in the making of it so that's cool as shit dude thanks man you're welcome man all right so i feel bad cody because i kind of came at you pretty hard about your ostrich boots last night
Do you wanna explain that at all? About why ostrich boots are bad that I didn't know? So to make ostrich leather, you have to pluck an ostrich and leave it bald, and then it has to heal until the scabs fall off of it. Then you kill it, and then you make the leather. So.
I feel fucking terrible.
Cody's over there at dinner last night with a single Indian tear running down his cheek. He kicked up both boots at the beginning of the night, and he slowly brought them down at the end of the night.
So, do you know what a hypocrite is? Slightly. Who isn't? Right, so...
Dude, Trout's wearing his brass knuckles right now. His shark knuckles. You're going to make Trout punch me right now? From my ostrich boots? This is the most Trout thing ever, though.
I love it so much. He doesn't take them off the rest of the night.
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Chapter 5: How does humor relate to trauma in military experiences?
Chapter 6: What is the significance of water in military life?
So, do you know what a hypocrite is? Slightly. Who isn't? Right, so...
Dude, Trout's wearing his brass knuckles right now. His shark knuckles. You're going to make Trout punch me right now? From my ostrich boots? This is the most Trout thing ever, though.
I love it so much. He doesn't take them off the rest of the night.
I actually do at my house if you want.
So, uh... when I was doing this weapons class, like he brought out Marlin bills, which they form into daggers. And I know you've been doing a lot of videos and people getting stabbed and shit. And I was like, dude, I'm not gonna make this knife. He was like, why? I was like, cause I am like kind of an animal lover and I love Marlin and swordfish and things like that.
And I just, I'm not gonna do it. But since you've been making all the videos on stabbing people, I got you a Marlin bill shiv.
Oh, that is cool.
Dude, that's a fucking shiv.
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Chapter 7: Why is accountability important in the military?
That is a Marlin Bill shiv, yeah. That's the best drop weapon.
I'm totally not going to kill Trout with this later.
So that is a Pa'oa'ahu. That's the name of his Pa'oa'ahu. And then yours is Pa'oa'ahu.
Just shake them.
yeah what's yours is pu-u-le-ni-ho and i'm sorry to all my kanaka brothers and sisters here if i that up so i'm sorry i'm still learning my level oh trout's gonna type this out oh that's incredibly sharp yeah dude that's a gangster and then show i got you because i know you're the one who makes everything happen here um and a car bomb no yeah So these are an OP shell necklace.
So if you ever see like the videos of Hawaii and the black sand beaches and the waves crashing up on big vertical cliffs, this is a delicacy kind of crustacean that like hangs onto those cliffs. And for the guys to get them, they put on armor and like knee pads and everything else. I have to get out the right time and they just send down these cliffs to pick these out. But I got you. Oh,
ope necklace and then um and then i got you a weapon as well because everybody's got to have a good weapon but this is a uh a cattle um cattle hair pick so you can throw a nice little hair pick in there but if you need it you can pull it out and ship somebody with it yes yes yeah show the shiver showing a shiver Did Brandon's deliver or no?
No, it has not delivered yet.
The suspense is killing me. It should. It's really fucking good.
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Chapter 8: What does ‘water ain't got no taste’ mean?
Yeah. It's Let's Go Brandon. It's an Afghan handmade tapestry. It is the only one in existence. Probably the only one ever to be made. But that was made in a home. They've like sheared the freaking goats. They made the wool. They tied the knots in a home. And it says Let's Go Brandon. And I have you a one of one custom Afghan rug.
So I know you don't know this. And I don't think my friends know this. I collect Afghan war rugs. Do you?
No shit. Yeah, I did not know.
Well, now you have, like... I straight up, like, my closet upstairs is full of those motherfuckers. Yeah, we started bringing them in. Like, if you want a custom one, let me know. I'll make you whatever you want. That's fucking rad, man. Well, I appreciate that. Thank you, dude. Thank you so much. I'm really proud of you, dude. Well done.
I appreciate that. We're gonna open that on camera and, like, insert it in this. It's like, yo, this is what we actually... This is what Griff got our boy. That's fucking wild. He told me that. I was like, dude, he's going to love that. I did not know about collecting Afghan war rugs.
I have some of the war rugs that they made. It was like a peace kind of thing, like a symbol of peace, but there was a bunch of Afghani war rugs that were made commemorating 9-11. And if you didn't know any better, you would think it's kind of like a rub it in kind of thing, but it's straight up. It's supposed to be like a peace rug with the dove and everything on it.
But I've got a couple of those in the closet. I think I gave you one for your Hilux. If it was from Saudi Arabia, then it's rubbing it in. Yeah.
A lot of people don't know the history behind the war rugs. So when the Soviets invaded... all of the kids went out of school and the Soviets were brutal in Afghanistan. They like, there's still just beautiful mountain ranges. If they were in America, they would be a national park.
And outside of those mountain ranges, there's just rows for miles, hundreds of miles, like white rocks that are painted. And that represents landmines. You just don't go past the white rocks. And so they, but before they painted those rocks, there were just kids that didn't know any better. And
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