A running, funny feud

One of the lesser known songs in Oklahoma is “The farmer and the cowman should be friends,” which takes a humorous look at the rivalries between farmers (crops and fences) and cowman (open range requirements) in the Oklahoma territories.  That song got stuck in my head, although with horribly bowdlerized lyrics.  It now comes out as “The sailor and the marine should be friends,” which doesn’t even scan.

Why, you ask?  Why is she ruining American popular song.  There’s actually a reason.  I’ve been enjoying greatly the friendly rivalry between NavyOne and America’s First Sergeant.  Here’s the latest go round, starting with a post and comments at Castra Praetoria, the Marine site, and finishing (for now) at The Mellow Jihadi, which is the Navy site.

Clearly, our guys practice their skills against each other, before turning them on a common enemy!