"To add in a small specific detail in order to make your lie seem more convincing."
- /u/A_Voe
An example of how to fake the snake:
"...Apparently he reconnected with an ex-GF (not the girl he threatened me over) and broke into her apartment, stole her pet snake, CAME BACK, jumped her and tied her up all the while wearing a fake cop outfit. No clue how he got caught or WTF actually happened. Dude had priors and was locked up for some time for that."
- /u/DrDisastor
"The stolen pet snake makes this story completely credible because it’s such an unnecessary and random detail in the story.
From now on whenever I make up a story, I’m adding a stolen pet snake."
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the USCoast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.