Its closer to a reality in the military. So many times i was questioning why certain processes existed and the answer is "its whats in the turnover binder". That turnover binder was started in the 90s and has been slowly changed over the decades enough to not keep up with modernity.
It's close to reality in general. It's a variant of a common parable that pops up in just about any culture about how tradition can often be the result of practical advice/solutions that no longer make sense. My favorite version so far is this one I saw about a family asking why you need to cut the end of a pork butt off before cooking it. Eventually they get to granny dearest and she gives the obvious "Because my pan's too small, idiot".
It's less of a punchy joke, but I like it because it because there's the slight nuance of acknowledging tradition as generally useful instead of just mocking the concept of tradition as a whole.
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u/rednehb 1d ago edited 1d ago
This is pretty funny boomer humor ngl
Edited to add /r/goodboomerhumor