1000 yard stare
a battlefield syndrome in which a soldier may become lost in thought due to stress from the fight. the 1000 yard stare is named such because the soldier may seem to be focusing on an object very far away, and may even become unresponsive to external stimuli. the phrase was coined during the vietnam war.
many soldiers are stuck in the 1000 yard stare after combat stress.
the 1000 yard stare, or the 2000 yard stare, was a symptom of battlefield stress and exhaustion. it became named so during world war ii, because the victim would become unresponsive and stare “a thousand yards off”.
after the invasion of peleiu, many marines would fall victim to the 1000 yard stare after numerous days of endless combat.
it is a term from the vietnam war that was originally used to describe the look in the eyes of front line soldiers that gave one the impression that they were ever watchful out to the 1,000 yard line (where possible) as that was considered to be the extent of the danger zone.
later for american troops it was sometimes used, with a different intonation, to describe the vacant expression on the face of dope-heads just serving out their time
after the vietnam war, alot of people had the 1000 yard stare…..
the ability to tell (from 1000 yards or better) that a person of the opposite s-x a) has a case of fugly face b) has perpetual bad hair days strung into a “life” c) is so ugly that no amount of alcohol in the world can make them look better d) could benefit from a paper bag on their head
this stare can be useful for finding attractive people as well. you will find this useful when you need a wingman (or wingwoman) for a night, or twenty.
dude #1 “hey, did you see that brunette at 4 ‘o’ clock?”
dude #2 “yeah, about 1000 yards before you!”
dude #1 “dude! you got the 1000 yard stare!!” (bows)
girl #1 “yeah, my boyfriend found me 1000 yards away.. how did you and (points to non-listening boyfriend) meet?
girl #2 (quietly) “i caught him staring at my b–bs from 2 feet away..”
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