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A Navy chaplain isn't allowed to touch a weapon. That's not weakness — that's the entire job. So when the attack on Pearl Harbor hits the USS New Orleans and the ship's ammunition locker is welded shut with the key ashore, Lieutenant Howell Forgy grabs a fire axe, breaks the men into their own bullets, and does the only thing left that's actually his to give: he starts shouting the men into motion. Less than a year later, his line is the biggest song in the country.

This episode, Keep Buggering On host Dennis — a U.S. Navy veteran — takes the wheel to tell it right. Then it turns personal: what happens when the job description in your head (sons, Saturday golf) collides head-on with the job you actually get (two fearless daughters, one nine iron, one unlucky forehead). Real story, real bruise, real lesson about showing up for the job in front of you instead of the one you pictured.

This is the first release in KBO Standard Supply's military tribute line — one branch at a time, starting with the Navy. We checked. It's real. You're not going to believe it

What is KBO Standard Supply? We make no-nonsense apparel for the disciplined, the relentless, and anyone who knows that a rough day is no excuse to quit. If you’re going to face the chaos of the world, you might as well look lethal doing it.

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For the first time on KBO, we're not doing this alone. Dennis — my husband, my business partner, and the most silent partner in podcast history — joins the mic to hash out the argument we have over every single product: backstory vs. copy-paste, font size vs. storyline, and whether anyone actually knows what "heading the ball" means. Along the way: the true story of two brothers-in-law who got assigned to run a business together and accidentally built Procter & Gamble, a hard truth about how every brand on the internet suddenly has an origin story, and a PGA trainer named Brady who complimented my golf bag right up until he saw how I carry it. We checked. It's real. You're not going to believe it.

What is KBO Standard Supply? We make no-nonsense apparel for the disciplined, the relentless, and anyone who knows that a rough day is no excuse to quit. If you’re going to face the chaos of the world, you might as well look lethal doing it.

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In 1968, on his own 45th birthday, golfer Roberto De Vicenzo shot the best round of his life — good enough to force a playoff at the Masters. Then he lost the green jacket over a pencil mark he didn't even make. His playing partner wrote down the wrong score, he signed the card without catching it, and the rulebook said the signature was the truth now, whether or not it matched what actually happened. His only response: "What a stupid I am."

In this episode of Keep Buggering On, we follow that story wherever it leads: into the actual Masters rule that cost a man a major championship, into the very human habit of signing off on things — expense reports, performance reviews, forms — without double-checking them, and into the fact that it took professional golf fifty-six years to fix the rule that broke Roberto's heart. Along the way, there's a personal detour involving a disastrous first round of golf, a butterfly with impeccable timing, and a well-timed kiss that intercepted a swear word before it could escape.

Everything in this episode is true. None of it is going to make you feel better about humanity. That's the deal. Keep Buggering On is connected to KBO Standard Supply — find us at k-b-o-standardsupplyllc.com — where the store is coming together one phrase at a time.

What is KBO Standard Supply? We make no-nonsense apparel for the disciplined, the relentless, and anyone who knows that a rough day is no excuse to quit. If you’re going to face the chaos of the world, you might as well look lethal doing it.

K-B-O Standard Supply LLC