Well, ackshually, it was zee Germans who first called them that.

But yea, USMC does have a lot of masturbatory lore

Can we have Spacedicks back, please?

Truly, I urge you to consider how you feel about 90+ temps with 90% humidity

DC was designated for the federal capitol explicitly because it is an unbearable swamp and the concept was intended to prevent Congress from staying there and becoming embedded

This was, of course, before the invention of air conditioning, but the plan was a solid one.

Most of the actual swamps (wetland variety) have been drained since, but the swamp-airs are certainly still around.