Why do Marines not like apricots?
Why do Marines not like apricots? The superstition exists that apricots are a jinx that invite deadly trouble, especially for Marine tanks and their drivers. This may have started during World War II when a platoon of Amphibious Assault Vehicles fell to the Japanese. Supposedly every AAV was sunk and all crewmembers died. What fruit is bad luck for Marines? While most troops tend to stay away from apricots — typically referred to as 'cots, forbidden fruits, or A-fruits, to avoid being jinxed by uttering its true name — the biggest contributors to this superstition are Marine tankers and Marines...