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Mattis vows to kill next person who calls him 'Mad Dog'

By Duffel Blog Staff · Bureau · 1 minute

Filed 5 October 2022 · 1534

THE PENTAGON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has vowed to kill the next person who refers to him by the nickname of "Mad Dog," sources confirmed today.

After the secretary's press officer briefed him on the latest news outlet to refer to him by the nickname — which he claims a reporter just made up years ago — he asked for the name of the next "son of a bitch" who utters it so that he can be disemboweled with his favorite E-tool, defense officials said.

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