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Thursday, September 25, 2003


Last one out, pull the pin
Years ago a popular gag gift in the Army was a hand grenade (not real, of course) mounted on a small plaque which bore the words, "Last one out, pull the pin."

(On another version, there was a square piece of plastic between the grenade’s pin the fuze; the plastic had the number "01" printed out it. The plaque said, "Complaint department: take a number." This one was often resided on top of platoon sergeants’ desks.)

The only reason I thought of that is because the last US Marines are now leaving Iraq.

by Donald Sensing, 9/25/2003 06:30:13 AM. Permalink |  






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