From: Steve Grammont (islander@midmaine.com)
Date: Mon Oct 07 2002 - 19:24:22 PDT
Well,
On Mail Call (History Channel show) tonight I learned that the notch in
the US dog tags was NOT to wedge inbetween your front teeth if you died,
but rather it was the method for aligning the tag on the stamping
machine. I don't feel bad that I believed the old myth until tonight,
since this old tale was Gunny started off with and then said "WRONG!".
Learn something every day, and sometimes two things if you are lucky :-)
Steve
P.S. The Schmeisser correction I made is indeed fact in case anybody was
wondering if I am a disciple of that rascal Wilde :-)
>I think Oscar Wilde can explain why Sarge tells stories....
>"The liar at any rate recognizes that recreation, not instruction, is the
>aim of conversation, and is a far more civilised being than the blockhead
>who loudly expresses his disbelief in a story which is told simply for the
>amusement of the company."
>
>I confess that the story was not the truth, but it was amusing (until now)
>-Sarge
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