Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:52:02 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Spy plane crash?

> dicconf at radix.net 6/24/2005 9:40:52 AM >>>
>
>On Thu, 23 Jun 2005, Ted White wrote:
>
>> Semantics.  In the army "a gun" is a field artillery piece and
>sidearms
>> aren't "guns."
>
>I gather you never heard the little verse used to Reform the Thinking

>of
>recruits who made the mistake of eferring to a firearm as a "gun":
>
>"This is my rifle,
>"This is my gun;
>"This is for shooting,
>"This is for fun."

Nope, never heard of it.  Whoops, was never a recruit, just an army
brat.

>
>"Piece" also an acceptable term.  Let's not go into that.

Thank you very much.

mjw
>
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