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...TIME (Nov. 13) I read with amusement an item signed Technical Sergeant John B. White, U.S.M.C., anent the use of slang in the armed forces in general and its use in the Marine Corps in particular. I take exception to his allegations that, for example, catsup is always called catsup...
...Catsup Red lead
...armed forces use an odd slang in which nothing is referred to by its right name. I can't speak for the Army, but so far as I have observed in the Marine Corps, a spade is a spade. Viz., potatoes are potatoes, bread is bread, catsup (when we have it) is catsup...
...Macaroni moves slowly because tomato sauce and cheese are difficult to get; pancake-mix stays on the shelf when the butter supply is tight. Jello is in demand as a substitute for canned fruits. Unrationed relishes and pickles outsell rationed catsup. Since working women have less time and inclination to bake, sales of extracts and baking powder have slumped. Dog food, originally the No. 1 U.S. seller in cans, has fallen off 50%. (Dogs do not like the dehydrated products...
...Manhattan subway train, Horace H. F. Jayne was jostled by an idea. Why should so much of the world's great painting be hidden away in the public vastnesses of the Metropolitan Museum? Why should not the old masters appear on subway car cards beside the catsup and the lingerie ads, and be viewed by the 5,638,000 people who ride New York City's subways every month...