Word: scuttlebutt
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Dick Seely and the orchestra will furnish the music. Scuttlebutt reports that a large turnout is expected. The price of tickets will be one dollar. This will be the outstanding recreational activity of the NTS sine last November...
...Scuttlebutt is a form of verbal holiday with which many military establishments are afflicted. It is in all cases transmitted by the "O" (for oral) method, and is usually bruited about with a most exhilirating abandon...
Scientific minds have often sought an answer to the profound question: "Why is Scuttlebutt the second most popular pastime of military men?" (Don't get nosey, bud, by asking what's first.) As yet, this remains a moot question; no satisfactory solution has been offered...
...result, the subject cannot be resolved into an academic controversy. It is our objective, in this case, to attempt to acquaint our readers with the basic elements of pure Scuttlebutt and allow you to draw your own conclusions...
...Scuttlebutt: Company Baker (unverified, of course, but heard on good authority...