1947 citing in Archie Comic of "butthole." What did it mean?

[Jonathan Lighter]

Unfortunately I can't say how common it was to dig a grave for a butt in
WW2 training .

I have only read of it.  Perhaps it only occurred at one base, or perhaps
it was only a legend.  Accurate figures seem not exist.

I like the devil theory more and more. At least it flows effortlessly from
the given..

JL

On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 4:20 AM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Jonathan Lighter wrote: <<<no littering of any kind was tolerated. xxx  the
> drill sergeant would make him "police that butt!" (i.e., pick it up).>>>
> WB:  In 1968-69, I never dug a butthole for cigarette butts. (Did dig
> catholes, but that was a different SOP, for when latrines were
> unavailable.) A soldier would FIELD STRIP his own cigarette butt: peel the
> paper off and scatter the leftover tobaco. POLICE CALL was an order to line
> the troops up abreast and police up a field. Disposal was usually in a bag.
> KP (kitchen police: how ironic).
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