God in the deatils (1960); No names, no pack-drill (1930)

Mullins, Bill Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL
Fri Jan 21 18:57:47 UTC 2005


I don't understand what this one means.


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> NO NAMES, NO PACK-DRILL
> ...
> This is in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (2004), pg. 627.
> ...
>
> (PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
> ...
> THE WHISPERER; SYNOPSIS.
> ROY VICKERS. Chicago Daily Tribune  (1872-1963). Chicago,
> Ill.: Apr 26, 1932.
> p. 12 (1 page):
> "This is Walter.  Walter Who, says you. Never mind who--no
> names, no pack-drill."
>



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