"giant steps"/ "may-I"

Mullins, Bill AMRDEC Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL
Mon Jul 10 14:41:44 UTC 2006


Our local version (Nashville, late 1960's) had giant steps, baby steps,
backward steps, umbrella steps . . .

>
> Never heard it called "Captain, May I?," but I recall that
> "baby steps" were the opposite of "giant steps."
>

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