"on the same page" / "If I tell you, I'll have to kill you."

[Dave Wilton]

Sorry, no cite. I just remember it from my ROTC days, starting in 1981. It
was a cliche even then.

--Dave Wilton
  dave at wilton.net


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Wilton" <dave at WILTON.NET>
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Subject: Re: "on the same page" / "If I tell you, I'll have to kill you."


> It was well established in military/national security circles long before
> "Top Gun."
>
> --Dave Wilton
>  dave at wilton.net

Cite?  :)

Sam Clements

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