"shit in a seabag"

[Wilson Gray]

One of my brothers, in the Navy 1957-67, says that "shit in a seabag"
is new to him. As a slang term, that is. The dish was a staple of the
family table.

-Wilson

On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Yes, gentlemen. You will be discomposed to learn that even now, in my
> underground wordplay laborat'ry, I am working day and night to prepare the
> ultimate pun, a pun so insidious that, once heard, it sinks deep and
> unnoticed into the unconscious, where it remains seemingly inert as years
> pass, perhaps decades. Then, one night, preferably in depths of winter as
> the blizzard wind howls round the eaves, the victim awakes at 3 a.m.
> screaming:
> "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
>
> But perhaps that pun has found its way already into one of my seemingly
> innocent posts....
>
> To less troubling matters.  Most of Bill's chow terms are documented back to
> WWII if not before. The exception, "tube steak," isn't in print till 1953,
> but that may be close enough for government work. Maybe it was inspired by
> "cube steak."
>
> Any "new" food slang is always welcome because it helps me stick to my diet.
>
> JL
>
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> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 9:58 AM, David A. Daniel <dad at pokerwiz.com> wrote:
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>> Ring any bells? As in bell pepper...
>> DAD
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>> Can someone help me with the inside joke alluded to by Mark?  I have been
>> pondering for a day now, without success.
>>
>> He who laughs last, laughs best, but also acquires a reputation for
>> dimness,
>> to coin a phrase.
>>
>> Bill Palmer
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>> From: "Mark Mandel" <thnidu at GMAIL.COM>
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>> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 11:33 AM
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>> > Poster:       Mark Mandel <thnidu at GMAIL.COM>
>>  > Only the obvious reminder of the much better known Army "shit on a
>> > shingle"
>> > for creaed chipped beef on toast, iirc. From hearing about it; I've never
>> > been in the service, and I'm sure Wilson and other veterans will correct
>> > me
>> > if I'm wrong.
>> >
>> > m a m
>> >
>> > PS: Ohhhhhh! It just hit me. Jon, you are evil.
>> >
>> > On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Jonathan Lighter
>> > <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:
>> >
>> >> Navy lingo for stuffed peppers, not necessarily green. First known ex.,
>> >> 1999.
>> >>
>> >> Ring any bells?
>> >>
>> >> JL
>> >>
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-Wilson
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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"––a strange complaint to
come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
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