[Ads-l] t: Proverb Origin: A bayonet is a weapon with a worker at each end

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

 James Landau wrote:
> Many moons ago I invented a proverb about bayonets which I tried, unsuccessfully, to spread:
> "Soldiers will continue to carry bayonets as long as beer comes in cans"
> Whereupon the pop-top beer can was invented.

Year: 2016 Copyright
Book Title: Fix Bayonets!
Author: John Norris
Unnumbered Page
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
Database: Google Books Preview
https://books.google.com/books?id=jK_kCwAAQBAJ&

[Begin excerpt]
Troops the world over have traditionally used their bayonets as can
openers, and there is an apocryphal story which runs that one day a
soldier turns to his sergeant and says: 'Hey! This can opener fits on
the end of my rifle.' It may or may not be real, but the fact remains
that bayonets have always been used for other purposes and so there is
a strong possibility that it could have happened.
[End excerpt]

Garson

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