Here is the latest in my WW2 Quizzes. for each of the words or expressions below state what they meant or their definition. Each of these were in fairly common use by GIs in WW2. Give your responses in your replys below. Pick your two or three favorites and provide the answer but give others a chance to respond as well.
1. A section eight.- NUT
2. Maggies Drawers - MISS THE TARGET COMPLETLY
3. A picadilly Commando - GOING TO PICADILLY CIRCUS FOR A GOOD TIME
4. Strictly From Hunger
5. Catch 22 - BEING SANE ENOUGH TO REPORT YOURSELF AS A SECTION EIGHT
6. a Goldbrick - LAZY YARD BIRD
7. The Meatwagon - AMBLANCE
8. A Dragon Wagon
9. A shave tail - 2ND LT
10. A shake n Bake - DYNAMITE AND FLAMETHROWER
11. A Third Lt.
12. A screaming MIMI - NEBEL WEUFER
13. A 90 Day Wonder -2ND LT
14. A Regular Eisenhower - GUNG HO OFFICER FROM WEST POINT
15. Twenty three skidoo
16. A Limey -BRIT
17. An article 15 - CATCH ALL CHARGE IN UCMJ
18. Loose in the Caboose - SECTTION 8
19. The GI Blues
20. A 40 x 8 - CATTLE CAR FOR TRNSPORTING MEN
21. A million dollar wound. - MINOR WOUND TO GET SENT HOME
22. The repple depple - REPLACEMENT DEPOT
23. A Ring Knocker - WEST POINT GRAD
24. A Ma Deuce - 50 CAL
25. Going Over The Hill - AWOL
26. a Purple Heart Wagon - AMBULANCE
27 An Artillery magnet
28. A Butter Bar - 2ND LT
29 V Mail - VICTORY MAIL SHRUNKEN DOWN TO SAVE WEIGHT
30. A Buzz Bomb - V2
31 A Short Arm Inspection - LOOKING YOUR 'GUN' OVER FOR VD
32. A "Beep"
33. A Deuce and a half - 2 1/2 TON TRUCK
34. A Ronson Special - FLAMETHROWER
35. A Bollo Badge
36. An Easy Eight
37. A Meatgrinder - TOUGH BATTTLEFEILD
38. A DEE PEE
39. An Eight Ball - GOOF BALL
40. Irish Pendants