The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-15
Butts on THE Gravy!.

FOtt Custer, Mich-''Pass the side
arms. please. and no short stopping
there! Butts ON the gravyi"
Soldiers need no etiquette book. They
have distinctive table manners of their
own, and right strict they are about
them Custom has brought about
number Of specific table rules in the
enlisted mans mess. They are all reia-
lively simple and are based OH just
PLAIN common consideration and sense
The meal begins with sharp, short
tO-the-pOint requests for the various
platterS Of food. The food goes straight
10 Tile first requeSter. Amy SO-and-SO
helping himself as the plate whiSks
past iS disgracefuHy branded a short
stopper" which puts him in first place
OH the hit pa rlde OF unpOpIlarity. He's
ludky il he isn't tossed out of the
mess hall
hungry men, To avoid ShOrt-Stolp-
lnng. must be the first To shout "bunl"
on whatever food they wish IL some
one else gets Il bulbs" i'll first, one
may always retaliate with a butts Oh
the BUTTS
AS The chow emptieS from the pla
tens until there are just two remaining
heEplngs the man taking the next TO
last serving "cincheS' the plate-he,
sends out for more. The last helping is
never removed from the plate. SO the
TABLE waiter may know what he is 20
ing after in the Kitchen
Slnching,' or sending out for more
toOd' Il procedure of artistic sim
pllcaty. The plate IL seized firmly on
the bottom. In is hOiSed high above
the head. and the holder assumes the
stance of seated Statue of Liberty
until a passing table waiter removes
the empty burden to fetch more.
one very stringent don't is ON the
matter of reaching. One never reaches
actOSS the front Of the fellows on eth
er side. He might get a fork through
his hand. If something is wanted, the
tongue should be used.
PLEASE is always said for any
lhlng. or II iSnd received. On the other
hand. If man says, thanks when
the chow is received, he may be mark
I'd as green recruit
One sure way TO bring signs Of hor-
ror 10 the faces of table walters is TO
leave dirty plate on the table when
the meal is finished. light a cigarel t.,
get up, puff Il cloud of smoke in the
O.E-}S tdinins room orderly face, and
dIlIble out. The effect Is much the same
as splitting down the black barrel of
IN exploding 15J. hOwilzer.
Cigarettes are never Lit in the mess
hall, and plates are always carried to
the Kitchen where they are Sraped
and piled by the eater.
On the matter Of table talk. besides
discussing the leyity of the problems
OF soldiers day, there are inter
mingled demands for food Here enters
certain amount of pictures.luet slang
which Emily Post would love to know ::
Butts. That's like buying the next
share.
Side arms" Otherwise known as SUI
gar and cream
Somebody got Il broken ARM" Why
hasn't 'cinchtd" plate been held up
and sent out?
Greens" Vegetables of a leafy ma
ture.
"SIum Soldiers version of English
slew
SOS" Soldiers unprintable name
for beef OH toast
W nat are va waltln' for, the floor
show: The table walters classic re-
mark TO those who tend to inger after
the others have finished and left.
When a late arrival sits at one end
OF a table and discovers all the food
l. al the other end, instead Of calling
for all the chow by name. he simply
sings out: 'TuN the table around -
and down they all come
Should Emily Post ever arrive late
to an army chow, she must remember
that expression, as it's pretty handy.
Also a good one is Butts on the
gravy"