Back in my early Navy days the Democrats used to collect voter registrations outside the bases even though most of the sailors were not from California and had no interest in voting. The collectors were always young, friendly, and of course — female, so the squids were practically standing in line for the chance.
Later I heard reports from up the chain that they were only turning in the Democrat registrations, and trashing the Republican registrations, so it was important for California residents to check with their local offices to make sure they were indeed registered.
“so the squids were practically standing in line”
In Milwaukee, the girls used to call the “squids” from Great Lakes Base “Fish Sticks!”