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To: SampleMan

“The beatings will continue until morale improves”.

I can’t remember where that phrase originated.


16 posted on 01/02/2009 8:54:50 PM PST by unkus
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To: unkus
“The beatings will continue until morale improves”.

Egypt. 4500 years ago...

24 posted on 01/02/2009 9:05:35 PM PST by null and void (Petroglyphs. The original cliffs notes...)
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To: unkus
>>>“The beatings will continue until morale improves”.<<<

A friend gave me a cap with the inscription: The beatings will continue until crew morale improves"

My guess is it originated in the British Navy...circa 1700 or before. I wear the cap every time we leave the dock with a new crew member.

43 posted on 01/02/2009 10:33:13 PM PST by HardStarboard ("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule - Mencken knew Obama)
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