Posted on 02/07/2006 10:42:09 AM PST by Anne_Conn
During the Revolutionary War, Continental officers were forced to tie hay around the left feet of recruits and straw around the right because many did not know left from right and were therefore unable to follow the necessary commands for the proper order of drill.
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Yikes! I don't think I'd know the difference between hay and straw!
But what about the city folk who don't know the difference between hay and straw?
Ok, I'll admit I thought hay and straw were the same thing.
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