[Romulus]

"Survival Kit contents check. In them you will find: one 45 caliber automatic, two boxes of ammunition, four days concentrated emergency rations, one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills, one miniature combination Rooshan phrase book and Bible, one hundred dollars in rubles, one hundred dollars in gold, nine packs of chewing gum, one issue of prophylactics, three lipsticks, three pair of nylon stockings -- shoot, a fellah could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.... "

[dighton]

“Excellent. There are two invaluable rules for a special correspondent -- Travel Light and Be Prepared. Have nothing which in a case of emergency you cannot carry in your own hands. But remember that the unexpected always happens. Little things we take for granted at home, like . . .” he looked about him, seeking a happy example; the room, though spacious, was almost devoid of furniture; his eye rested on a bust of Lady Copper; that would not do; then, resourcefully, he said: “. . . like a coil of rope or a sheet of tin, might save your life in the wilds. I should take some cleft sticks with you.”

-- Evelyn Waugh, Scoop.