A friend of mine got exempted from the draft (Vietnam era) because, due to a joint injury, he couldn’t straighten the little finger of his right hand. Apparently if you couldn’t salute an officer properly, you were unfit for military service.
Today’s vocabulary lesson: Pea-wet is the residual water from mushy peas (a Yorkshire staple food). Google yields nothing on Bob Crabley, though. I suspect he’s fictional.
Nuliajuk over 7 years ago
I’ve got a long second toe, but I’ve never noticed that it kept me from walking in a straight line.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member over 7 years ago
TIL Morton’s Toe is an actual thing.
GaryCooper over 7 years ago
A friend of mine got exempted from the draft (Vietnam era) because, due to a joint injury, he couldn’t straighten the little finger of his right hand. Apparently if you couldn’t salute an officer properly, you were unfit for military service.
GaryCooper over 7 years ago
Today’s vocabulary lesson: Pea-wet is the residual water from mushy peas (a Yorkshire staple food). Google yields nothing on Bob Crabley, though. I suspect he’s fictional.