...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica
Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.
Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors
"GI" first stood for "Galvanized Iron," not "Government Issue." Before World War II, it was National Guard nomenclature for the galvanized iron garbage can: "Can, GI, w/lid." Soon to be known as the "GI can." Somebody just thought it meant "government issue" and that notion spread.
L.M.Boyd
still here 18:22
