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Old 09-02-2004, 13:46   #12
DanUCSB
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Originally posted by brewmonkey
I had never seen a "grit" until I got to Benning.
Agreed. First breakfast at Benning went something like this:

Dan: "Ick, what the hell is that stuff?"
Fellow trainee: "'em are grits!"
D: "What the hell's a grit?"
FS: "'em are!"
D: "What the hell have I gotten myself into?"
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