Cap Mandrake
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*******6th Meeting, Plenary Interagency Planning Committee For the Operation that Shall Not Be Named (PIPCOSNOBEN), Brisbane, Dec. 4, 1942(c)******* Lt. Gen. Doubleday, SWPAC PIPCOSNOBEN Liason: ...Right, now to agena item 3A, tides. Succintly, do we go in at high tide or low tide? Col. Edson, SouPac: Excuse me General, I'm afraid that is immaterial. There are no tides in AE. Lt. Gen. Doubleday, SWPAC PIPCOSNOBEN Liason: Now hold on Colonel, I have been very tolerant of your objections up to this point but all of us who are familiar with the sea have seen the tide come in and go out. Col. Edson, SouPac: Yes sir, in the real world sir. Captain Jack, USN: The "real world"? What other choice have we? Col. Edson, SouPac: Why, AE, of course. General, let me try to illustrate. How many meals did you eat yesterday? Lt. Gen. Doubleday, SWPAC PIPCOSNOBEN Liason: Meals? Col. Edson, SouPac: Yes, as in the partaking of succor. Lt. Gen. Doubleday, SWPAC PIPCOSNOBEN Liason: Succor? Col. Edson, SouPac: Yes sir, succor. Lt. Gen. Doubleday, SWPAC PIPCOSNOBEN Liason: Hmmm. Let me see. I had two eggs for breakfast, then some fried Spam for early morning snack, then I moved my bowels, then deviled ham sandwiches for mid morning snack...then..<begins mumbling and then after some thought> 12 or 13 I reckon. Col. Edson, SouPac: Exactly, sir! It was a long day, wasn't it? Lt. Gen. Doubleday, SWPAC PIPCOSNOBEN Liason: Yes, yes it was, now that you mention it? It thought it was the Southern Hemisphere. Col. Edson, SouPac: It is one Earth sir. My money is on one of the players got busy. Lt. Gen. Doubleday, SWPAC PIPCOSNOBEN Liason: Players?....
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