>A "John Wayne" is a military reference to the little stamped can opener
>which accompanied C-Rations from WWII through Grenada... It is also referred
>to as a P-38 opener.
Weird. I had no conception of the "John Wayne" designation, but all this talk
of can openers reminded me that there was a time a can opener in the US army
was called a P-38. We also had an airplane with that designation, and of course
the Germans had the P38 handgun which superseded the Luger.
>A rocking motion was used to cut into
>the can, retract, and reposition, then make the next cut.
Not unlike a Boy Scout knife, wherein the cutting edge faced towards the handle,
or the Swiss Army knife wherein the cutting edge faced away from the handle.
>Next- What are a peep, a wimpy(wimpey) and a deuce?
No clue. Did you find any of them inside a TR2 fender?
Phil Ethier
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