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Tommy. (From the President).(attitudes toward electronic warfare during wartime and peace)(Brief Article)(Editorial)

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From: Journal of Electronic Defense
Date: 20020201
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Rudyard Kipling, one of the most popular Victorian poets, wrote several memorable works about military life. One of my favorites is titled "Tommy," which was the common slang term for a British soldier. Ink must have been really cheap back then, because Victorian poets often went on at great length. Therefore, I include only excerpts from the poem here:

I went into a public-'ous to get a pint o'beer,

The publican'e up an'sez, "We serve no red-coats here."

The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' gigled fit to die,

I outs into the street again, an' to myself sez ...

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