On 05 Apr 98  18:06:32, a Gin and Tonic at the Angler's Rest overheard 
Michael Shirley say to Rick Nolan:
RN>BTW,the thing I couldn't understand was why you guys put up with
  >those MREs,I thought the British "compo" rations bad till I ate
  >a MRE !
MS>         It's because they were such an improvement on C-Rats,
MS>or more formally, Meal, Combat Individual Type C. Until you've eaten
MS>something like eggs and ham slices, cold, which tastes like and has the
MS>same consistancy as congealed grease, you'll never understand just why
MS>MREs are such a delicacy.
I understand that generic MREs have gone the Way of All Flesh, and the DoD 
is now buying Name Brands, instead.
Regards, PHG
phg@exis.net
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