Michael Cash wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:22:14 +0900, Declan Murphy
> <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> brought down from the Mount tablets
> inscribed:
> 
>>Kevin Gowen wrote:

>>>>>No sewing project is suitable for boys.
>>
>>Unless they are soldiers, surgeons, or both.
>
> I remember one evening aboard ship when word was passed for the
> corpsman to come to the wardroom and bring a medical kit with him.

OK - Unless they are sailors, soldiers, surgeons, or possibly in the 
case of sepponian marines, all three.

> The officers had noticed a tear in the upholstery of their sofa and
> the curved needles used for sutures are also ideal for upholstery
> repair. Attempting to do it with the straight needles found in sewing
> kits is an exercise in frustration.
> 
> Kevin might be surprised to learn that a basic sewing kit is part of
> the standard equipment of soldiers, sailors, and marines. When you
> have to maintain your uniforms and tailors aren't available, you do
> the sewing yourself.

I still have my sewing kit actually. I've never used it since leaving my 
chocolate soldier days behind me, but for some reason feel better just 
knowing that it is there.

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