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| Soldiering never changes. |
| 2017-07-11 |
| h/t Instapundit A hoard of 25 personal letters and lists has been discovered near Hardian's Wall after they were discarded during the 1st Century AD. The ink documents were found several metres down in damp earth at the Roman fort of Vindolanda in Northumberland. One of the letters was written by a man called Masclus, who is best known for a previous letter to his Commanding Officers asking for more beer, this time asking for leave from work. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #3 ...at a good distance from Rome. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-07-11 07:53 |
| #2 Soldiers always want more beer and more leave. And the Roman emperors knew the best way to keep 'em in line was to keep working 'em. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-07-11 07:49 |
| #1 'In-basket leave' might be in order. (leave request signed but not forwarded, and shredded upon the requester's return) |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-07-11 07:39 |