Originally Posted by
Stefferdoos
Odd you say that. My father was Navy and he always called it "SOS", though he would just say the three words and not the acronym. I have never until now heard it called "Foreskins on Toast", nor did I ever think calling it "S&%! on a Shingle" would sound more appetizing.
Ponder for a moment the visual image of the two recipes.....
There's simply no "S" in a vision of chipped beef in cream sauce, while the sauteed ground beef with tomatoes/sauce, seasoning, does have a "S"ie sort of look about it.
The debate has been played out in other forums, once subject to high volume, frequency and extreme emotion over on alt.folklor.urban.
Next, you'll be claiming that officers and crew serve "on" a ship, not "in" it.
I was never much for SOS (the dark sort), but sought out the "adobo" the Mess Stewards cooked for themselves, the "MidRat" of Champions, guaranteed to keep you alert thru the long, dark 0000-0400 on the Bridge.