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Major General
- 19,937
- Dec 20, 2003
just one question regarding jackets (see, this is on topic), why were some jackets known as Mae Wests?? was it just rhyming slang??
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Lightning Guy
Master Sergeant
- 2,511
- Apr 29, 2004
A Mae West was the inflatible life jacket. The real Mae West was an American star known for her breasts and, to the excitable young men involved in the war, and inflated life jacket gave the impression of two breasts and thus were nicknamed Mae Wests.
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
- 19,937
- Dec 20, 2003
ah, so today they would be known as jordans??
Lightning Guy
Master Sergeant
- 2,511
- Apr 29, 2004
Well, on Mail Call on the History Channel (I don't know if you have that across the Pond) they said they might be known as Pam Andersons.
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
- 19,937
- Dec 20, 2003
*non existant tounge out smily*
