Chickenshit outfits
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Quotations related to getting out of chickenshit outfits.
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- I can't wait to get out of this chickenshit outfit.
- James Abourezk, in 1978, speaking to reporters about his impending retirement from the U.S. Congress, as reported in On the Hill : A History of the American Congress (1979) by Alvin M. Josephy - ISBN 9780671250485
- When he reported to the 761st in October 1943, the colonel briefed him and concluded by asking if he had any questions.
"Just one," Geist said. "How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit? I don't want to serve with Negroes."
- Russell C. Geist in 1943, as reported in Patton's Panthers : The African-American 761st Tank Battalion in World War II (2005) by Charles W. Sasser - ISBN 9780743485005
- "How do you get a transfer out of this chicken-shit outfit?" Harry demanded.
"Well, you have to fuck up —"
"Fuck up. That's my problem. All this time I tried to fuck off."
- Larry Niven, Footfall, 1985, p.470
