Famous quotes containing the words army, blue and/or mess:
“An army is maintained for a thousand days all to be used on one morning.”
—Chinese proverb.
“There is no blue without yellow and without orange.”
—Vincent Van Gogh (1853–1890)
“The chuck wagon carries the food and utensils for the range kitchen. Man-at-the-pot is the first buckaroo to pick up the coffee pot when out with the chuck wagons. It becomes his duty to pour the coffee for the outfit. “Come and get her before I throw her out” is the time honored mess call.”
—Administration in the State of Neva, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
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