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Doom Pussy

Posted by ESC on August 27, 2003

In Reply to: Doom Pussy posted by Williams B. Gilmore on August 27, 2003

: This term was originated during the Viet Nam war. The
: "Doom" refers to Da Nang Officers' Open Mess. The pussy refers to the model of a cat which was kept on a mantel in the club. When nobody was killed during the day's missions, the cat was set to face outward. If a crew was killed, then the cat was set to face the wall.

Well, I was wondering about that.

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