Pat in the army

Posted by R. Berg April 09, 2001In reply to That's gunna last as long as Pat stayed in the army. posted by Kalel Rojin on April 09, 2001

Does anyone know the origin of this phrase?

It SOUNDS like British army slang (World War I?), Pat being a fictitious Irishman stereotyped as incompetent, but my reference books don't have it.

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