The photograph below, exclusive to "The Cat Site," shows an ash-gray "The Cat Site" T-shirt being worn by a Homo sapiens individual who is in proximity to an actual cat (Felis catus).
Both Sarah M. Gellar and Melissa J. Hart are "busy," according to their public-relations people. Oh, well. Thanks, though, for your reply! Gee, ain't this a popular thread?
but geeeeeeeeeez, where's the option of, i like the shirt, and will
buy one right away (or very, very soon) AND i think the guy wearing it
is pretty darn cute for his age?!
Hasbro, the manufacturer of G.I. Joe action figures, announced today its introduction of a "new" G.I. Joe. Called G.I. Joe 30 Years After the War, the new action-figure is remarkable for its inaction.
"I was a G.I. and my name is Joe," stated the man after whom the new G.I. Joe was modeled and whose photograph appears elsewhere on this thread. "But I'd no idea they'd choose me for their model."
In keeping with political correctness, G.I. Joe 30 Years After the War doesn't wear a uniform nor carry weapons. "The new G.I. Joe pets cats and reads books," according to confidential sources.
Anti-war activists from the 1960s complain the new G.I. Joe is misleading. "Presenting G.I. Joe as a humane figure in his retirement is bad," said one former member of the Students for a Democratic Society. "It might make children think military people are human beings and that's not right."
You know, it's difficult trying to get comfortable on top of this cat tower. I've really got to lose some weight! Mind, Michaela and Tonya are loving the T-shirt. It's big enought for both of them!
Okay, "G.I." means "government issue." Since everything manufactured for use by the U.S.A. military was deemed "government issue," the people themselves began referring to one another as "G.I.s." I don't know exactly when that nickname came into use — perhaps it was during the First World War.
Now I'm going to research that and get back to you, as you've aroused my interest in finding out just when "G.I." became a nickname for someone in U.S.A. military service.