The only double entendre I can see that might have amused your grandfather is that Fatima was the name of the then famous Egyptian belly dancer called Little Egypt, and I recall the name being loosely associated with all belly dancers. A pack of Camel cigarettes, by the way, depicted a camel with a pyramid in the background, also suggesting Egypt as a theme. At the time in western cultures belly dancing was regarded as the next thing to burlesque, or its modern form: 'pole dancing'. Only later was the artistry of belly dancing fully recognized in the west. Pole dancing is still thought of as largely salacious, although some have advocated for it being added as an Olympic sport. Nowadays 'Fatimas will get you' might have a more sinister meaning to a soldier, given that Fatima was the favorite daughter of the prophet Muhammed. Denis
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