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Thread #98868   Message #1963971
Posted By: Amos
11-Feb-07 - 10:42 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Bought The Farm
Subject: RE: Folklore: Bought The Farm
"Seeing the elephant" was a colloquial expression for having seen live action in battle. The idea being that while it is easy to reject the idea of an elephant as unlikely, you never get over having seen one in the flesh. Similarly, real battle is an experience that impresses its reality on the mind indelibly.

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