Re: Military use.
I was told that our squaddies were nicknamed 'The Borrowers' in Iraq by the Yanks, because they had a habit of liberating useful bits of kit to replace the shite our skinflint JIT production system sent them out there with.
I was told that our squaddies were nicknamed 'The Borrowers' in Iraq by the Yanks, because they had a habit of liberating useful bits of kit to replace the shite our skinflint JIT production system sent them out there with.