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From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin )
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Origin of phrase
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Date: Thu, 23-May-85 14:58:20 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 23 14:58:20 1985
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I've been seeing ads for posters and T-shirts bearing the slogan,

"Kill 'em all; let God sort 'em out"

over the past few years in places like "Soldier of Fortune" magazine,
other military-related publications, etc. Ignoring whether one agrees
with or is offended by the sentiment expressed, I am just trying to find
out the origin of the slogan. Did it originate in VietNam, or is it older
than that? 

(Sometimes the "'em" is spelled out as "them"; same thing...)

Regards,
Will Martin

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