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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 13:25, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
... that the mite Neotrombicula fujigmo is named after a profane bit of military slang? Source: At the close of WWII, I was with final occupation forces in Japan – visited an American officers’ post, over door of one tent was printed sign “FUGIGMO” [more commonly spelled FUJIGMO]. On inquiry of resident, learned it was abbreviation for impatient slogan of GIs to get home . . . “F–k You Jack, I Got My Orders!” Not surprising I didn’t recognize the Japan locality! So when Hank Fuller and I revised a report on Japanese [mites] on return stateside that year he agreed “fugigmo” would be a good species new name; with explanation it was to perpetuate a GI nick name for impatience to get home! [pers. comm. 1985; when finally published the mite was named Trombicula fujigmo Philip and Fuller 1950.]doi:10.1080/08912963.2019.1618293: 13
ALT1: ... that the mite Neotrombicula fujigmo gets its name from the military acronym "Fuck you, Jack, I got my orders"? Source: ibid
Overall: All points check out, ready to go. For me, both hooks are cited, although the first relies on some paraphrasing. In any event, ALT1 is surely the better of the two. Moonraker (talk) 00:16, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
All points check out, ready to go. For me, both hooks are cited, although the first relies on some paraphrasing. In any event, ALT1 is surely the better of the two. Moonraker (talk) 00:16, 11 December 2022 (UTC)