A sailor interpreted either a single or double “Aye” as, “I heard the order, I understand the order, and I will execute the order.” More flexibly in the Army, “Hooah” can mean anything but “no.”
Exactly. Birds don’t have teeth, so the gizzard serves as the same purpose. When I brought my nephew, who has chickens, some old salsa, he jumped dumped it in the dirt and they pecked it right up.
Opal Pickles. You aren’t paying attention!