wait. cancel post. gung-ho cannot be English. where did that phrase come from? China?
ok, yes. gōnghé, which is…an abbreviation for “industrial cooperative”? Like it was just a term for a worker-run organization? A specific U.S. marine stationed in China interpreted it as a motivational slogan about teamwork, and as a commander he got his whole battalion using it, and other U.S. marines found those guys so exhausting that it migrated into English slang with the meaning “overly enthusiastic”.
First contact, or a miscommunication about which miniatures you were supposed to bring to tonight's game (John Karp, The Space Gamer 17, May-June 1978)
To celebrate the doll preorders reaching the MOQ, we will be hosting a raffle where you can get one free rodya doll of your own!
Rules:
- Like & reblog this post
- Public Accounts only
- Dl: April 30th
Few announcements:
- If you already bought the doll we'll be sending a full refund
- Shipping will be covered up to $50 (if it goes beyond we'll inform you)
- Preorder period has been extended to the 30th!
- There will be a stretch goal when we hit 60 orders!
this is cross shared from twt btw! theres only one winner sadly but consider checking out @/octoky's post in there to have two chances of getting rodya!