{"product_id":"roger-sausage-and-whippet-9780755363674","title":"Roger  Sausage and Whippet","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoger: A code word for gas cylinder and a nickname for rum. Also  to have sexual intercourse with someone. Sausage: An observation balloon. Whippet: A small  light tank with a very top speed of 8 m.p.h. In four long years  1914 - 1918  the Western Front maimed a generation of young men and women bonded by combat and burdened by duty. Now  through the letters of Christopher Moores Captain Cartwright  comes an extraordinary lexicon of the phrases and lingo of life at the front. Whether born from the desperation of gallows humour in France and Flanders - If it keeps on like this  someones going to get hurt - or borrowed from further afield - Cushy: comfortable  safe  pleasant. From the Hindustani  khush  pleasure - wherever he was  whatever he was doing  Tommy invented or borrowed his own word for it. From Ammo to Zig-Zag  this is a fascinating glimpse into the world of our First World War heroes. So boil up the dixie and scrounge yourself some dooly. By the time youve drummed up youll be slinging the bat like a barbers cat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67924492320821,"sku":"ByrdShop_0755363671","price":101.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780755363674.jpg?v=1794134295","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/roger-sausage-and-whippet-9780755363674","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}