Comments on: Pretentious Pontifications: The word of the day https://dfarq.homeip.net/pretentious-pontifications-the-word-of-the-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pretentious-pontifications-the-word-of-the-day David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:01:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/pretentious-pontifications-the-word-of-the-day/#comment-463 Sat, 15 Feb 2003 06:26:57 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=181#comment-463 Buckmasterfullerine = round carbon buckshot for a Buckmaster?

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/pretentious-pontifications-the-word-of-the-day/#comment-462 Sat, 15 Feb 2003 05:16:57 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=181#comment-462 Gatling Gun Company

Rubber-Band-Firing Gatling Gun

Piper’s Precision Products

In action…

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/pretentious-pontifications-the-word-of-the-day/#comment-460 Fri, 14 Feb 2003 14:25:49 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=181#comment-460 From the USAF Museum:

General Electric M61A1 “Vulcan” 20mm Cannon

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/pretentious-pontifications-the-word-of-the-day/#comment-459 Fri, 14 Feb 2003 14:25:17 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=181#comment-459 While RCIV was speculating I was “out trying to buy a ‘gat’,” I was, unlike certain pretentious people I know who don’t seem to be able hold down a pair of shoes, let alone a job, working late. Then I had to stop off at the store to buy something–not a gat, not something for my consanguineous twin brother, and not something for my twin brother who’s not blood-related to me either. (The selection of dictionary.com words of the day must have been fairly thin last night.)

So, I still don’t own a gat, and no, there aren’t any gophers to practice on and I don’t know where to find a shooting range, although I understand people holding guns do sometimes show up on RCIV’s front lawn.

And Clarence, I must say that’s the first time I’ve ever seen RCIV refuted by citing a Schwarzenegger movie. Good job! I’m sure that’s even more humiliating than being overrun by Germany twice in the same century.

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/pretentious-pontifications-the-word-of-the-day/#comment-469 Fri, 14 Feb 2003 12:32:34 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=181#comment-469 I would like to call to your attention the fact that the Gatling Gun (in an improved version) IS still in use today. Apparently you have not seen “Predator” the movie, in which Jessie “The Body” Ventura cleared acres of jungle vegetation with a hand-held version of the modern-day Gatling Gun. I believe it is known as The Vulcan system today. It is currently mounted and being used in some of our combat aircraft. The caliber has been enlarged to 20MM and the feeding mechanism has been changed to something other than a very limited “clip” but by-in-large, it’s yet a Gatling Gun.

I am very confident that if one had enough money, such a weapon could be purchased on the street. It would be a “gang-banger’s” dream for use in a drive-by. Not only could one take-out a member of another Gang but at the same time, they could level a Crackhouse or two and wipe out some of the competition.

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/pretentious-pontifications-the-word-of-the-day/#comment-468 Fri, 14 Feb 2003 05:37:52 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=181#comment-468 R. Collins, you’ve apparently been sampling from your personal still again. I believe the firearm prominently sold in David’s neighborhood is the “glock”. Though not an abbreviated form of “glockenspiel”, it is still vulgar German in derivation. I would have expected you to know that, being a collector of similar weapons. Perchance you could explain to me sometime the gun with “Buckmaster” on the stock strapped to a rack atop your limosine.

Your assertion that the Scottish fight as well as the French think is strangely insightful. I needn’t go into any details, as the history speaks for itself.

A final note about Gatling that R. Collins omitted: his descendants formed a popular singing group, the Gatling Brothers.

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/pretentious-pontifications-the-word-of-the-day/#comment-467 Fri, 14 Feb 2003 05:04:52 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=181#comment-467 Sooo…?

We want to hear about your gat! Whaddya get? Is there a range nearby where you can practice? A field of gophers?

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