Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:40:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: dicconf <dicconf at radix.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Spy plane crash?

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005, Ted White wrote:

> Semantics.  In the army "a gun" is a field artillery piece and sidearms
> aren't "guns."

I gather you never heard the little verse used to Reform the Thinking of
recruits who made the mistake of eferring to a firearm as a "gun":

"This is my rifle,
"This is my gun;
"This is for shooting,
"This is for fun."

"Piece" also an acceptable term.  Let's not go into that.

-- Dick Eney

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