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Why the hell. - 11/16/2001 6:14:00 AM

Dave R

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Ok Guys, this isn't a too serious thread.
What I want to know is. What the hell was the idea behind calling a bazooka a bazooka!!!?

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- 11/16/2001 6:43:00 AM

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Good question, hehe

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- 11/16/2001 7:05:00 AM

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IIRC, it was somehow connected to it's resembling a popular funny musical instrument, used by a comedian at the time?!

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- 11/16/2001 4:34:00 PM

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or it could be related to the noise when fires:
B A Z O O M

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- 11/16/2001 7:25:00 PM

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This is aquote from a site about the Bazooka Joe Bubblegum

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BAZOOKA BUBBLE GUM: It was after the war ended that Topps developed its bubble gum product. Originally offered in a five-cent size, it took its name from the shape of the humorous musical instrument which entertainer Bob Burns had fashioned from two gas pipes and a funnel in the 1930s. (This contraption also gave its name to the armor-piercing weapon developed during the war).

I guess this is why...

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- 11/16/2001 7:53:00 PM

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quote:

Originally posted by pax27:
This is aquote from a site about the Bazooka Joe Bubblegum
I guess this is why...

Ha Ha Ha I play funny music on your Panther.

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- 11/17/2001 6:44:00 AM

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quote:

Originally posted by Dave R:
Ok Guys, this isn't a too serious thread.
What I want to know is. What the hell was the idea behind calling a bazooka a bazooka!!!?

Early on they weren't called that, Gen Robinett, in his book Armor Command calls them "rocket guns", though he also persists in using the word peep for jeep as well.
thanks, John.

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- 11/18/2001 12:50:00 AM

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quote:

Originally posted by john g:
Early on they weren't called that, Gen Robinett, in his book Armor Command calls them "rocket guns", though he also persists in using the word peep for jeep as well.
thanks, John.

Fascinating. So, 'jeep' comes from spelling out 'G.P.', short for General Purpose, right?
Then what did he mean with 'peep'?! P.P.? Private Purpose? Plastic Putty? Pret-a-Porter?

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- 11/19/2001 7:55:00 PM

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quote:

Originally posted by Belisarius:
Fascinating. So, 'jeep' comes from spelling out 'G.P.', short for General Purpose, right?
Then what did he mean with 'peep'?! P.P.? Private Purpose? Plastic Putty? Pret-a-Porter?

The original official name for the 'Jeep' was the 'Peep', no idea were it cam from. The original 'Jeep' IIRC was the Dodge 3/4 ton Weapons carrier.

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