Know your weapons
The Arizona Rifleman, as a public service to hoplophobes everywhere, has reproduced this handy guide to so-called “assault” weapons:
It occurs to me, however, that the Rifleman has forgotten one, perhaps because (1) not only does he shoot but (2) he also rebounds and besides (3) he’s in Utah fercryingoutloud:
Believe me, when he’s on, Andrei Kirilenko is lethal.
(Pilfered from Tam.)
fillyjonk »
9 September 2009 · 7:27 am
haplophobe? Okay, you got me. Word I don’t know. (I know what “haplotype” is but I don’t think knowing the root is “half” or “single” is helping here)
CGHill »
9 September 2009 · 7:39 am
It was in fact a typo: the word intended, but which did not manage to emerge from the fingers, was “hoplophobes.”
fillyjonk »
9 September 2009 · 7:48 am
Still had to look that one up but at least it’s in the online dictionaries.
So, a haplophobe would be someone who’s afraid of being single? Or afraid of halves?
CGHill »
9 September 2009 · 7:51 am
Which clearly explains much about my state of confusion.
Richard »
9 September 2009 · 10:49 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoplophobia
The irrational fear of weapons…. a dead giveaway is when someone calls a weapon “evil”
fillyjonk »
9 September 2009 · 12:27 pm
I suppose that’s different from Hoplitephobia, fear of Ancient Greek armies?
McGehee »
9 September 2009 · 12:54 pm
It could be Hippolytaphobia — the fear of Amazonian queens wearing magical girdles.
Jeffro »
10 September 2009 · 6:36 am
What would fear of hippies be?
CGHill »
10 September 2009 · 7:33 am
Soapophilia?
Jeffro »
10 September 2009 · 9:52 am
Now that would be a fear hippies have, fer sure!
Mel »
11 September 2009 · 1:04 am
I blame Col. Jack O’Neill for my ability to identify the P90 in a milli-second.
Dick Stanley »
13 September 2009 · 2:05 am
That potato gun could be lethal, in the wrong hands.
Simply Jews »
13 September 2009 · 1:28 pm
Know your firearms…
As a bonus: a new (for me) word: hoplophobia. Lifted (gratefully) from C.G. Hill. …