Cannonball888
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Clip vs Mag : terminology review
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2A was "political" when it was first adopted.
I believe the only time an apostrophe is used in i-t-s is when it's contracted from "it is."
"Its," the possessive form, is a unitary word all by itself and doesn't need an apostrophe.
Mother Superior Domina Vobuxom taught me that.
And you didn't want to argue with her and her 18" ruler.
"Its," the possessive form, is a unitary word all by itself and doesn't need an apostrophe.
Mother Superior Domina Vobuxom taught me that.
And you didn't want to argue with her and her 18" ruler.
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WuzYoungOnceToo
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Doh! Sorry, I'm going to have to deduct 10 points from your score. Metropolis was home to Superman. Batman did his crime-fighting in Gotham City.
Hawk
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I believe she taught my 4th grade class, but this was prior to her promotion. We may have gone to different schools together.
For us hobby rocketry types, a magazine is where we stash our propellant grains. Typically, a type 4, subject to BATFE inspection. I'm mostly out of the hobby now as it got considerably more complicated after 9/11.
They do, however, have an appearance which precludes confusing them with clips:
They're also handy for storing one's magazines. I keep my 1911 magazines and my older RC Model magazines in my magazine.
Geronimo45
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Right... but Gotham City is simply a borough of Metropolis.
alucard0822
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Could alway call them what my grampa did, A WORLD OF HURT, but never put your clips in a magwell
Much like the great commonwealth of Virginia, Batman soon realized the opressive north needed to be taught a lesson, and being the purveyor of justice he is, joined forces with R. E. LEE to repel the yankee occupation.
I belive they favored sweet potato pie.
Thread should have been titled "grab a stick and stand in line, this dead horse needs a beatin' "
and Han solo could no doubt beat Will Reicher in a fight, but the smart money is on warf over chewbacca.
Much like the great commonwealth of Virginia, Batman soon realized the opressive north needed to be taught a lesson, and being the purveyor of justice he is, joined forces with R. E. LEE to repel the yankee occupation.
I belive they favored sweet potato pie.
Thread should have been titled "grab a stick and stand in line, this dead horse needs a beatin' "
and Han solo could no doubt beat Will Reicher in a fight, but the smart money is on warf over chewbacca.
CountGlockula
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How did mag & clips morphed into Batman & Superman?
Joe Demko
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In a few of the older stories, Batman used a magazine-fed semiautomatic pistol and had a belt-fed machinegun on his auto-gyro (early iteration of the Batplane). In a few of his early stories, from when he was a lot less super, Superman was depicted holding an artillery piece (i.e. a gun) under his arm and basically firing it from the hip.
Whether either of them had anything to do with the minibike is sealed until 2065.
Their preferences in pie have never been clarified.
Superman's father was named John and Batman's mother was named Martha; Jerry remains one of history's mysterious figures.
So, as you can see, it was a perfectly logical progression from clips and magazines to super heroes.
Whether either of them had anything to do with the minibike is sealed until 2065.
Their preferences in pie have never been clarified.
Superman's father was named John and Batman's mother was named Martha; Jerry remains one of history's mysterious figures.
So, as you can see, it was a perfectly logical progression from clips and magazines to super heroes.
Bloody H--l !!! The cartidge, Mk7, goes into the charger, which goes into the bandoleer until you ,the lowly private, are ordered to load your weapon. At which time you will insert the contents of two (2) chargers into the magazine of your S.M.L.E., then you will rotate the magazine cutoff plate into position and prepare to fire single shot, until ORDERED to disconnect the magazine cutoff plate and fire using the magazine. The magazine is only to be removed for cleaning and service of the weapon. Keep a stiff upper lip and all that.
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1911Tuner
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Aw, sheepdip! If Gotham had been that close to Metropolis...why call Batman when Superman is right up the road? It'd be like bringin' a zip gun to an artillery duel.
Gawd! I just love these dead horse discussions!
Joe Demko
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Metropolis is supposed to be Chicago, they say. Gotham, IIRC, is supposed to be Weirton WV.
MinnMooney
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Clip vs mag is like concrete vs cement
I thank all of the purists in THR for setting me straight about clips as opposed to magazines. I really didn't know that there was a difference and never really thought about it. Now I know and like someone said earlier, "As long as you know the diff, why not use the correct terms?" That makes sense to me and so I shall from now on.
I've worked with concrete for 30 years and teach classes about concrete so inspectors can be certified. Cement is a dry powder consisting of super-fine particles that gets mixed with sand, various sized gravel and water to form concrete. When someone says, "Hey, let's pour some cement and make a sidewalk.", I cringe!! Just like an armament expert would cringe when someone interchanges clip with magazine.
Let's all just call the items by their correct names even if someone else knows what we mean when we say it wrong.
In the mean time, I think that I'll take a lunch break and eat a magazine..... er, I mean a ham sammich.*
* See post #4.
I thank all of the purists in THR for setting me straight about clips as opposed to magazines. I really didn't know that there was a difference and never really thought about it. Now I know and like someone said earlier, "As long as you know the diff, why not use the correct terms?" That makes sense to me and so I shall from now on.
I've worked with concrete for 30 years and teach classes about concrete so inspectors can be certified. Cement is a dry powder consisting of super-fine particles that gets mixed with sand, various sized gravel and water to form concrete. When someone says, "Hey, let's pour some cement and make a sidewalk.", I cringe!! Just like an armament expert would cringe when someone interchanges clip with magazine.
Let's all just call the items by their correct names even if someone else knows what we mean when we say it wrong.
In the mean time, I think that I'll take a lunch break and eat a magazine..... er, I mean a ham sammich.*
* See post #4.
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El Tejon
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Yes, but oddly in the movies the city flag for Gotham is the state flag of Indiana. Thus, Indianapolis=Gotham, I knew evil was afoot there!
230RN
2A was "political" when it was first adopted.
Count Glockula axed:
And morphed again into a CW discussion.
The same way the language morphs.
EXAMPLE: Betcha can't find "morph" as a verb in an early (say, 1982) dictionary.
And Minn Mooney opined:
So a clip is a cured mag? Or just a mag mixed with water and aggregate?
And morphed again into a CW discussion.
The same way the language morphs.
EXAMPLE: Betcha can't find "morph" as a verb in an early (say, 1982) dictionary.
And Minn Mooney opined:
So a clip is a cured mag? Or just a mag mixed with water and aggregate?
Joe Demko
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Neither magazines nor clips morph.
Nor Batman nor Superman nor R.E. Lee
Power Rangers morph, though.
Sometimes the Power Rangers have guns.
But I don't think the Power Rangers live in Indiana.
Therefore, since Power Rangers and English morph, the Power Rangers are from England and probably like shepherd's pie.
Nor Batman nor Superman nor R.E. Lee
Power Rangers morph, though.
Sometimes the Power Rangers have guns.
But I don't think the Power Rangers live in Indiana.
Therefore, since Power Rangers and English morph, the Power Rangers are from England and probably like shepherd's pie.
cnorman18
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Let us be correct in all things
I've never, not once, seen a use of the word "clip" for "magazine" where it might actually lead to confusion. If anyone starts making a 1911 or Glock that loads from a stripper clip, I'll get worried.
If one is that concerned about precision in casual communication, I would expect never to see the word "bike" applied to a motorcycle, "gun" to any small arm, or "balls" to testicles...
I've never, not once, seen a use of the word "clip" for "magazine" where it might actually lead to confusion. If anyone starts making a 1911 or Glock that loads from a stripper clip, I'll get worried.
If one is that concerned about precision in casual communication, I would expect never to see the word "bike" applied to a motorcycle, "gun" to any small arm, or "balls" to testicles...
El Tejon
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Several of the Power Rangers were arrested in Indiana. They were out drinking after trainning at Atterbury with SEAL Team 8 when they had their stand off with the Indianapolis Police Department. With the Power Rangers against them, IPD had no chance and had to call Batman.
Joe Demko
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Was there pie?
Nameless_Hobo
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Why not just call them magazine? It won't hurt you to use a correct term. Yes, this is the correct term no matter what the police report dated to 80 years ago says, why?
Because language changes and now we no longer interchange the terms and concider it correct. Same thing with pistols versus revolvers, or rifle, firearm or gun. At one time all were correct, but it doesn't hurt to be specific.
Remington still uses "magazine clips" so that the fuddley ones won't be left saying "Now why's Remington selling books, but not extrey clips?"
Because language changes and now we no longer interchange the terms and concider it correct. Same thing with pistols versus revolvers, or rifle, firearm or gun. At one time all were correct, but it doesn't hurt to be specific.
Remington still uses "magazine clips" so that the fuddley ones won't be left saying "Now why's Remington selling books, but not extrey clips?"
230RN
2A was "political" when it was first adopted.
JABBERWOCKY
Lewis Carroll
(from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, 1872)
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And, hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Lewis Carroll
(from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, 1872)
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And, hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Cannonball888
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Bison are not buffalo
Vultures are not buzzards
Pills are neither tablets nor capsules
Magazines are not clips
Welcome to the world of american misnomers
Vultures are not buzzards
Pills are neither tablets nor capsules
Magazines are not clips
Welcome to the world of american misnomers
Joe Demko
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My teechers tryed to learn me that pie are square.
Pie are not square!
Pie are round!
Cake are square.
Teechers are dumm.
Pie are not square!
Pie are round!
Cake are square.
Teechers are dumm.
ConfuseUs
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I don't know what the Drill Instructors pounded into the heads of WWII recruits, but couldn't the poor bastage armed with a carbine yell out to his buddy "Gimme a carbine CLIP!" and reasonably expect to get a magazine of carbine ammo instead of an 8 rd clip of 30-06?
alucard0822
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then what the H&!! are these (attatched) German chocolate cake & italian easter pie
hence why chicago needs an invincible alien who can move at the speed of light to protect it's disarmed populous, Weirton has a guy in a cape who built his own jet powered car, seems about right.
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rcmodel
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And my AR-15 Magazines take Clips, if you use the little stripper-clip loader gizzys that clip on the magazines.
BTW: I am of the correct terminology camp.
If you know the difference, try to use the right term, at least most of the time.
rcmodel
BTW: I am of the correct terminology camp.
If you know the difference, try to use the right term, at least most of the time.
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