I was shocked by Gen. Teddy Roosevelt Jr.

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What did the people who invented them refer to them as?

Clipazines.

This got shortened to just “clip” hence why people like WW2 veterans used the term. Then later on with the birth of the Internet forums people needed one more little thing to divide people and reinforce their tribalistic egos so the term “magazine” was invented.

And now we’re here.
 
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Clipazines.

This got shortened to just “clip” hence why people like WW2 veterans used the term. Then later on with the birth of the Internet forums people needed one more little thing to divide people and reinforce their tribalistic egos so the term “magazine” was invented.

And no we’re here.

Geee, I thought I was being clever ....:thumbdown: :D
 
Why didn't magalips catch on? Are we done? Generals have been killed in modern combat but it's usually air or artillery.
 
What did the people who invented them refer to them as?
Pffft......irrelevant. What the inventor called it doesn't mean thats what it is.:evil:
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Hiram Maxim invented the silencer to muffle the noise of a gunshot. (at the same time developing the muffler for automobiles and small engines)
Federal law and ATF regs since 1934 have referred to them as silencers or mufflers....never "suppressors".

Yet what's fashionable and trendy over the last ten years?:rofl:
 
Clipazines.

This got shortened to just “clip” hence why people like WW2 veterans used the term. Then later on with the birth of the Internet forums people needed one more little thing to divide people and reinforce their tribalistic egos so the term “magazine” was invented.

And now we’re here.
Ha! We've been having this discussion long before Al Gore invented the internet. There have been some very well written and researched articles explaining and the differences between magazines and clips, arsenals and batteries, but people forget and would rather be thought clever than educated.
 
Ha! We've been having this discussion long before Al Gore invented the internet. There have been some very well written and researched articles explaining and the differences between magazines and clips, arsenals and batteries, but people forget and would rather be thought clever than educated.

And some people don’t get sarcasm.
 
As this topic has wandered a bit I got to thinking about Teddy Roosevelt and Medals of Honor. Here's one that was awarded to my Aunt's Uncle for his actions on San Juan Hill with Teddy in 1898. There is a pin on the back and no ribbon or other parts of the medal left. Story is he had the medal turned into a brooch for his Sister, my Aunt's Mom. She passed it on to me in the early 70's. It'll be going to a Museum soon. tempImagef3fx8q.png

Rumor has it he was a "Clip".
 
No less than Col Samuel Colt advertised his pistols as pistols, lots of people get a little anal about pistol vs revolver too.
A while back, I posted pictures of the two "Permit to Purchase Pistol" documents my dad had to obtain from the Chief of Police in Ogden, Utah in 1959 - so that he could buy a pair of Colt revolvers.:D
BTW, I passed those revolvers and permits to purchase "pistols" to my oldest nephew (Dad's oldest grandson) a while back. I don't know if my nephew calls those two handguns "pistols," or if he calls them "revolvers." Dad always called them "peacemakers.";)
 
The son of the President, he led the landings on Utah Beach on D-Day and received the Medal of Honor.

However, he said:


So if you puff up and pontificate when someone says 'clip', show your Medal of Honor and the beaches you landed upon.

Who cares?

People from all walks of life spout plenty of inaccurate verbiage all the time.

I'm a nuclear engineer. I know for a fact i screw language and terminology up, despite my background.
 
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