might need a gun caddy
I don't even have that many guns compared to most of you!Preparing for my elk hunt-likely for January. This hunt will be on private land and as such it will allow me to drive the side roads and locate...
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I was unaware that there was a term for this already! Good to know!
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You didn't mention a .22-250 for lomg-range varmints, or a flare- gun, for if you get lost, or want to call down artillery support.........Maybe a harpoon gun, for a bit of 'catch & release" elk...
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Gun wallah?Good, I have a new name for my youngest... The next time I have a bright idea, somone stop me...
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AWP,One thing you'll pick up on around here is British slang from the Indian Raj. Kipling is peppered liberally with Indianisms.A "wallah" is someone who does a particular thing or is involved in...
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Heheh, sorry about that. I understood the term (even if my Kipling is rusty and limited) but it had never occurred to me to refer to the boy that way. The next time I have a bright idea, somone stop...
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"...and take your bundook you dozy Welshman!"My favorite line from Zulu.Rule 303
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Actually, it was "bundle", not bundook. The correct British Army slang of the period. Yes, an Indian might call it a bundook, but a British soldier would call it a bundle!Hitch
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Hitch,I'd need to see a citation for "bundle" used in this context. My slang dictionary lists "bundle" as British slang for "male genitalia". While I can see how you get to "gun" from "bundle", I...
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Martininut,I'll have to go with MichaelNH on this one, I've not seen "bundle" used in this context. From "SWEAR LIKE A TROOPER" William Priest, 2000:Barndook aka bundook (18th century-WWII) = an army...
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