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Originally posted by BillyBonesNY:

Good friend of the family, Tanja (rest her soul) was a Hungarian Jew and fierce partisan.

It's an honor to know folks like this; and they will be sure you know your history.

My former neighbor was a Cuban exile. I thought I was conservative, but this lady was as conservative as you could get because she had lived under Communism. She didn't take shit from anyone and had utter contempt for Democrats and their ilk.

My Judo Sensei was anti Castro and fought his forces until they escaped.
I believe he was military as he once told me, that in the last days of Batista’s regiwme
He would routinely answer the door with a grenade whose pin had been pulled.

Tough times, honored yes, I felt honored.
But, generally speaking, they did not want to be held in that regard.
I loved them for the people they were, not the circumstances inflicted upon them.

I’ve had the honor to know many of them, from Spanish American war Vets, WW2, Korean and many Vietnam vets including many friends involved in GWOT.

Anyhow, I digress.

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Originally posted by CoolRich59:

quote:

Originally posted by BillyBonesNY:

Good friend of the family, Tanja (rest her soul) was a Hungarian Jew and fierce partisan.

It's an honor to know folks like this; and they will be sure you know your history.

My former neighbor was a Cuban exile. I thought I was conservative, but this lady was as conservative as you could get because she had lived under Communism. She didn't take shit from anyone and had utter contempt for Democrats and their ilk.

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Originally posted by mojojojo:
I get the reference and meaning. But while at OCS at Quantico in the 80s we were frequently transported for training from the base out into the boondocks and back in cattle cars. And we all had ARs.

So, for me at least, the sticker doesn't really apply I guess.

I get it too. And I rode in the cattle cars at Ft. Polk in the early 70's. But never again for both kind.

PASIG that is a great sticker, I want one for my ride.

ETA > Found it and just bought one at yep below link from my neighbor Q.

People With AR’s Don’t Get In Cattle Cars >> bumper sticker <<

I admit to being ignorant about much history. If, however, there is one historical fact that any gun owner who is concerned about self-protection should be aware of, that’s a reference to getting into (train) cattle cars. And that’s true whether one is Jewish or not.

I’m not going to advertise my association with AR rifles, but I understood the reference immediately.

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Originally posted by sigfreund:
I’m not going to advertise my association with AR rifles, but I understood the reference immediately.

Yes. First thought was, "That is really cool." Second thought was, "Shoot, I don't even put stickers on my safe, I certainly wouldn't put them on a car."

^^^^yep, actually though about it for a second bit it’s best to be the grey man. No stickers of any kind on our cars.

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Originally posted by 12131:
People With AR’s Don’t Get In Cattle Cars >> bumper sticker <<

Somebody actually had the idea, looked it over, proofread the copy, and had multiple items printed with the apostrophe in ARs?

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Originally posted by MNSIG:
Somebody actually had the idea, looked it over, proofread the copy, and had multiple items printed with the apostrophe in ARs?

AR owners, you know, are hicks. So, man, give them a break. Even ivory tower dwelling journalists these days make worse mistakes in their articles.

The site for the stickers includes an explanation why the apostrophe was deliberately included.
“In other words, the shirt was designed this way for aesthetics.”

And although it has been a long time since I have seen the guidance, including an apostrophe when indicating the plural of an abbreviation was actually once considered to be an approved variation.

But dropping that convention was probably a good idea because all it does is encourage the ignorant to use the mark when writing the plural of normal nouns. That is so common these days that it wouldn’t surprise me in the least for some style guidance to declare that, “Yeah, it’s okay; put an apostrophe at the end of all plural words.”

Added.
But see here:
https://brians.wsu.edu/2016/05...yms-and-apostrophes/
And here:
https://www.grammar-monster.co...e_after_acronym.html

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Originally posted by MNSIG:

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Originally posted by 12131:
People With AR’s Don’t Get In Cattle Cars >> bumper sticker <<

Somebody actually had the idea, looked it over, proofread the copy, and had multiple items printed with the apostrophe in ARs?

And that’s your only takeaway here?

A friggen apostrophe or not?

SMDH

Let's not call them illegal weapons,
Let them be known as undocumented firearms

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Originally posted by bendable:
Let's not call them illegal weapons,
Let them be known as undocumented firearms

"New Arrivals" would get my vote.