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Jester
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World War 2 Trivia (#20)
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March 12, 2004, 02:08:57 AM »
Where did the name
"BAZOOKA"
come from that was applied to the tube launched, rocket powered projectile anti-tank weapon used by U.S. forces in WW2?
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hogenbor
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World War 2 Trivia (#20)
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March 12, 2004, 02:15:22 AM »
Wasn't it the bubble gum with that name? Or came that after the Bazooka itself?
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Arlo
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World War 2 Trivia (#20)
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March 12, 2004, 03:15:44 AM »
A folk musical instrument, a primitive version of a trombone, usually with a lower but less wide range.
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Jester
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World War 2 Trivia (#20)
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March 15, 2004, 12:45:55 AM »
The name "Bazooka" was taken from a trombone- like instrument played by comedian Bob Burns on his popular radio show of the time.
The instrument looks amazing like the first prototype. Like a funnel on the end of a pipe and a slide handle on the underside.
One of the men working on the project started calling it the "Bazooka" as a joke and the name stuck.
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