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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Mister Fork on October 04, 2018, 02:00:54 PM
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be there or be square!
8pm EST!
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probably not the best idea to use the word zipperhead :O (but i personally understand you meant nothing by it)
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Buttonhead? Quadwad? BallisticStatistic?
OooOOOOooo I like that one. :rofl
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probably not the best idea to use the word zipperhead :O (but i personally understand you meant nothing by it)
what else would it be used for? Frankenstein?
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what else would it be used for? Frankenstein?
It is a derogatory term for Asians coined by US soldiers. I'm sure he is using the Canadian slang for armored crewmen though. Oh and Happy Thanksgiving, eh!
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I don't think we need to concern ourselves over a term used 50years ago. most of us weren't even alive or very young.
and its not wartime either.
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I don't think we need to concern ourselves over a term used 50years ago.
....um...you should watch "Gran Torino" again....
- oldman
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what else would it be used for? Frankenstein?
That’s frankinsteen thank you!!
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It is indeed a slang term for Canadian tank crews. Affectionately of course. :D
No idea on the other uses...never heard it outside or inside the military only other than what it was used for our tank and LVT crew nicknames.
For example, I'm Army Signals as a trade - our nickname was SigsPig. Interesting enough, due to cross training we all had, some of us were zipperpigs. It meant you were trained on the LVT/tank and were a signals operator inside. What delinates a typical Canadian soldier, if I was part of the tank crew, I could drive, fire any weapon, and use the comms equipment. Every tank crew had a zipperpig as a role, but our diverse training meant we also could do other roles.
As for Sigspig - is a derivative of signals pinger - old WWII term for radio and radar/sonar operator on a ship and radar on land. It just devolved into SigsPigs in the 60's-70's-80's ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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See Rule #4
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Not that 'Mutha' couldn't be taken as a derogatory term. :D
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See Rule #4
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its nice to see people who never play, having something to say. maybe you should stick to facebook.
:rofl
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its nice to see people who never play, having something to say. maybe you should stick to facebook.
In my heart, I'm always playing AH. And loving it.
Ahnold voice: Ah'll be bach.
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In my heart, I'm always playing AH. And loving it.
Ahnold voice: Ah'll be bach.
...so you're not actually playing anymore Arlo? :huh
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...so you're not actually playing anymore Arlo? :huh
Bout a year. School, mainly. Life, too. There'll be a window soon. :cheesy:
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Bout a year. School, mainly. Life, too. There'll be a window soon. :cheesy:
:aok
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See Rule #4
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Bout a year. School, mainly. Life, too. There'll be a window soon. :cheesy:
Gets Arlo some windex and a SOS pad. :D
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Hurry up and get back IN the game!