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2010/11/04 15:59:47
Subject: Now Another Question
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Road-Raging Blood Angel Biker
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I cant get the answer I want for this question so again I'm going to ask here. Where did the name carpet bombing come from I know what carpet bombing is but I want to know why they call it that carpet has nothing to do with anything military.....
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   Do Space Marines Ever Have Fun?
If By "Fun" You Mean "Scour The Xenos Scum From The Galaxy" Then Yes Space Marines Can Have Fun.
"Scour The Xenos Scum From The Galaxy"
That Sounds More Like Cleaning The Bathroom...
Xenos-B-Gone, The #1 Alien Killing Bathroom Cleaner Of The 41st Millenium... Ingrediants May Include 99% Promethium %1 Spark
Instructions: Saturate, Rinse, Repeat And Killit Bang!! Xenos Are Gone! |
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2010/11/04 17:37:47
Subject: Now Another Question
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Fixture of Dakka
Manchester UK
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I would assume it's because they 'carpet' (i.e. completely cover) an entire area with bombs.
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 Cheesecat wrote:
I almost always agree with Albatross, I can't see why anyone wouldn't.
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2010/11/04 17:50:12
Subject: Now Another Question
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The Last Chancer Who Survived
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I always thought that was when my dog takes a crap on the rug...
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2010/11/05 10:40:32
Subject: Now Another Question
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Dwarf Runelord Banging an Anvil
Way on back in the deep caves
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Necros wrote:I always thought that was when my dog takes a crap on the rug...
Same effect. Maximum saturation.
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2010/11/05 10:59:55
Subject: Re:Now Another Question
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Bryan Ansell
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpet_bombing
saturation of an entire area through the use, primarily, of unguided bombs. Covering like a carpet.
Google really is here to help. 
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2010/11/05 11:01:03
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2010/11/05 13:45:21
Subject: Now Another Question
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Road-Raging Blood Angel Biker
Austin Texas
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I get it now I never really thought about until now the word carpet actually does make sense
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Do Space Marines Ever Have Fun?
If By "Fun" You Mean "Scour The Xenos Scum From The Galaxy" Then Yes Space Marines Can Have Fun.
"Scour The Xenos Scum From The Galaxy"
That Sounds More Like Cleaning The Bathroom...
Xenos-B-Gone, The #1 Alien Killing Bathroom Cleaner Of The 41st Millenium... Ingrediants May Include 99% Promethium %1 Spark
Instructions: Saturate, Rinse, Repeat And Killit Bang!! Xenos Are Gone! |
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2010/11/05 14:57:31
Subject: Now Another Question
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Fixture of Dakka
Manchester UK
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Cool.
Thread lock?
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Cheesecat wrote:
I almost always agree with Albatross, I can't see why anyone wouldn't.
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2010/11/05 15:07:36
Subject: Now Another Question
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Enigmatic Sorcerer of Chaos
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IBTL heh heh heh
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2010/11/05 18:56:23
Subject: Now Another Question
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Fixture of Dakka
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I guess the real mystery is where did the word carpet come from in the first place. What do pet cars have to do with floor upholstery?
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2010/11/06 01:09:22
Subject: Re:Now Another Question
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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So, if I understand this correctly, you for some reason couldn't google "carpet bombing" yourself, so you made a thread to ask other people to do it for you?
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2010/11/06 01:25:26
Subject: Re:Now Another Question
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Well of course. Its just like all those personal life help me out threads that have been popping up lately. Rather then figuring it out themselves, they ask us DAKKA folks to do it for them
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