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BinaryAbuse t1_iv1hqfi wrote
Reply to The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
They named the company WHAM-O because their first product was a better slingshot.
otcconan t1_iv1gyu0 wrote
Reply to comment by MrWundurfel in Why was unified Italy so culturally divided but unified Germany wasn't? by Bro_c0ly
In antiquity, the Romans could not subdue the Germanic tribes. In fact, Unified Germany is only 150 years old. 1870 to be precise and during the cold war it was divided again. So carve out 50 years from that so Germany has only been unified for 100 years.
ECT87 t1_iv1gxmj wrote
Germany was not culturally unified at all. For one big thing, they were divided in religion. Check what Bismarck did to Rheinish Catholics
WidespreadPaneth t1_iv1fugk wrote
Reply to comment by thegramblor in The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
That song still gets stuck in my head occasionally.
otcconan t1_iv1fpka wrote
Germany was a collective of states unified by language. Italy was a collective of city states gathered up under Roman authority.
No-Strength-6805 t1_iv1fgj9 wrote
Reply to comment by turbo_mc_turbo in Bookclub Wednesday! by AutoModerator
Everyone looks for reasons but FDR just knew how to form coalitions including big city bosses but have never seen a connection to organized crime or a book about it.
lurker12346 t1_iv1ecs4 wrote
Reply to The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
That's funny, I had a bb gun that looked exactly like this, but made by Daisy
roberte94066 t1_iv1eb42 wrote
Reply to comment by 123chop in The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
Yep, had one in Basic in 1972. Nice rifle!
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Reply to comment by Lost_Thought in The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
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Riverwalker12 t1_iv1cura wrote
well for about 13 years there was this nasty little Austrian in charge of Germany who pretty much killed or persecuted anyone not of Aryan persuasion
As far as Italy is concetned its unification did not begin to occur until the 20th century. With influences and vying for control from forces like The Church, Medici, Borgia and Even the Sicilian mobs keeping them separate
Lost_Thought t1_iv1bm99 wrote
Reply to comment by rezerox in The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
You can order a steel prod and have a safe to use crossbow, I just haven't had the inclination to do so.
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rezerox t1_iv1bcnq wrote
Reply to comment by Lost_Thought in The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
i think it looks pretty good. that's something I'd consider having a new spring made using the appropriate steel to replace the aluminum one.
Timepotato t1_iv1aq74 wrote
Reply to The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
/r/ForgottenWeapons/ when? Need to hear more about this disaster from Ian.
jordantask t1_iv1ae50 wrote
Reply to comment by Le_Garcon in The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
No, the myth was that Mattel was making M-16s. They were not. They were, in point of fact, making the pistol grip of the rifle.
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dlashsteier t1_iv19tla wrote
Reply to comment by MrWundurfel in Why was unified Italy so culturally divided but unified Germany wasn't? by Bro_c0ly
True. But Rome fell in 476AD to Germanic tribes. Seems OP question is in regards to more recent history. And seems to me that has a lot to do with Prussian culture at that time.
HugeHans t1_iv19oeb wrote
Reply to The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
Safe, dependable, rugged.
They stole my tinder bio!
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Lost_Thought t1_iv17xgy wrote
Reply to comment by bazillion_blue_jitsu in The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
The gifter probably found it at a resale shop and had no idea that it's a SAW trap.
bazillion_blue_jitsu t1_iv17jko wrote
Reply to comment by Lost_Thought in The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
If you ever get one as a gift...
Lost_Thought t1_iv17dwo wrote
Reply to comment by passwordsarehard_3 in The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
Kinda. it's plain but has some nice lines.
TitsAndWhiskey t1_iv166vf wrote
Reply to The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
“Excuse me sir, but your wife is on my Wham-O.”
RojerLockless t1_iv1hrz2 wrote
Reply to The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
Wait what?
Now I have to buy a gun made by Frisbee.. Bah how am I gonna find this?