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cag
12-01-2003, 04:37 PM
When I told the girlfriend, who is french, I was buying a Mercury Marauder she said "what's that". Lets go over to the dealer and I'll show you say I. As we approached the MM from the rear she excalimed "Ah, Mah-roo-Duhr". As if to say "if you pronounced it correctly in the first place, doofus, I would have known what it was."

She doesn't appreciate it though. But she can't understand how I could trade a Porsche 930 for a GE M-134.

Women.

CAG
merc406
12-01-2003, 04:54 PM
What's a GE M-134 ?
Bigdogjim
12-01-2003, 04:56 PM
Originally posted by cag
When I told the girlfriend, who is french, I was buying a Mercury Marauder she said "what's that". Lets go over to the dealer and I'll show you say I. As we approached the MM from the rear she excalimed "Ah, Mah-roo-Duhr". As if to say "if you pronounced it correctly in the first place, doofus, I would have known what it was."

She doesn't appreciate it though. But she can't understand how I could trade a Porsche 930 for a GE M-134.

Women.

CAG

If you think that is bad wait till say I do!:):):)

ps: what is GE M-134????
TAF
12-01-2003, 04:57 PM
Originally posted by merc406
What's a GE M-134 ?

I think it's either a washing machine...or a gun.
http://www.alltheweb.com/r?ck_sm=404d95c9&rpos=0&oid=-&rpge=1&ref=200340086&r=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cstrike-addons.de%2Fgrafiken%2Fskins%2 Fguns%2Fge_m134_vulcan_2.jpg
http://www.alltheweb.com/r?ck_sm=d6304bdf&rpos=0&oid=-&rpge=1&ref=200340086&r=http%3A%2F%2Fthe-mullens.net%2Fphotos%2Fhouse%2 Fimages%2Fwasher.jpg
Bigdogjim
12-01-2003, 04:58 PM
Originally posted by TAF
I think it's either a washing machine...or a gun.


Our man Todd................:lol: :lol: :lol:
merc406
12-01-2003, 05:06 PM
Love it!!!!!!^^^^
Petrograde
12-01-2003, 05:08 PM
Ooooh! GE Minigun! nothing like 5000 rounds per minute to get your feelings across!!!

good trade Cag! if you have a sun roof you can have it pintle-mounted!

http://smilies.sofrayt.com/1/e/para.gif
cag
12-01-2003, 06:02 PM
Not MM related but pretty cool nevertheless.

http://www.p3llc.com/mgrental.html

From my website.

Enjoy,

CAG
TAF
12-01-2003, 06:42 PM
"I ain't got time to bleed" - Jesse "The Body" Ventura as "Blain" in "Predator" handles the GE M-134
KraziKid
12-01-2003, 09:46 PM
My mother can't pronounce Marauder for her life. It always comes out Mah-roo-Duhr or Mah-rott-ahh. It really annoys me that no one can pronounce our cars name correctly without us telling them.
merc406
12-01-2003, 09:51 PM
Marauder is an old old discription of theives and in general all bad acting type men usually on horseback, back in the day. Not that uncommon of a word.
Paul T. Casey
12-01-2003, 09:56 PM
Although I have no accent, it comes out Mahraadah when I say it. It comes out fast when I drive it.
Ross
12-02-2003, 08:36 AM
During World War II, there was a special unit (US Army 75th Infantry Regiment) which operated clandestinely in Burma. They were commanded by LTC Frank Merrill and were known as "Merrill's Marauders." This was the forerunner of today's 75th Infantry which we now refer to as Army Ranger units.
Haggis
12-02-2003, 09:32 AM
Originally posted by Ross
During World War II, there was a special unit (US Army 75th Infantry Regiment) which operated clandestinely in Burma. They were commanded by LTC Frank Merrill and were known as "Merrill's Marauders." This was the forerunner of today's 75th Infantry which we now refer to as Army Ranger units.

Sorry Ross no flame intended, but Merrill's Marauders were the 5307 Composite Unit (Provisional) that operated in the Burma-India-China Theater between Feburary and May of 1944. If you are interested check out this website to Merrill's Marauders

http://www.marauder.org/


The 75th Ranger regiment did exist during WWII, but they were mostly in Europe. Pre D-day landing on the Normandy coast at Point-du-Luc is one of their more famous ingagements during the war. The 75 rangers trace their roots all the back to Roger's Rangers during the French and Indian Wars around 1740s - 1770s. Our Candian friends have a different name for this conflict which escapes me at the moment. Hope this helps.
Ross
12-02-2003, 10:05 AM
Very interesting and informative, Haggis. Have to do more checking into that. All I know is, as a former Infantry officer, Ranger units trace their lineage differently, and refer to Merrill's Marauders. I agree that all Ranger units trace their lineage back to the pre-Revolutionary Rogers Rangers.
Haggis
12-02-2003, 10:33 AM
Not meaning to hijack the thread, but...
I am a former enlisted 11B and spent sometime at Hunter Army Airfield. Yes the Rangers do refer to Merill's Marauders in their indoctrination for their missions were similar and they still use the same training. Brig. General Merrill organized the 5307 himself as a comando unit to harass the Japanse behind their lines, based on the Australian unit called the "Chindits" (please excuse spelling). All this info can be found readily on The History Channel". The Rangers also refer to "The Swamp Fox" located in the Carolinas during the Revolutionary War. Would always be happy to talk about Military History, but maybe should start another Thread so as not to keep Hijacking this one. RANGERS LEAD THE WAY!!
Dr Caleb
12-02-2003, 11:24 AM
Originally posted by Haggis
Our Candian friends have a different name for this conflict which escapes me at the moment. Hope this helps.

Nope. I've always heard of it reffered to as the "French - Indian war".
Ross
12-02-2003, 12:13 PM
Agreed, Haggis. You have done your homework on this, there is just a breakdown in commo somewhere. I appreciate the link you gave so I can do some more homework.
MERCMAN
12-02-2003, 12:27 PM
gotta love this site, a veritable plethera of knowledge for the asking. From kilts to guns to military history to Marauder info. Thanks Logan again for the site
Haggis
12-02-2003, 01:00 PM
Originally posted by Dr Caleb
Nope. I've always heard of it reffered to as the "French - Indian war".

French and Indian War (1754-1763), the last of four North American wars waged from 1689 to 1763 between the British and the French. It was called "The Seven Year War" by the French, here is another link for those who are interested.

http://www.militaryheritage.com/7ywlink.htm
Ross
12-02-2003, 01:18 PM
If I'm not mistaken, the French and Indian war (in which American colonists like George Washington fought for the British), was an American extension of the Seven Years' War which was going on simultaneously in Europe between England and France. Gave some of our boys good experience which they would later use in our own war for independence.
Dr Caleb
12-02-2003, 01:46 PM
Originally posted by Haggis
It was called "The Seven Year War" by the French, here is another link for those who are interested.

http://www.militaryheritage.com/7ywlink.htm

That link's links come up as invalid.

Like I said, "French - Indian wars". It was the Indians that we got so much support from in 1812. Montcalm lost, Wolfe got to name the war. Hehehe. Canadians aren't the French. :)
Long Live #3
12-02-2003, 02:15 PM
After seeing that vid of the GE Minigun, all I have to say is, "Holy ****!"
pacammer
12-02-2003, 02:23 PM
Guys there were many correct answers to the ranger posts. I was a ranger team leader in the 3rd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment, (Special Operations). Our shoulder patch and beret flash was almost a clone of the Chine-Burma-India theater patch. In our unit history we traced our linage from Merrills Marauders, through The Swamp Fox, directly to Rogers Rangers. No need to argue over some details, as they said in WW II, "Rangers Up Front".
jgc61sr2002
12-02-2003, 03:11 PM
Gordon - You are quite the History buff.
Haggis
12-03-2003, 08:13 AM
Originally posted by jgc61sr2002
Gordon - You are quite the History buff.

John- I try!:D

Ross- You are correct in your assesment of the Seven Years' War.

Dr. Caleb- Sorry, link works fine for me! :confused:

LL3- If you think that's the s**t, you ought to see a AC-130 Gunship in action.

pacammer- Welcome to the board, no arguing just exchanging info. RANGERS LEAD THE WAY. http://smilies.sofrayt.com/1/e/bigun.gif
TripleTransAm
12-03-2003, 07:04 PM
Originally posted by merc406
Marauder is an old old discription of theives and in general all bad acting type men usually on horseback, back in the day. Not that uncommon of a word.


My sister-in-law and her boyfriend stayed with us for close to 2 weeks in May (one of the reasons I got this car) and were kind of surprised to see I got a family car given the origin of the name (yes, it's the same in Swedish). Not the image they were expecting...

Speaking of image, how's this?
merc406
12-03-2003, 07:15 PM
Very, ahh Grim......^^
Ross
12-04-2003, 08:11 AM
The Grim Reaper, coming to claim the lives of rice boys eaten by MM's!
merc406
12-04-2003, 08:54 AM
I don't know about that, check out the rice on the ET page. ^
Of course tho he's left no info on much.
TripleTransAm
12-04-2003, 12:23 PM
Yeah, you gotta love those nice even 12.500000 second 1/4 mile times. Damn those jap cars are precise. :)

What's even more impressive is how those cars can run exactly mid 12s with no mph. Apparently the 1/8 mile was too quick to be measured. 60' times were irrelevant... this car is MID 12s!!!

Someone needs to come out with a horsepower/ET calculator that handles more than 1 decimal point, by the way...
pacammer
12-04-2003, 04:29 PM
Haggis - I have had the need and pleasure of calling in Spectre gun fire. I had one cover my A?? (area) for over an hour during a little run and gun thing a while back.
Haggis
12-04-2003, 06:37 PM
Originally posted by pacammer
Haggis - I have had the need and pleasure of calling in Spectre gun fire. I had one cover my A?? (area) for over an hour during a little run and gun thing a while back.

Only time I was able to wittness the awesome firepower put out by those birds was on support detail.
woaface
12-04-2003, 09:04 PM
Originally posted by merc406
Marauder is an old old discription of theives and in general all bad acting type men usually on horseback, back in the day. Not that uncommon of a word.

That's what my dad told me when I was at a show by a group called "Chicago City Limits." They were doing improve of Jepordy and one catergory was "Words that start with M" and the audience was to choose what the question would be. My friend goes "Magnetohydrodynamics!" and they never chose him. I said "MARAUDER!" and the guy says "What is an otter in a blender? MURROTTER!"

Not quite what I was thinking.