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Thread #56532 Message #884708
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
07-Feb-03 - 08:38 AM
Thread Name: BS: 'Why Didn't I See This Before?' Dept.
Subject: BS: 'Why Didn't I See This Before?' Dept.
It is only folklore that gives the origin of the "Scud" missile's name as being from the Falklands conflict:
Two Liverpool sailors looking up at a passing missile, one says "S'good that isn't it?"