[Gritty]

"Pickle."

Q is probably a military person. There is a specific military command of "PICKLE!". It is used mostly by fighter and bomber aircrew. When all the firing and aiming parameters are met for releasing a bomb or firing a rocket/missile and the weapons release point is optimal, the verbal command is given, "PICKLE!" meaning release/fire ordnance RIGHT NOW!

Q mentions a number of things in his post, all of which require the conditions to be right. When they are and the command is given it is followed shortly thereafter by a BOOM!

Possible...?

[Non-Compliant_Deplorable]

Could be. And gave me a good laugh. Took me back to my law school study group, bunch of former navy fighter pilots. The vocab I learned wasn’t legal stuff. :-)

[Gulf War One]

possible, yes.

[BlessedBeGod]

Q is probably a military person. There is a specific military command of "PICKLE!". It is used mostly by fighter and bomber aircrew. When all the firing and aiming parameters are met for releasing a bomb or firing a rocket/missile and the weapons release point is optimal, the verbal command is given, "PICKLE!" meaning release/fire ordnance RIGHT NOW!

Q mentions a number of things in his post, all of which require the conditions to be right. When they are and the command is given it is followed shortly thereafter by a BOOM!

I really like that explanation.

[eldoradude]

Totally agree - you beat me to it. ;)

[bagster]

Gritty, your definition of pickle is the best I've seen. Good job.

Bagster

The Lesser Oracle

[RitaOK]

Excellent deduction! It’s a real possibility... and bends my mind towards applying it to ISRAEL, who have been FINALLY allowed to show the hair on their chest towards Iranians. What else may they have in mind..

I mean, they are one BALL of FIRE ally to appreciate, for having brains and brawn and loyalty to their cause, and ours.