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To: thegagline

the flack is greatest when you are over the target.

This seems to have hit a nerve

LOL


8 posted on 03/28/2024 8:12:26 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Flak, not flack.

A flack is a PR person.

Flak is an abbreviation of the German Fliegerabwehrkanonen, from Flieger flyer + Abwehr defense + Kanonen cannons. Of which the 88 was perhaps the most famous, used in a dual role as an antitank weapon.

https://www.americanheritagemuseum.org/jml/german-8-8cm-flak-36-anti-everything-gun/


52 posted on 03/28/2024 9:49:48 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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