Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-23 and Invasion

[crazy canuck]

Makes me think more ticketmaster and less Native American.

And isn't Ticketmaster pretty badass in its own way, the way it ruthlessly controls North American ticket market?  Hmm?

Badass in a monopolistic company operating in an sector with no regulation. sort of way.  Yeah, fucking awesome.

[Barrister]

Makes me think more ticketmaster and less Native American.

And isn't Ticketmaster pretty badass in its own way, the way it ruthlessly controls North American ticket market?  Hmm?

Badass in a monopolistic company operating in an sector with no regulation. sort of way.  Yeah, fucking awesome.

Relax dude.  We're discussing how "badass" a name is - this is not a serious topic. 

[crazy canuck]

Makes me think more ticketmaster and less Native American.

And isn't Ticketmaster pretty badass in its own way, the way it ruthlessly controls North American ticket market?  Hmm?

Badass in a monopolistic company operating in an sector with no regulation. sort of way.  Yeah, fucking awesome.

Relax dude.  We're discussing how "badass" a name is - this is not a serious topic. 

Exactly, and that is why SCALP is, as Grumbler pointed out, not that great.

[Barrister]

Well, I like it.

"Storm Shadow" sounds like it is the name of a magical sword in a D&D game or something.

[PJL]

Never going to happen, but would love to see a rocket / missile system called Anduril to be sent to Ukraine. Would be so fitting in this context.

[Jacob]

Makes me think more ticketmaster and less Native American.

The practice of scalping was introduced by and sustained by settlers and various colonial administrations offering bounties.

[HVC]

Would Holodomor Rockets work, or is that actually insensitive to Ukrainians themselves?

[HVC]

Makes me think more ticketmaster and less Native American.

The practice of scalping was introduced by and sustained by settlers and various colonial administrations offering bounties.

Yup, as a means of tallies and proof for payment. actually long history of that sort of thing for from heads to noses and even foreskins (you go David you wacky Jew ). Kind of interesting, if not morbid. That being said when one thinks scalping of the non ticket variety one thinks Native American not colonial Quartermaster.


*edit* actually Wikipedia says we're both wrong

" There is substantial archaeological evidence of scalping in North America in the pre-Columbian era.[23][24] Carbon dating of skulls show evidence of scalping as early as 600 AD; some skulls show evidence of healing from scalping injuries, suggesting at least some victims occasionally survived at least several months.[24] Among Plains Indians, it seems to have been practiced primarily as part of intertribal warfare, with scalps only taken of enemies killed in battle."

Damn Canadian education.

[Razgovory]

Makes me think more ticketmaster and less Native American.

The practice of scalping was introduced by and sustained by settlers and various colonial administrations offering bounties.

Nope.

[Barrister]

Would Holodomor Rockets work, or is that actually insensitive to Ukrainians themselves?

Holodomor means "death by hunger", so "death by hunger rockets" doesn't really capture what I want in a modern rocket system.

I think it would be funnier and more modern to have "khokhol rockets" - it would be as if Israel developed a "Kike rocket" system to fire at their enemies.  (though I suspect Kike is not a slur used by the arabs or Iranians, but you get where I'm coming from).

[HVC]

Makes me think more ticketmaster and less Native American.

The practice of scalping was introduced by and sustained by settlers and various colonial administrations offering bounties.

Nope.

To defend Jacob (and myself ) I distinctly recall being taught this fact in school. Grade six history, early North American history with a rather large section about native history, customs, and culture. Evil English settlers introducing it as a bounty both against native by white settlers and getting natives themselves to do it to others. 

[HVC]

Would Holodomor Rockets work, or is that actually insensitive to Ukrainians themselves?

Holodomor means "death by hunger", so "death by hunger rockets" doesn't really capture what I want in a modern rocket system.

I think it would be funnier and more modern to have "khokhol rockets" - it would be as if Israel developed a "Kike rocket" system to fire at their enemies.  (though I suspect Kike is not a slur used by the arabs or Iranians, but you get where I'm coming from).

Hmm, fair point.

[Jacob]

Nope.

You're right.

[Josquius]

Would Holodomor Rockets work, or is that actually insensitive to Ukrainians themselves?

Holodomor means "death by hunger", so "death by hunger rockets" doesn't really capture what I want in a modern rocket system.

I think it would be funnier and more modern to have "khokhol rockets" - it would be as if Israel developed a "Kike rocket" system to fire at their enemies.  (though I suspect Kike is not a slur used by the arabs or Iranians, but you get where I'm coming from).

Is there some kind of slavic word for cossack raiding in the way we have viking?

Though funny for a minute it's probably more a Propeganda aid to Russia.

[DGuller]

Yes, "pogrom".    Probably not good PR move to use that one.