# Nazi Nuke Thread Nuked?

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**Created:** [May 15, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-nuke-thread-nuked/1018410 "2025-05-15T15:44:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-nuke-thread-nuked/1018410/23 "2025-06-05T02:07:48Z")

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> [@scudsucker](#):
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> > [@What\_Exit](#):
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> > the troll was running amuck
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> Point of order, in the traditional SD manner…
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> The word is spelled “amok”, it comes from the Javanese word for “crazy”, similar in meaning to the Nordic “beserk”.
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> Apologies for this pedantic interruption.
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> (Though “muck” was being spread)

To hammer home ( heh ) the Nordic etymology, we observe [Amok Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amok_Time), an episode of “Star Trek”, TOS. Berserk indeed.

Meanwhile, gratitude for a complex bit of Modding !!!

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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-nuke-thread-nuked/1018410/24 "2025-06-05T02:08:31Z")

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You’re welcome.

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