# Short question about a certain type of rifle

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-question-about-a-certain-type-of-rifle/993571>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 23, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-question-about-a-certain-type-of-rifle/993571 "2023-11-23T05:16:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-question-about-a-certain-type-of-rifle/993571/21 "2023-11-23T14:08:02Z")

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A friend has a German Short Hair Pointer named Ruger.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-question-about-a-certain-type-of-rifle/993571/22 "2023-11-23T16:13:31Z")

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According to Mr. Garand, it is pronounced “GAHrun”, not “gar RAND”.

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-question-about-a-certain-type-of-rifle/993571/23 "2023-11-23T16:27:44Z")

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OMG, I looked for that and didn’t find it, thought I misremembered. I’ve done that with a couple other things too, one when I was trying to identify a scifi short story. Thanks for letting me know, duh.

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-question-about-a-certain-type-of-rifle/993571/24 "2023-11-23T16:34:00Z")

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Dachsunds are small dogs. Name it _pistole._ That’s German.

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**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-question-about-a-certain-type-of-rifle/993571/25 "2023-11-23T20:40:02Z")

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> [@GaryM](#):
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> A friend has a German Short Hair Pointer named Ruger.

Ruger is a boy’s name where I live. Along with Riker (from Star Trek), and Camo, (short for Cameron). You might think that I am kidding but I am not.

So far no one has named their twins Smith & Wesson but it is probably just a matter of time.

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-question-about-a-certain-type-of-rifle/993571/26 "2023-11-23T20:50:25Z")

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I knew twins named Ronald and Donald. Their surname also fit in, almost rhyming. At least it wasn’t McDonald.

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**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-question-about-a-certain-type-of-rifle/993571/27 "2023-11-24T03:57:55Z")

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How would you feel about a dog named [Savage?](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_Arms)

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**Author:** ![phs3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-question-about-a-certain-type-of-rifle/993571/28 "2023-11-24T13:43:55Z")

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ARF-ifteen?

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-question-about-a-certain-type-of-rifle/993571/29 "2023-11-24T15:53:33Z")

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Now that is clever! 🤣

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