# Why did an Apache helicopter just circle my house?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-an-apache-helicopter-just-circle-my-house/415505>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 14, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-an-apache-helicopter-just-circle-my-house/415505 "2007-08-14T00:42:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Stealth\_Potato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Stealth\_Potato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Potato)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-an-apache-helicopter-just-circle-my-house/415505/61 "2007-08-16T07:56:40Z")

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[QUOTE=Derleth]  
Why did an Apache circle your house? mod\_haskell got confused and thought it was the fixed point. mod\_COBOL was in a rounding mode. mod\_lisp executed a metacircular function. mod\_prolog thought it was its own grandpa. mod\_forth followed the wrong thread. mod\_lang wanted you to be a Big Star.

August “Holding Patterns of Geekery” Derleth  
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I just saw this post. I tip my hat to you, sir. You made me spew all of the coffee that I wasn’t drinking all over my keyboard. I’m still giggling even now while I’m busy not cleaning it up.

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**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-an-apache-helicopter-just-circle-my-house/415505/62 "2007-08-16T13:27:23Z")

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Hmm … now they’ve sent the Stealth Potato. You may be in trouble.

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**Author:** ![Stealth\_Potato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Stealth\_Potato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Potato)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-an-apache-helicopter-just-circle-my-house/415505/63 "2007-08-16T19:26:38Z")

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Er, it was nothing! Nothing! This conversation never happened.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-an-apache-helicopter-just-circle-my-house/415505/64 "2007-08-16T19:58:10Z")

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[QUOTE=El\_Kabong]  
I was under the impression that the military isn’t allowed to do domestic law enforcement, under that there Posse Communist Act or whatever the hell it’s called.  
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I bet it’s for the nude sunbather.

Weird, I live in Houston and we had an Apache circling us the other day. Either they’re ubiquitous or you’re my neighbor.

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-an-apache-helicopter-just-circle-my-house/415505/65 "2007-08-16T22:53:02Z")

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[QUOTE=Missy2U]  
Kal, I thought that was closed (the military airstrip at O’Hare) but I could be wrong. But the stealth fighter was probably there for the air and water show this weekend downtown.  
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It was a while ago, but you’re probably right. I know they’ve appeared at the show before.

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