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  2. That's When I Reach for My Revolver - Wikipedia

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    The title is a reference to the often-mistranslated quotation: "When I hear the word 'culture', that's when I reach for my revolver"—the actual quote from Hanns Johst is "Wenn ich Kultur höre ... entsichere ich meinen Browning!" This translates as: "Whenever I hear [the word] 'culture'... I remove the safety from my Browning!"

  3. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    All the world loves a lover; All things come to those who wait; All things must pass; All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; All you need is love [7] All is fair in love and war; All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds; All is well that ends well; An apple a day keeps the doctor away; An army marches on its stomach

  4. List of Saturday Night Live commercial parodies - Wikipedia

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    Guns — A public service announcement showing how much firearms are a part of American life, whether you're proposing to your fiancée, needing protection while jogging alone in the woods, welcoming a baby into the world, or bonding with an older relative. The tagline: "Guns. We're here to stay." [307]

  5. From my cold, dead hands - Wikipedia

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    One of the paratroopers literally takes the gun from his dead hands, shoves it in his own belt, and then leaves. In the 1997 film Men in Black, a farmer named Edgar threatens a recently landed evil alien with a shotgun. Told to place the projectile weapon on the ground, Edgar says, "You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers."

  6. Jerry Miculek - Wikipedia

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    Jerry Charles Miculek Jr. (/ ˈ m ɪ tʃ ə l ɛ k / MITCH-ə-lek; born September 7, 1954) is an American professional competition shooter known for his achievements in 3-Gun and speed shooting. [1]

  7. Fast draw - Wikipedia

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    In western movies, the characters' gun belts are often worn low on the hip and outer thigh, with the holster cut away around the pistol's trigger and grip for a smooth, fast draw. This type of holster is a Hollywood anachronism. [5] Fast-draw artists can be distinguished from other movie cowboys because their guns will often be tied to their thigh.

  8. Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun - Wikipedia

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    Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun (Chinese: 枪杆子里面出政权) is a phrase which was coined by Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong. The phrase was originally used by Mao during an emergency meeting of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on 7 August 1927, at the beginning of the Chinese Civil War .

  9. James Puckle - Wikipedia

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    The Puckle gun is one of the first weapons referred to as a machine gun (though its operation does not match the modern definition of the term) and resembles a large revolver. Puckle's best-known literary work (reprinted as recently as 1900) was The Club , a moral dialogue between a father and son.