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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Those gun-toting guys #114369 10/24/2003 6:01 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 What is the name of those groups of gun-toting guys in the U.S. that lurk about in the woods in groups. They have it in their mind that they'll have to defend their land from "the man" or some such. They spend their week-ends in war/soldier training. They're racists. Do you know who I'm talking about? There's a name for those groups (apart from "idiots") Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Those gun-toting guys #114370 10/24/2003 6:02 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont militia? survivalists? extremist groups? skin-heads? formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Those gun-toting guys #114371 10/24/2003 6:26 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Survivalists - that's it! Thank you Eta Doncha hate when a word escapes you like that. You know what it is, it niggles around in your brain, taunting you, but just won't come out. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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