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Re: My Gun Control Rant
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Tue, 9 Jan 2001 16:17:13 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, James Brown writes:
> All historical context aside, jackboots are pretty cool, and go a long way
> towards a sharp-looking uniform.
Are they actually called jackboots? That is, I can't imagine walking into
the shoestore and saying "I'd like to buy some boots with a lot of
historical context--give me some jackboots." Or is there a more "official"
name?
Dave!
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| (...) I've never heard them called anything else. I would imagine that the specific type of jackboots worn by the German SS has a specific name (in German), but I have no idea what it is. A quick (not very picky) search on the internet got me (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) All historical context aside, jackboots are pretty cool, and go a long way towards a sharp-looking uniform. It's an interesting (though mostly unreasolvable) question wether they had the jackboots in spite of, or because of, historical (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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