How Well Do You Know Your Southern BBQ?

I got 7 out of 10.

Guess the Gun - Movie Edition

Happy Friday.

Ok, no more icky politics or boring graphs of economic stuff. Time for something fun. It's time to play "Guess the Gun" (Movie Edition)

This gun comes to us from Saving Private Ryan. It is seen here held by Edward Burns (Reiben) as the squad marches through France after D-Day:

Another closeup here:

Remember, no using Google! Answer below the jump.

Shotgun Pop Quiz

Pop quiz, hot shot.

Just from looking at this photograph, can you tell me what gauge the shotgun is?

Answer below the jump.

Name That Gun!

Here's a rifle that I've been thinking about adding to my collection. My next piece is going to be a historical rifle, and this rifle is one of the finalists.

Can anyone name it? Here's your hint: In the Civil War, it was referred to by the Rebels as "that damned Yankee rifle that they load on Sunday and shoot all week". Give up? The answer is below the jump.

My Dialect Map - I Can't Name the Area Between the Sidewalk and the Road

You see that picture? I have no idea what to call the grass between the road and the sidewalk.

You've probably already taken this quiz from the New York Times. It's exploded across the internet faster than knife fight in a phone booth. Likely, it's gone viral because people love to talk about how they talk.

I don't normally take quizzes (online or otherwise) but since I had plenty of time this Christmas Day, I decided to go for it. It actually doesn't take very long and it pegs you pretty close to where you live. (At least it did for me and Mrs. Permanent Press). I can't show you my map because it's not linkable for some reason. Take my word for it, it's pretty accurate for someone who lives in Columbia, has a father from Augusta, GA and went to college in the Shenandoah valley of Virginia.

To me, the most interesting question was "What do you call the grass strip between the sidewalk and the road?". It just blew my mind. It's so common and everyday, but I've never given that a second thought and I don't have a word for it.  It's not like some weird thing that only exists in Norway.

Anyone got a word for that?

Anyway, I used to think that I had no accent at all, but that changed when I went to Northwestern Indiana for law school. Most of my classmates were from the midwest or the upper midwest. I certainly didn't sound like them. I'd be interested to see their maps. Maybe they have a word for what the grass between the sidewalk and the road is.

To Kill a Mockingbird

How well do you know it?

Firearm Terminolgy (As Understood by Leftists)

Assault Rifle: Any long-arm that “looks scary”. These should be banned.
Assault Clip: Any device used to feed ammunition to a firearm with a capacity of greater than one round. These should be banned.
Automatic Weapon: Anything that uses an assault clip, these should be banned.
Semi-Automatic Weapon: Scary-sounding because it is probably the equivalent of "Automatic Weapon" since it also contains the word "automatic". Use this word as much as possible with no explanation in order to scare people.
Common Sense: Any law or regulation that will infringe on the Second Amendment.
Cop-Killer Bullet: Any bullet.
Extreme: Any position on gun laws that is to the right of Fidel Castro.
Gun: An inanimate object that nonetheless has free will and moral agency.
Gun Show: A small, sovereign area wherein the laws of the United States do not apply.
Handgun: The cause of all violent crime; this gun has no legitimate purpose and should be banned.
High Powered: Any cartridge of any caliber that can be fired by an assault rifle.
Machine Gun: Guns meant to be shot full auto from the hip to kill lots of people.
Sniper Rifle: Any long-arm that is not an assault rifle. These should be banned.

 (h/t The Truth About Guns)

For bonus points, identify the model of this rifle: