Posted by Blinky the Shark on 03/08/07 23:06

dorayme wrote:
> In article <slrnev126e.nn0.no.spam@thurston.blinkynet.net>, Blinky the
> Shark <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote:
>
>> dorayme wrote:
>> > In article
>> ><1173311102.349323.210500@c51g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, "Rob"
>> ><rmpsfdbs@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> What is that little thing (icon) that appears to the left of the
>> >> URL for some websites?
>> >
>> > An urlicon.
>>
>> You've made me think of the Oerlikon.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oerlikon_20_mm_cannon
>
> I _am_ impressed by you knowing this. To be perfectly frank, I would

WWII history fan.

But now engaged in 900 pages' worth of "Dreadnought: Britain, Germany
and the Coming of the Great War", ISBN 0-345-37556-4. On order from
the Military Book Club: "Nelson's Trafalgar", ISBN 0-670-03448-7

> not mind having one mounted on my roof to blast away at the three dogs
> that bark too much in the house behind me.

And don't overlook the possibilities that arise when one has one of
these mounted on his automobile.


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