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For example, having done a stint in El Salvador a few years back and mistankingly run into some guerilleros I had the pleasure to have an M-16 applied to my temple...glad they ended up not pulling the trigger.
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If people run Michelins, does that mean they're unpatriotic?
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For example, having done a stint in El Salvador a few years back and mistankingly run into some guerilleros I had the pleasure to have an M-16 applied to my temple...glad they ended up not pulling the trigger.
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Hi all:
Looking for a little tie breaker between my best Bud and I. He does not like my plate:
The car: 00 996 Cab--Arctic
The plate: EXOCET
The meaning: Named after the silver French Navy Air to Ground missile that is itself named after a very fast silver flying fish.
What say you all?
Don't like it either. It seems too un-American, and it caused severe damage to a British vessel and killed British men, our staunchest allies. But, to each his own. If YOU like it, keep it end enjoy.
Us older guys might get it, but many might think you are a former "OCET", whatever that might be. The only person who has to be pleased by your car is you, so tell your friend to find some other concern. AS
If people run Michelins, does that mean they're unpatriotic?
Riiiight.
Personally, if Exocet works for you, go for it. I associate the word with the French missile, but I'm not sure too many other drivers will get it. How important is it for them to get it
It was two Exocet missiles (France) that an Iraqi Mirage F-1 jet (France) fired on the USS Stark in March 1987 which killed 37 U.S. Navy Sailors. I would not like the connotation or association of that on my car.
Appreciate and respect everyone's perspectives on this, particularly those who feel it may be unpatriotic, which is not at all my intent.
Without overly politicizing or enflaming this, I would like to go on record saying that any tragic casualties from the Exocet:
a- Where not by French troops
b- Pale in comparison to German inflicted casualties to those same countries in WW1 and WW2...
Do most of you realize where P- cars are made?
Of course, modern day Germany is a far cry from the terrible days of Hitler. But the Exocet is a present day danger. One that our military has to plan against and train against right now. The word itself is just negative (if you are American or British). You wouldn't put V2 on your car, would you? Or imagine a car with SCUD on the license plate. To me SCUD and Exocet are equally negative.
My perspective is that the Porsche unlike the Exocet is not a killing machine.
Maybe I should call my car Villeneuve which is either a tribute to the racer orrrrr... the Admiral of the defeated fleet at Trafalgar. Why I would post this I'm not sure but my plate remains meaningless, my car purposeful.
I associate Exocet with a high tech, fast sleek and highly maneuvrable missile. And yes, I would like to think that compares favorably to my Porsche.
Anybody who thinks a person with Exocet on his Porsche likes to see British or US ships sunk is going past the obvious interpretation mis-reading the intention of the owner.
And yes, Porsches are made in Germany, Michelins in France, and the Super Unleaded in Saudi Arabia. So what?
Guess your buddy wins the bet then........................as he should. Innocent question, great (recent) history lesson.
BTW, the Stark's Captain lost his command and was "retired" from the Navy for having his Phalanx (computer driven gatling gun) standing down in a war zone.
Pick a weapon we use.....................
For what it's worth and only in the spirit of analytical rigor:
The size of the American arms export market dwarves that of any Western European nation (eg France) perhaps any nation in the world (not sure about Russia). As a result, in any of the armed conflicts and skirmishes of the last 50 years it is probably safe to assume that there are many more tragic American losses to American-made weaponry than there are to French weaponry...not counting any of the even more tragic "friendly fire" accidents. For example, having done a stint in El Salvador a few years back and mistankingly run into some guerilleros I had the pleasure to have an M-16 applied to my temple...glad they ended up not pulling the trigger.
In the end I think that C4C_Leon is bang on but as for the rest I guess I can see more of the argument that says "don't use a missile name at all" than the one that says"don't use a missile name from France"
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