So why does it rhyme with 'schlock'? On Jan 12, 2012, at 2:26 PM, John Kulig wrote:
Like Mike P, I assume its popularity is due to its technical qualities, including it's polymer (plastic) construction which appears to make it more reliable and durable that other guns. The plastic also protects it from extreme temperature changes and caustic liquids (according to the Wikipedia entry which Mike P supplies). But _perhaps_ the name pops up more in writing because of its sound qualities. I know absolutely nothing about guns but I have heard about Glocks through spy/detective/mystery novels. That fact made me notice a poster about Glocks on the wall of the local police station (cub scout field trip). Would a mystery writer mention the name of a gun if it had more vowels? Even then, not sure, a case can be made that realistic details are what make a novel work ... I believe Glock was Austrian, and if I am not mistaken many guns are from eastern europe. Speaking of sound qualities, I always thought Wolf Blitzer had an unfair advantage doing war coverage .... I mean, can you devise a better name for war coverage?? Dickens (i.e. Ebeneezer Scrooge) couldn't have done better ... Except that it rhymes with 'spritzer'.... Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=15279 or send a blank email to leave-15279-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
