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In response to "But he's so old that he's probably talking about musket wads. -- nm" by Beryllium

yep, it is a firearms term -- (link)

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Aug 7 '17, 09:35

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/respectable-uses-for-shooting-your-wad/2011/06/19/AG3RIfjH_story.html?utm_term=.115028ef286f (www.washingtonpost.com)

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I'm sure the late night talk shows will heed and respect this detail, and not use it to mock Sen. Hatch further at all. -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 09:50
For prior generations, its an everyday term. To modern folks, it takes on a unfortunate connotation -- nm - budice Aug 7, 09:39 3
- And since he's potentially also a dirty old man, he could also have meant it the modern way. :) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 09:41 1
  - he looks to me like one of those old men I see out in the field with shotguns, and I wonder if they should still have shotguns - crash davis Aug 7, 09:47
- My musket is *mighty*. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 09:39

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