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Why did Marines call Vietnamese zipper-heads?
After watching Gran Torino which was a terrific movie, I wondered how the term zipper-head came to be. I found this explanation on the urbandictionary.com website. Used during Vietnam, Charlie was coined zipperheads because of the way a head looked after it had been hit with a high powered automatic weapon. The the typical rising machine gun would cause a face wound that looked like an open zipper on the face of some one from the viet kong. That gook looks like a Zipper Head because of the machiene gun fire.
Who was the head of the Japanese military in World War 2?
Emperor Showa was head of the Japanese military during the Second World War.
What are Japanese nature spirits called?
Shinto sprits are called Kami which means soul or spirit in Japanese!
What were suicidal Japanese pilots called?
I believe they were called kamikazes.
What were the Japanese suicide pilots called?
I believe they were called kamikazes.
What is that jacket with no zipper called?
It's called a Sweatshirt
What is whose your daddy in Japanese?
ching ching chow-zipper dee doo daddy
What is the jacket with no zipper called?
hoody plural hoodies
Is the zipper on your pants a fly or a flea?
Time to blow your mind. It's not a flea at all. You're thinking of a fly. However, it's not that either. The zipper is called the zipper. The fly, is actually that little flap that covers the zipper. So when someone says, "You're fly is down," it's not. Your zipper is down. Your fly can only be open.
Why did Marines call Vietnamese zipper-heads?
After watching Gran Torino which was a terrific movie, I wondered how the term zipper-head came to be. I found this explanation on the urbandictionary.com website. Used during Vietnam, Charlie was coined zipperheads because of the way a head looked after it had been hit with a high powered automatic weapon. The the typical rising machine gun would cause a face wound that looked like an open zipper on the face of some one from the viet kong. That gook looks like a Zipper Head because of the machiene gun fire.
How do you make a metal zipper slide easier?
Use a bar of soap. Rub it on both sides of the zipper, then work the head up and down. You might need to re-soap the zipper once or twice more and work the head up and down a few times to ensure the soap gets into the grooves. Works for me ;-) More information Try rubbing a pencil on it - graphite is a terriffic lubricant.
Does jay Adams really have a zipper tattooed on his head?
He sure does.... it's half zipped, half unzipped
Why is YKK found on most zippers?
"YKK" is actually the name of a zipper manufacturing company. The firm was started in 1934 by a Japanese gentleman called Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha, and his initials are still stamped onto the zip pullers to this day.
Who invented the zipper in 1890?
The zipper was invented by Whitcomb Judson in 1890. He called his invention the "clasp locker." However, it was further developed and improved by Gideon Sundback in the early 20th century, leading to the modern zipper design we know today.
What does YKK on your zipper mean?
That's the company that makes the zipper. The original company called San-S Shokai in downtown Tokyo was founded in 1934 by Tadao Yoshida.
Why are orientals called zipper heads?
it refered to the way machine gun fire looked like a zipper patern when it hit the vietnamise, looked like they had ben unzipped.
What was the Japanese government headed by?
The head of the japanese government was the emperor
