It is to laugh . . .
The US Army is testing something called MEHEL, standing for "Mobile Expeditionary High Energy Laser". Here's a video explaining it.
I suspect the word "Expeditionary" was hurriedly added to the title . . . after someone realized that without it, the obvious acronym would be MOHEL.
Peter
Your cutting incite is noted.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet *that* would cause fear and consternation among the enemy.
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ReplyDeleteSeems to me that the name should be changed back to MOHEL.
Looks like you could circumcise everyone within 20 miles.
It would do that too... :-)
ReplyDeleteThat will be the Israeli version.
ReplyDeleteMilitary terms/names are always developed with the resulting acronyms considered. Not always with enough thought involved, though! (sometimes the acronym came first, although that stopped long ago, due to being PC)
ReplyDeleteIt not only kills your drone it gives it herpes.
ReplyDeleteGiving a new meaning to the person doing the cutting 'Just a little off the top please' . . . :^)
ReplyDeleteYeah, but then the Arabs would accuse us of being part of the Israeli Army.
ReplyDeleteAn old Mohel decided to save up the foreskins that he removed, and started selling a line of luggage made from them. You could buy a small bag for overnight travel, but if you expected to be gone longer and needed more room, you could just stroke the small suitcase a few times, and it'd turn into a full set of luggage in a moment.
ReplyDeleteCue hat trick.
Be sure to tip your wait staff on the way out, and I'll be back to lurking next week...
Wandering Neurons
heh.
ReplyDeleteMore likely the 'expeditionary' was added because its a military funding buzzword - like 'blockchain' or 'nano' is today. If its not expeditionary then it has less chance of development being funded.