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In article <mcko0jlcbol6djm4mtvdgtsqldb3rpkea7@4ax.com>,
The Horny Goat  <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
>I distinctly remember the line "You know the
>'rockets' red glare? the bombs bursting in air? Well those were OUR
>rockets and OUR bombs - but we don't advertise that much to our
>American friends these days!"

[Hal Heydt]
Congreve rockets and mortar rounds with the fuse cut too short,
repsectively.