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by Darth NANAME on March 22nd, 2010
Suicide Bombers is appropriate because they differentiate themselves from generic bombers by killing themselves in their attack.
by BACzero on March 22nd, 2010
Darth has it right. ALL bombers are "homicide bombers". Suicide bombers differentiate themselves by killing themselves in their act of bombing.
by LePoupon is a proper gander. on March 22nd, 2010
Yep, the media should be referred to as homicide bombers.
by Moongrim on March 23rd, 2010
Suicide/homicidal bombers, just doesn't flow off the tongue the same way.
by WABOO on March 23rd, 2010
They should be referred to as "blasters" for a change coz they blast everything away including their bodies. If they have more powerful bombs ripping entire blocks of neighborhoods, then an appropriate name would be block-blasters, hmmm..
by Nightwatchdog on March 22nd, 2010
It works for me!
by Anonymous on March 22nd, 2010
The word "homicide" in "homicide bomber" is a euphemism for "suicide". They don't call the guy who plants a bomb and runs away a homicide bomber. And if they did wouldn't it be redundant? As opposed to what? An "inflict only bodily injury bomber"?
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by keithold is a prodigal bagger on November 18th, 2010
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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on October 24th, 2010
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Liberals, why shouldn't we have a smaller government?
by Siwinski on December 30th, 2010
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by mumpsimus on October 23rd, 2010
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by Rick_A5690 on January 1st, 2011
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by elizabeth17 on March 22nd, 2010