Talk:Rolling Thunder

Latest comment: 6 years ago by Imeriki al-Shimoni in topic Origin

Origin

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Original coinage of the phrase? I assume it was the American Indian? Drutt (talk) 02:38, 23 October 2010 (UTC)Reply

A common description of the sound of loud or reverberating thunder. OED cites a use as early as 1652.--ShelfSkewed Talk 04:33, 23 October 2010 (UTC)Reply
Rolling thunder is different from regular thunder in that regular thunder can be a crack, a boom, or a short rumble of a few seconds, but rolling thunder is a continuous rumble that lasts minutes or even more than an hour without a single interruption. — al-Shimoni (talk) 19:18, 24 June 2018 (UTC)Reply

Ride or run to (or for) the wall

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It's hard to tell what the proper name of the DC rally is. Here are some inconsistent examples.

  • "Ride to the Wall" (Fox DC)
  • "Run For The Wall" (rftw.org)

The Rolling Thunder Battalion

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The Rolling Thunder ROTC Battalion is made up of:

Shouldn't some mention be made of the Rolling Thunder ROTC Battalion? MaynardClark (talk) 00:47, 29 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

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