A Zippo lighter on Zazzle: is it really 'military'?

[shadowstalker]

delete please

[TargeT]

it says MIL in all caps, super common truncation of military.

Hell, my work email is XXX.mil@mail.mil

[Kindred]

I don't know about you, but there's NO Sound.. is there supposed to be???

[shadowstalker]

Nope no sound

[shadowstalker]

Posted by TargeT (here)
it says MIL in all caps, super common truncation of military.

Hell, my work email is XXX.mil@mail.mil

Ya I get that, I just find it interesting that Zazzle would know it's military, when most folks don't, even ones that have been in the military

[MorningFox]

You might want to explain? I for one have literally no idea what you or that video is referring to...

Mod note from Bill: Right. No idea at all from the original title, which was posted (for some reason!) in 'General Discussion'. I changed the title to reflect what this might be about, and moved it to the 'What does it Mean?' section. But I do have to say, this does seem to be a super-trivial thing to be discussing.

[shadowstalker]

Posted by MorningFox (here)
You might want to explain? I for one have literally no idea what you or that video is referring to...

Wow really? Ok.
M.I.L.A.B. = Military Abductee or Military Abduction.

[MorningFox]

So you're posting a video of a picture of a review of a user uploaded lighter design, and are wondering what exactly? How zazzle know it's military related when it has the military abbreviation in the title?

[shadowstalker]

Posted by MorningFox (here)
So you're posting a video of a picture of a review of a user uploaded lighter design, and are wondering what exactly? How zazzle know it's military related when it has the military abbreviation in the title?

As I said earlier, most military personnel has never even heard of it let alone what it means, I just find that interesting.

And this
https://www.zazzle.com/s/army+sticke...80314091552445
https://www.zazzle.com/s/military+ts...24840367676198

Just find it kinda odd, how all these others get past. but Zippos not aloud?
And I was being condescending when I was asking how they new.

Don't worry I'll find a way lol

[Spiral]

IMO they have just used the first two letters of the alphabet after "MIL" ....

MILAB survivors zippo lol.

[TargeT]

Posted by shadowstalker (here)
Ya I get that, I just find it interesting that Zazzle would know it's military, when most folks don't, even ones that have been in the military

Because military and zippo lighters are a "thing" (they were standard issue for Army and Navy, maybe other branches too) and since the company was basically built supplying the military (and they became an iconic military item) there's a level of nostalgia and respect from the Zippo manufacture that's strictly applied.

Posted by shadowstalker (here)
M.I.L.A.B. = Military Abductee or Military Abduction.

That's not how we truncate.. it's MIL AB (Military Abduction) not M.I.L.A.B., (an acronym for what?)

The military is a pretty tight family, most of us would instantly recognize what an all CAPS collection of letters like that means or potentially means (as "AB" is not common usage, but more of an adaption of something like COINTEL (Counter Intelligence) or CONOP (Controlled Opposition) or SITREP (Situation Report) etc.. ).

[shadowstalker]

I don't remember what my friend said his version was but it had to with kidnapping and mind control and military he turned it into a big sentence and akin it to Milab as well, its been a while since he told me, that's why it was up like that. That all I know.

P.s. sorry about the confusion.
P.s.s I asked him again what he told me it meant he decided not to, so I dump the video he had me make. No doubt he feels he made a huge mistake, so to keep both of us safe I dumped the vid .

You can dump the thread if you'd like