Talk:Celebratory gunfire

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[edit] Etymology

Who coined this phrase, and when? It's odd that the only example of its use is not one from Lebanon but from Albania. JackofOz 03:23, 4 February 2006 (UTC) (btw, thanks to StuRat for making me aware of this expression)

As I said in the creation edit summary, I found evidence for this name in a newspaper article. Google has been very unhelpful in trying to establish the etymology. If there is a better name for the phenomenon, by all means it should be moved. Have you heard of any other names for firing guns into the air as a form of celebration? JFW | T@lk 05:45, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Not at all. Until I was made aware of this term, it never occurred to me there even was a term other than "shooting guns into the air". I'll check with Michael Quinion, he knows everything about the origin of expressions, but he's going away for 6 weeks so we may have to wait a while. JackofOz 11:47, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

An NPOV and encyclopaedic term like "celebratory gunfire" seems in order. The "Lebanese unload" term seems like some kind of N. American neologism, which might merit mention, but certainly isn't the best way to describe the act. I guess I'll be WP:Bold. Cheers, Tewfik^Talk 05:12, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed Merge

One article covers an incidental aspect of the other and should not be merged in my opinion (would be like merging Sesame Street with Television program). --Username132 (talk) 18:15, 13 December 2006 (UTC)