Verily I say unto thee, that Linonut spake thusly:
> <humor type="Southern" locale="en-US-surn"> No, it's sawed-off.
>
> They say so right here:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawed-off_shotgun
<retort style="tone: snide; locale: en-UK-scot;">
[quote]
also known as a sawn-off shotgun (UK, AU, NZ; also used in U.S.)
[/quote]
And it's a win by majority vote. Damn. Well that's democracy for ya.
Round these parts "sawed-off" has quite a different meaning
(phonetically speaking) and is usually accompanied by a rude finger gesture.
</retort>
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