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mad minute

Derived from G.I.s during the Vietnam war; a situation where every available weapon was fired as much as possible at anything that could conceivably be a target for one minute. Good for discouraging base-infiltrating NVA troops and clearing LZs as well as blowing off steam.

No, Vietnam’s mad minute’s not a math drill
Designed to master number facts skill
Mad minutes discourage infiltration by NVA
Encroaching on encampments night and day
Mad minutes into irate wild wood bestow
Such a fantastic light show.

by guy with computer October 9, 2006