The term "Mad Minute" did not originate with the Vietnam War. It originated from British Army infantry skill-at-arms training from just before World War 1, when an infantryman - during what would today be called his Annual Personal Weapons Test, or APWT - had to get at least 15 hits on a 300 yard target in 60 seconds. No mean feat with a bolt-action rifle fed from a 10-round magazine normally loaded from 5-round stripper clips (and thus needing to be reloaded during the practice). This is why the German Army in the opening battles of WW1 frequently thought they were facing machinegun fire when they were mainly up against infantrymen with bolt-action .303 Lee Enfields on rapid fire.
The "mad minute" was used by, amongst others, author Michael Herr in "Despatches", in that case to describe periods of intense automatic weapons fire during the Vietnam War. Also used to describe any short period of frenetic activity.
by 33 Lima December 29, 2006
A math game given to elementary school students to help them learn their multiplication tables.
The premise of the game, is that you are given three rows of ten basic multiplicaton problems, in which you are supposed to answer as many as you can in sixty seconds. If you manage to finish them all, you move on to 4, 5, and 6 rows.
The premise of the game, is that you are given three rows of ten basic multiplicaton problems, in which you are supposed to answer as many as you can in sixty seconds. If you manage to finish them all, you move on to 4, 5, and 6 rows.
by Lon August 12, 2005
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.
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
The origin and definition of a "mad minute" is a description of the time it takes to reload a musket during combat in the 1700s and 1800s. The theory was to mass your firepower on an enemy you had to mass your soldiers. So formations would stand shoulder to shoulder and fire at each other from a range of fifty to several hundred yards with slow-loading and relatively inaccurate muskets.
The description is especially relevant to close combat because you are trying to reload your musket faster than the soldiers in the enemy formation who are directly in front of you as you are firing at each other. Its therefore a "mad minute" of reloading in between shots.
The description is especially relevant to close combat because you are trying to reload your musket faster than the soldiers in the enemy formation who are directly in front of you as you are firing at each other. Its therefore a "mad minute" of reloading in between shots.
It was a mad minute whilst my ramrod drove the ball home inside my musket as my foe to the front did likewise.
by Poorlaggedman November 30, 2012
The msn madness minute is a very amusing, annoying (for the recipients) game for two or more msn users.
It is initiated by a 2-3 person conversation whereby each person adds every online contact they have, creating one mega-convo. This is followed by fast, erratic postings of words in capitals such as 'PENIS' and 'DILDO' and 'MMM COCK' and 'FUCK SHIT CUNT' etc... and often includes adding pornographic images and moving emoticons to spam and disgust the added people.
It is called the msn madness minute, because almost every time either all the people will leave (the online people anyway) or msn will crash and burn due to the insane ammount of people added to one convo.
The glory that is the msn madness minute is reinforced by the fact that it is not able to determine who started it, as well as which people added who, but one can summise that the person yelling 'DICKS AND TITTIES' probably had something to do with it (although some people who have been added give there two-cents worth!).
One last idea for the madness minute is of course to pretend you are someone else by changing your display name. In a conversation that might be 40 people strong, saying 'look guys, ive added you all to give you some really important information --- im gay'. The stupid fucks that believe you will no doubt spread this and hopefully the real person has to deal with it (LOL).
It is initiated by a 2-3 person conversation whereby each person adds every online contact they have, creating one mega-convo. This is followed by fast, erratic postings of words in capitals such as 'PENIS' and 'DILDO' and 'MMM COCK' and 'FUCK SHIT CUNT' etc... and often includes adding pornographic images and moving emoticons to spam and disgust the added people.
It is called the msn madness minute, because almost every time either all the people will leave (the online people anyway) or msn will crash and burn due to the insane ammount of people added to one convo.
The glory that is the msn madness minute is reinforced by the fact that it is not able to determine who started it, as well as which people added who, but one can summise that the person yelling 'DICKS AND TITTIES' probably had something to do with it (although some people who have been added give there two-cents worth!).
One last idea for the madness minute is of course to pretend you are someone else by changing your display name. In a conversation that might be 40 people strong, saying 'look guys, ive added you all to give you some really important information --- im gay'. The stupid fucks that believe you will no doubt spread this and hopefully the real person has to deal with it (LOL).
>> Craig: mmm fuck im bored... msn is getting pretty shit
John: fuck oath man... oi lets msn madness minute this shit... just go all out with the vulgarity
Craig: kk... add those mother fuckers
and the msn madness minute begins
John: fuck oath man... oi lets msn madness minute this shit... just go all out with the vulgarity
Craig: kk... add those mother fuckers
and the msn madness minute begins
by omg i am wtf uber May 28, 2007
When panda bears mysteriously appear on camera and dance frantically. Usually used as a last attempt for a crap show to get ratings. Made popular by the T.V. show South Park.
"Thankyou Token for that report, now its time for PANDA BEAR MADNESS MINUTE"
(pandas rush onto the set and dance frantically)
(pandas rush onto the set and dance frantically)
by Ramblaron August 21, 2006