• smeg@feddit.uk
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    6 days ago

    a K9 search and rescue team

    Do American police seriously use this fun little pun for their dog units? Because it just sounds like they’re sending in a team of clunky robots.

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      6 days ago

      Blame the US military in WW2 who started the first US canine unit, they love acronyms and just shortening shit in general. It stuck and came to civilian America.