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  • Interestingly, after Greg talked about commenteres like me and SC and our ability to silence other voices, Windy said we should be called The Silencers, and compared us to The Avengers.

    Pharyngula 2010

  • Silencers shall be used on firearms, so as to not disturb the peace.

    Think Progress » Vandals hit at least five Dem offices nationwide, threaten to ‘assassinate’ children of pro-reform lawmakers. 2010

  • Silencers are to quiet the bow. yes it makes noise when it hits, but a deer will hear the bow when shot and duck the arrow. silencers are meant to stop or lessen the let off noise to help prevent the deer from ducking the arrow. that way you have a better chance of making the shot.

    What do you think about bow string silencers (actually in the string or tied on)? Worthwhile? 2009

  • Silencers are to quiet the bow. yes it makes noise when it hits, but a deer will hear the bow when shot and duck the arrow. silencers are meant to stop or lessen the let off noise to help prevent the deer from ducking the arrow. that way you have a better chance of making the shot.

    What do you think about bow string silencers (actually in the string or tied on)? Worthwhile? 2009

  • But the look of the movie, which is virtually identical to The Silencers the year before, makes it feel like a '60s relic studio movie, as does the rear-projection in the car scenes.

    My "Bonnie and Clyde" Problem Jaime J. Weinman 2009

  • Great "insider" shots the real telly never got year - and all cut to the sound of the Silencers!

    This Parliament is not for turning Jeff 2009

  • Silencers indicated professional killers, not the style of shooting common in the Hollow and in the Argyle Avenue district.

    TOO MANY MURDERS Colleen McCullough 2009

  • The series of novels, and this first one, get a lot of praise and it was Dean Martin who took a comic version of the character to the cinema screen in four films, The Silencers, Murderers' Row, The Ambushers and The Wrecking Crew.

    Filmstalker: Spielberg for Matt Helm 2009

  • In fact, Guffey was the first cinematogapher whose work I actually noticed: realizing that How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Silencers and Bonnie and Clyde were all shot by the same person, I understood how a director of photography could create a distinctive look.

    My "Bonnie and Clyde" Problem Jaime J. Weinman 2009

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    OpEdNews - Quicklink: New Blackwater Iraq Scandal: Guns, Silencers and Dog Food 2008

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