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    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

    Game » consists of 22 releases. Released Nov 10, 2009

    The sequel to 2007’s wildly successful first-person-shooter Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continues the story of American and British soldiers fighting Russian ultra-nationalist forces.

    WTf is oscar mike????

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    #1  Edited By Raven9686

    What does it mean? Where does it come from?? Also what is danger close???    
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    #2  Edited By The_Laughing_Man

    Means " On the move" 

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    #3  Edited By MattyFTM  Moderator

    It's the phonetic alphabet for "OM", which stands for "On the Move".

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    #4  Edited By TheFreeMan

    "Danger close" means that friendly explosions/fire/air support are close to your area, if I'm not mistaken.

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    #6  Edited By rinkalicous

    Danger Close is the area around an explosion that is, well, Dangerously Close. Anyone in Danger Close is at risk of getting exploded, or at least hurt by falling buildings etc.

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    #7  Edited By FireBurger

    Danger close is indirect fire (mortars/artillery/bombs) that is called in within such a radius that it poses a danger to friendly forces.

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    #8  Edited By Thoseposers

    can anyone tell me why the term "Oscar Mike" got so popular?

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    #9  Edited By xMP44x
    @thoseposers said:
    " can anyone tell me why the term "Oscar Mike" got so popular? "
    It appeared frequently during MW2, and due to the fact that the game is a massive release it reached prominence, I think.
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    #10  Edited By Daveyo520
    @thoseposers: Modern Warfare 2, Jeff saying it a lot, and a t-shirt.
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    #11  Edited By DukeTogo

    Because some people played Modern Warfare 2.

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    #12  Edited By FluxWaveZ
    @thoseposers said:
    " can anyone tell me why the term "Oscar Mike" got so popular? "
    Because RAMIREZ!
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    It was named after Oscar the Grouch whose full name is Oscar Michael Goldblum. Oh and yes his younger brother is beloved actor Jeff Goldblum.

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    #14  Edited By mowgers
    @thoseposers said:
    " can anyone tell me why the term "Oscar Mike" got so popular? "
    MW2, but also Generation Kill, which is probably why MW2 had people declaring the Oscar Mike-ness of everything.
     
    Bravo 2, Oscar Mike!
    Enemy foot mobile, Oscar Mike!
    This ham sandwich, Oscar Mike! *omm nom nom nom*
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    #15  Edited By PNut_Buttr_Panda
    @Raven9686: 
    its army jargon for "on the move". its really not used that often in reality but the video games industry discovered it from the film generation kill and have been over using it ever since.
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    #16  Edited By grilledcheez

    Oscar...like Oscar Mayer hot dogs 
    Mike...like Mike's hard lemonade 
     
    It's when you want a hot dog and a Mike's hard lemonade

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    #17  Edited By Mighty
    @The_Laughing_Man:
    Amen!
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    #18  Edited By AlwaysAngry

    Both "on the move" and "on mission." Same thing, really. And danger close is when danger is, get this, fucking close.

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    #19  Edited By Ferginator4k

    I belive it means, on the move

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    #20  Edited By JJOR64

    It means get in the kitchen and make me a sandwich.

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    #21  Edited By audiosnag

    I like SNAFU. I saw a kids book once called The Swine Snafu and i thought "hmmm..i wonder if that author knows what snafu stands for" 
    I'm guessing no.

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    #22  Edited By LordElkDeer
      :D
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    #23  Edited By ClaritySam

    I love how most people just read the original post and then give the same answer as all the guys above them :-)

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    #24  Edited By spaceturtle

    I always thought it meant "moving out", but that and "on the move" pretty much goes for the same thang, right?

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    #25  Edited By ClaritySam

    Screw Oscar Mike, and Snafu!  Its all about FUBAR!

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    #26  Edited By Ocean_H

    Generation Kill (2008)
     
    - F.N.G. (Fucking New Guy)
    - Oscar Mike (On the Move)
    - Stay Frosty
    - Fight at a bridge
    - Filming combat
    - Close Quarters Battle in vehicles
     
      

        

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