Johnny Jihad
n.— «love the skyline and stars out here, i can’t say that enough. amazing…only in the middle east…I gotta hand it to johnny jihad, this place is beautiful at night.» —“Is That A Straight Six?…I Got A Straight Six!” by Neilio (sup3rman83) in Iraq A Loaded Gun Complex…Cock It And Pull It Sept. 5, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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