Male and Female Imponderables - Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen
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UPDATED: Monday, October 30, 2006 13:56
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My education with firearms began with a pellet gun when I was six. My father demonstrated why you don't screw with firearms by loading it, turning it to the deck, and embedding a pellet a quarter inch into the pine. I've never pointed a gun at a human being, and only had one pointed at me once (for about a half second before the man hit me with it).
The first actual gun I fired was the .22 Browning my brother's going to get. It's a good beginners gun. It has minimal kick, and teaches you how to sight. After that, it went directly to shotguns and skeet-shooting, before going back down to .22 and semiautomatic fire. Never used the Rifles as yet.
I'm really going to have to go skeet-shooting again, one day. Advantage of being a rural kid, I guess.
And, for those of you who are going to ask about the time I got hit by a gun, it was a robbery I walked in on. He saw me, I froze, he clubbed me, and ran out. Not much of a story, although it does add to the tally of times I've almost got dead...
The fact that I have to use both hands to count them isn't a good sign, is it?
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I ain't lookin' for help from on high. That's a damn long wait for a train don't come.
98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature.
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Gardening implements, all unnamed. 
Take that you foul bindweed!
Begone purslane!
Loud noises make me jump. Give me a bow and arrow any day. (Okay so long as what's called for is not an assault weapon and a few grenades). I'll leave the guns to the hunters.
We've had rain and rain and rain. I think some of the curl up and snooze factor may be due to changes in barometric pressure, decreased illumination, and and instinctual drive to minimize energy output (cold, shivering, and wet = increased cost of survival. Warm and snoozy = decreased energy spent. ).
Rain and rain and rain is about to turn into rainandrainandrain and WIIIINNND and snooowwww.
Thank you Ohio River Valley. Thank you so very much.
That goes for you too Canada, because don't think we don't know you'll be sending us Arctic Fronts soon. Dastardly villans all.
Okay, it's not their fault there are several big lakes 'twixt us and them that act like snow machines.
Grump.
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Originally posted by JamesTheDark:
for those of you who are going to ask about the time I got hit by a gun, it was a robbery I walked in on. He saw me, I froze, he clubbed me, and ran out. Not much of a story, although it does add to the tally of times I've almost got dead...
The fact that I have to use both hands to count them isn't a good sign, is it?
We will not go quietly into the night
We will not give in without a Big Damn Fight
We are Browncoats, and we know we are right
We will rage, rage against the dying of our engine light!
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Originally posted by Mavourneen:
Good Morning, Everyone-
I don't own any weapons, but Husband has several - assorted hunting rifles, a black powder rifle, a .44 Super BlackHawk, some little .22 thingy, and a Tommy Gun he bought himself for his birthday last year. None have names; he's not one to name objects.
My weapon of choice is my tuna casserole served with brussel sprouts!
...a Tommy Gun...
*mops up small puddle of drool*
(but I do love a good tuna salad)
"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"
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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
Ugh, don't talk about that horrid stuff. I had to drive home through it yesterday morning and it was slushy and nasty and visibility was horrible.
I'm just glad you made it home safe. I always hate the first snow because, even though they have lived here all their lives and it's never been any different, people forget how the f
k to drive in the stuff. It's like all memory of it has been wiped clean. We've had rain for a week now except for one day and the sun was out for about two minutes. I stared it into embarassment and it went away. It's been gray for at least two weeks. Anyway. You're home safe and that's some of the best news I've heard today."Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"
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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:Quote:
Originally posted by JamesTheDark:
for those of you who are going to ask about the time I got hit by a gun, it was a robbery I walked in on. He saw me, I froze, he clubbed me, and ran out. Not much of a story, although it does add to the tally of times I've almost got dead...
The fact that I have to use both hands to count them isn't a good sign, is it?
We will not go quietly into the night
We will not give in without a Big Damn Fight
We are Browncoats, and we know we are right
We will rage, rage against the dying of our engine light!
Don't that just make it worth it all?
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I ain't lookin' for help from on high. That's a damn long wait for a train don't come.
98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature.
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Originally posted by msg:
EDIT- and Jonny I figure with all those cute doggies, I doubt you'd need guns...I did feel the need to pass this doggy costume website on to you
http://www.brandsonsale.com/dog-halloween-costumes.html
Aw. You shouldn't have...no really don't do it again.
"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"
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Originally posted by Kelkhil:
Badges...we don't need no stinking badges!
oh wait you said badgers!
Kelkhil
The Shirtless Forsaken
Spoken like a true Wolverine!
"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"
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Originally posted by Mavourneen:
And Jonny, you are being a saucy fellow today. Is Mrs. Quest away, perchance???
Wha'd I say? Wha'd I Say?
Saucy? Me? Of course, I should be hittin' the sauce over at the Pub. But It's almost bedtime.
As far as the gun safety issue goes, I guess I'm with PR and MsG and others too I think. Now's a great time for the "Do not touch!" lessons. But the tiny little hands ain't gonna have the right grip yet (among other reasons).
But I puzzled by this thread somewhat. Everybody is talking about locking up the guns. Why not just lock up the children? Seems like the answer to many a parent's problems, not just gun safety. That way Kelkhil, if they're used to confined spaces, they won't mind the trunk on those long hauls to find the best Cons...
"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"
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Originally posted by RugBug:
Turns out he was just shooting gophers
He wasn't shooting at their crotch, was he?
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