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by 2571
Thu Aug 04, 2016 7:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Let's See Your.......... Boats!!!
Replies: 22
Views: 3735

Re: Let's See Your.......... Boats!!!

My 11' Eagle Canoe. (don't laugh, it's paid for :wink:) It weigh 45 pounds - less than 1/4 my weight. Last time I was out fishing I hooked into a Ulua (Giant Trevally - Caranx ignoblis) that towed me around for almost an hour before the hook finally pulled lose. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...
by 2571
Tue Jul 19, 2016 5:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: France again!
Replies: 7
Views: 1426

Re: France again!

I hate to say anything nice about the lady, but I think Hillary has more stomach for military response than our feckless current leader. ...except that she doesn't like her sleep disturbed when our ambassador is being murdered, then lies to the world to cover up her gross negligence. BAD ENOGH THAT...
by 2571
Tue Jul 19, 2016 5:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Found something cool
Replies: 17
Views: 3228

Re: Found something cool

hIRE A NON-CLAUSROPHOBIC MIDGET
by 2571
Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Orlando, Flvisit. Any levergun stuff ?
Replies: 3
Views: 1080

Orlando, Flvisit. Any levergun stuff ?

B een to Disney. Any good gun stores? I'll be there Labor Day weekend. Anyplace I can by a case of MRE's? Any black powder places of interest?
by 2571
Wed Jun 01, 2016 7:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Don't forget, Father's Day is coming... be careful out there
Replies: 8
Views: 1756

Re: Don't forget, Father's Day is coming... be careful out t

Sixgun wrote:Nice helpful little tykes!

On another note, Fathers Day is the most confusing day in the inner cities. :D ----6

Nasty; small
by 2571
Fri May 13, 2016 9:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gummint employees
Replies: 13
Views: 1591

Re: Gummint employees

Here in the Great Lakes, USCG has finally decided it need not completely paint every new vessel put into service. Finally dawned on them that this is fresh water, not corrosive salt sea-water.
by 2571
Sat Apr 09, 2016 5:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bush's beans factory and bean doctorin'
Replies: 5
Views: 1435

Re: Bush's beans factory and bean doctorin'

"some I know have been with them for over 40 years, good folks!!"

Must be if they have not moved all their job to china.

Honest to gosh, I saw a can of mushrooms in the grocer store that said, "Made in china" on the label.
by 2571
Sat Apr 09, 2016 5:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Knife talk: Marbles' 'military' picket knife
Replies: 14
Views: 2448

Re: Knife talk: Marbles' 'military' picket knife

Live in MI. Word here is that Marbles failed to keep up with modern marketing. For instance, they kept putting bottle openers on pocket knives 10 years after twist-off caps became universal.
by 2571
Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Three Men in a Restaurant
Replies: 5
Views: 1410

Re: Three Men in a Restaurant

My police dept. made everybody on a disability return annually to see the department doctor. PIA for a lot of them who had moved across the country to warmed climates. Assigned in the same building as the medical section, I used to see my buddy return. He'd had an high speed accident chasing a murde...
by 2571
Wed Mar 23, 2016 9:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Biting my lip
Replies: 13
Views: 1920

Re: Biting my lip

Wife paid $1700 to the Colt custom shop for a gift for me. Took it apart to clean & base pin would not fit. Called Colt & they said send it back under warranty, and that they had a 180 day turn around policy. Too embarrassed to explain to my wife why I could not shoot it, I drove to Magnapor...
by 2571
Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Uncle Sam blunders again
Replies: 25
Views: 3783

Re: Uncle Sam blunders again

Hawkeye2 wrote:Feds failed to legally protect Yosemite Park's name; corporation now owns the name and suing US for $M's."

What can you expect from a country that gave away the Panama Canal?
I'll tell you what to expect - give back Guantanamo to that old fanny burp Raul Castro.
by 2571
Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Uncle Sam blunders again
Replies: 25
Views: 3783

Re: Uncle Sam blunders again

"What kind of lawyer would even take the case?"

How can they lose? Government itself granted / issued the trademark. What else would the corporation have to prove?
by 2571
Mon Mar 21, 2016 2:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Uncle Sam blunders again
Replies: 25
Views: 3783

Re: Uncle Sam blunders again

Feds failed to legally protect Yosemite Park's name; corporation now owns the name and suing US for $M's. Park service remiss; another gov't agency gave it away to a business. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/21/a-private-company-trademarked-the-phrase-yosemite-national-pa...
by 2571
Mon Mar 21, 2016 12:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Uncle Sam blunders again
Replies: 25
Views: 3783

Uncle Sam blunders again

Feds failed to legally protect Yosemite Park's name; corporation now owns the name and suing US for $M's. Park service remiss; another gov't agency gave it away to a business. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/21/a-private-company-trademarked-the-phrase-yosemite-national-par...
by 2571
Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: strange story from WWII
Replies: 23
Views: 3192

Re: strange story from WWII

:wink: When Buds are talking around the campfire, it's really not cool to blow wind in their face....Seriously, you'd never be asked to another campfire. :( You might know it, and everyone might know it, but STFU :mrgreen:[/quote] I appreciate your advice but my mom told me a stories about a kid who...
by 2571
Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: strange story from WWII
Replies: 23
Views: 3192

Re: strange story from WWII

I said I hoped it was true. I'm not the one who published a different internet account for the world to consider. It's really not the kind of story that tolerates inconsistent versions well & one would think a kinsman would take particular care to accurately retell such a remarkable story in an ...
by 2571
Sun Mar 20, 2016 2:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Am I a curmudgeon, or what??
Replies: 43
Views: 3675

Re: Am I a curmudgeon, or what??

"I hate the whole tipping thing. Why don't they pay employees what they're worth, charge for the product accordingly and just let us pay and leave? I don't have to tip the guy at the parts counter or feed store or anywhere else. Why the surcharge on anything that goes into the mouth? AND, why m...
by 2571
Sun Mar 20, 2016 7:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: strange story from WWII
Replies: 23
Views: 3192

Re: strange story from WWII

Took 45-50 seconds on internet to find inconsistencies in the ways gut told this story throughout his life.

Hope story is true, and more and better besides.
by 2571
Sat Mar 19, 2016 5:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Seen on another board
Replies: 8
Views: 1440

Re: Seen on another board

cf. inconsistency on trueorfalse.com
by 2571
Fri Mar 18, 2016 7:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Way, way OT from gun interests; bought a soroban
Replies: 0
Views: 2857

Way, way OT from gun interests; bought a soroban

Can anybody give me some advice about using a soroban? Trying to teach myself to use a Japanese abacus & can't find anybody who even knows what it is.

tia
by 2571
Fri Mar 18, 2016 7:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rocket Stove/Mass Heater
Replies: 14
Views: 2612

Re: Rocket Stove/Mass Heater

Y'all should make some wine. You look like Italian peasants crushing grapes.

Neat pic of white dog. It has already staked out a warm spot for sleeping!
by 2571
Fri Mar 18, 2016 7:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
Replies: 11
Views: 1455

Re: Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Everyone's Irish on 3/17. My black law partner was swearing a green boutonniere yesterday.

May the enemies of Ireland never meet a friend!
by 2571
Fri Mar 18, 2016 7:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Am I a curmudgeon, or what??
Replies: 43
Views: 3675

Re: Am I a curmudgeon, or what??

Amazing you trust paper currency. Why are you so afraid to accept day-to-day, commonplace, commercial progress?
by 2571
Thu Mar 17, 2016 10:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Snake load
Replies: 23
Views: 3390

Re: Snake load

Green snakes are harmless. No need to kill them. They make nice pets.
by 2571
Wed Mar 16, 2016 3:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Making my own cap & ball wads
Replies: 25
Views: 2858

Re: Making my own cap & ball wads

How much lube is soaked up? Just one piece of .125 durofelt per one pound of wax/tallow?
by 2571
Sun Mar 13, 2016 11:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is this true
Replies: 13
Views: 2687

Re: Is this true

Ollie North was a liar & a criminal.
by 2571
Sun Mar 13, 2016 3:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Watching B&W cowboy channel
Replies: 9
Views: 1688

Re: Watching B&W cowboy channel

"Indians mount a horse on the right side" Yes. Hence the equestrian jargon, "Indian broke" for a horse which has been taught to be mounted from the right. Or, today, about a horse trained to accept a rider from either side. Napoleon Bonaparte was left handed and rode an 'Indian b...
by 2571
Fri Mar 11, 2016 8:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Watching B&W cowboy channel
Replies: 9
Views: 1688

Re: Watching B&W cowboy channel

I'm more native than you. I believe the buffalo will return.
by 2571
Fri Mar 11, 2016 4:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Watching B&W cowboy channel
Replies: 9
Views: 1688

Watching B&W cowboy channel

Cheyenne on right now. Sun sets, Native Americans have cowboys surrounded. 2 Indians start making coyote calls but guys in white hats recognize sounds as phony. I've seen this 124 times in different, old cowboy movies. Why do the indians always make those sounds at nigh? What are they saying or what...
by 2571
Fri Mar 11, 2016 8:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 3250 .22s At A Decent Price
Replies: 13
Views: 1352

Re: 3250 .22s At A Decent Price

good price Seems like I have been seeing posts for 3-4 years claiming a new .22lr factory was opening in Arkansas, or Al or ID or NYC next month or next year and that ammo would be 2¢ each. Saw a post here not long ago about reloading .38Sp for a dime. I'd rather shoot .38 than .22. Saw a physician...
by 2571
Tue Mar 08, 2016 4:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Robert Duvall...ever in any BAD movies...???
Replies: 25
Views: 4398

Re: Robert Duvall...ever in any BAD movies...???

Girl's pistol misfires.

Ned says, "They will dooo it"
by 2571
Mon Mar 07, 2016 9:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Vintage 1940's Boo Fly Rod Restoration.
Replies: 15
Views: 1782

Re: Vintage 1940's Boo Fly Rod Restoration.

"I don't think the fish know the difference between an $80.00 rod and a $3,000.00 rod anyway :)"

Told my business partner I'd help him make a fly rod. Instead he dropped $5C. Busted it first time he took it out.
by 2571
Thu Mar 03, 2016 2:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why would we want to keep our guns
Replies: 26
Views: 3250

Re: Why would we want to keep our guns

When someone pulled that, " I killed them all'" trick on me, I used to lock them up for violating our state law against false police report. Never convicted anyone but saw to it they spent 12-15 hours in the precinct lockup. It's all becoming clear. So you abused your police powers to arr...
by 2571
Thu Mar 03, 2016 2:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thought experiment: if you were a Name In Hollyweird...
Replies: 12
Views: 1615

Re: Thought experiment: if you were a Name In Hollyweird...

A lot of good bible stories have made it to the movies yet.
by 2571
Thu Mar 03, 2016 2:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got a call from United Cancer Support Foundation
Replies: 22
Views: 2769

Re: Got a call from United Cancer Support Foundation

Ever since I applied for SS retirement benefits, I get emails & calls trying to sell me a funerary casket.
by 2571
Wed Mar 02, 2016 12:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Oscars
Replies: 26
Views: 3378

Re: The Oscars

"These people won't be happy until they eliminate the white race which is racism aint it?" I'm not white. I guess I must be one of "those people". However, like many of 'us' my Christian principles do not allow me to wish the elimination of the white race. May I assume you are on...
by 2571
Tue Mar 01, 2016 11:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Nice article about seal being honored today with MOH
Replies: 16
Views: 2616

Re: Nice article about seal being honored today with MOH

sore shoulder wrote:All I can think is I hope that Dr was worth a navy SEAL's life.
Certainly a cheap assessment of a genuine hero's actions. Why do you think he volunteered for Seal training?

Shame on you.
by 2571
Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why would we want to keep our guns
Replies: 26
Views: 3250

Re: Why would we want to keep our guns

"Rural' people rarely display the arrogance of wanting to force 'urban' people to adopt their way of life, but too many spoiled insulated urbanites think nothing of forcing their narrow world-view on those in rural areas." So why do rural folk insist on police response like they'd have if ...
by 2571
Tue Mar 01, 2016 9:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Ice Castles"
Replies: 2
Views: 969

Re: "Ice Castles"

Neat! We have those in the summers too, here in Detroit.
by 2571
Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do you store your gunleather?
Replies: 13
Views: 1714

Re: How do you store your gunleather?

marlinman93 wrote:In a milk crate under my loading bench. High tech!
Did you buy the milk crate or just 'borrow' it? Do you know what those things cost a dairy?
by 2571
Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got busted carrying concealed
Replies: 27
Views: 4078

Re: Got busted carrying concealed

Maybe that Hawaiian shirt thing works west of the Mississippi.

Dead giveaway where I live. I locked up at least 2-3 different guys just on hunches they were concealing something. I figured it'd be dope, but it was gun each time.

But, Hawaiian shirts are not common here.
by 2571
Sat Feb 27, 2016 12:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got busted carrying concealed
Replies: 27
Views: 4078

Re: Got busted carrying concealed

Maybe it's because I spend most of day in downtown Detroit, but I'd be reluctant to ask a stranger about what kind of firearm they're carrying. Hereabouts, everyone carries but few have the required license.
by 2571
Fri Feb 26, 2016 5:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Most beautiful actress of the 1960s?
Replies: 55
Views: 9447

Re: Most beautiful actress of the 1960s?

Tycer wrote:Jodi Foster
Wrong response by about 30 years.

If you can count her, I'd add Joey Heatherton.
by 2571
Fri Feb 26, 2016 5:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The score: .357 Mag levergun-1, golf ball-0
Replies: 11
Views: 1921

Re: The score: .357 Mag levergun-1, golf ball-0

Golf is a dumb game. Hit a ball, walk a mile, hit again, walk again.
by 2571
Wed Feb 24, 2016 4:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thinking of brass blackening on Henry
Replies: 34
Views: 4901

Re: Thinking of brass blackening on Henry

I bought a used .44 last month with supposedly only 14 rounds through it and a .357 a week later, which I ordered as brand new. Neither has 'clearcoat' on them. Both began tarnishing as soon as I began handling them. Disappointing. Shooting buddy is a metallurgist. He says the 'brass' is an alloy Th...
by 2571
Mon Feb 22, 2016 5:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For you older guys....
Replies: 45
Views: 4713

Re: For you older guys....

Always coveted a Ruger .22 pistol. Bought one on impulse.

Traded it away the next week. What a dud.

Similarly, wanted a Colt SAA. $1700, bought it on a humble & everybody asked if I was gonna shoot it or just put it in a drawer or safe. I shoot it every day.
by 2571
Sun Feb 21, 2016 11:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Value of once fired brass
Replies: 9
Views: 1452

Re: Value of once fired brass

jdad wrote:The going price has dropped to around $1-$1.50 per pound.

January prices.

Below $1 last week.
by 2571
Sun Feb 21, 2016 6:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thinking of brass blackening on Henry
Replies: 34
Views: 4901

Re: Thinking of brass blackening on Henry

Sacrilege.
by 2571
Fri Feb 19, 2016 10:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Western Movie Feb. 2016...
Replies: 29
Views: 3953

Re: New Western Movie Feb. 2016...

Is Donald Sutherland as warped in real life as he appears in movies? Is there something like a-wrong with that man?