"Front Shoulders..."

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Buck Elliott
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"Front Shoulders..."

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I see this pop up from time to time in various posts.

The ONLY shoulders a 4-legged critter has are in FRONT, guys...

I've never read of anyone shooting (or aiming at -- ) a REAR shoulder, or a MIDDLE one either, for that matter. TOP and/or BOTTOM shoulders also never appear in print (nor in anatomy books...)

How this "folksy" terminology entered our fair language is a matter for others to determine, but I suspect it has some root in the (unfortunately-not) uniquely-American tendency toward repetitive redundancy.

So -- give my poor brain a break -- OK...?
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:lol:

I have to admit I let a lot of such things go on by because I dealt with English as a second language speakers for so long. Sometimes it is hard to avoid laughing out loud.
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OH YEH OH YEH....WELL I HAVE A PAIR OF MONOCULARS.....SO THERE !!!!
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Terry Murbach wrote:OH YEH OH YEH....WELL I HAVE A PAIR OF MONOCULARS.....SO THERE !!!!
:lol:
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Terry Murbach wrote:OH YEH OH YEH....WELL I HAVE A PAIR OF MONOCULARS.....SO THERE !!!!
One for each eye... :mrgreen:
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Well, we do PARK in a drive way and DRIVE on the parkway....
Ok from now on it is just shoulders, no front, middle or rear description needed. :?
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Forget the "front shoulders", I kinda like the "Texas heart shot". :lol:
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The Texas heartshot is more than likely related to the Portuguese head shot..... :mrgreen:
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Terry Murbach wrote:OH YEH OH YEH....WELL I HAVE A PAIR OF MONOCULARS.....SO THERE !!!!
And I'll bet you use one at each eye! Don't you? ;-{p>
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I think I'll refer this whole thread to the Department of Redundancy Department ...
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I read this entire thread twice and it still seemed repetitive!
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I can only try to do my bey' ;) :mrgreen:

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My cat has six legs: two legs in back and fore legs in front.

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And here I thought a rump roast was when you got your butt too close to the fire trying to keep warm.
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Hmmmmmm, My shoulders are connected to my ARMS not my legs. Maybe what defines shoulders is being connected to the NECK and HEAD! :lol:
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Threads like this give me a mybrain headache.

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Okay, how many of you english majors have a hot water heater in your basement?? huh???? Les
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Les Staley wrote:Okay, how many of you english majors have a hot water heater in your basement?? huh???? Les
Or have visited the Rio Grande River... :lol:
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Les Staley wrote:Okay, how many of you english majors have a hot water heater in your basement?? huh???? Les
I have a water heater. If the water was already hot it wouldn't need heating. I also wonder if gunsmiths deposit safeties in safety deposit boxes.
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John Taffin had a good one the other day. People declaring the front sight is a partridge sight. I guess they would need a grouse sight or a pheasant sight too.
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NonPCnraRN wrote:
Les Staley wrote:Okay, how many of you english majors have a hot water heater in your basement?? huh???? Les
I have a water heater. If the water was already hot it wouldn't need heating. I also wonder if gunsmiths deposit safeties in safety deposit boxes.
maybe his water heater was stolen?
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