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On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 08:22:19 -0500, "Barry N. Turner"
wrote: It's been my experience that those kind of people want to use a "non-harmful" way to run the pests off... as long as it isn't in the direction of their property... A few years ago I got interested in varmint hunting, reducing the population of groundhogs that were overrunning my father-in-laws farm. They were undermining his barns and pockmarking his pastures with burrows. Cows or horses (or humans!) could break a leg. Anyway, I visit a varmint hunting website and a few days later started getting hate emails from some woman in Pennsylvania who thought I must be the spawn of Satan. I politely explained the need to reduce the population and the logic. Her response: "Why not pipe loud music into their little burrows and maybe they will go somewhere else?" I told her I had no idea what type of music groundhogs didn't like! Barry "AAvK" wrote in message news:F4ugd.49770$bk1.32592@fed1read05... Same experience with anti-hunters. They will sit in a steak house and describe the evils of deer hunting. Hey man, the *sport* of hunting is NOT COOL or acceptable. Hunting for the purpose of survival is totaly acceptable. And anyone in a steak house knows that the meat they are eating came from the industry where the animals were raised for the purpose, it ain't "hunted" wild animal meat. There's nothing wrong with the way I feel about it. Alex |
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On 29 Oct 2004 11:57:35 -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
The usual thing to do is to start a sob story about how some evil loggers were destroying these old rainforests, and how you begged and pleaded for some meager scraps so you could create something to remember the poor trees by, and since you seem to care so much about remembering the plight of the poor old growth trees, wouldn't you like to buy this lovely bowl so when your friends look at it you can tell them the sad story of the old growth forests, and how this is all that's left of those majestic trees? ;-) "it was SO traumatic... the tree killed itself before we could stop it" |
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Memebership in the Great American Whitetail Assault Force & Dining Club is
free for a limited time only.... Join Today!!!!! "Arch" wrote in message ... Many thanks George. You have turned the tree huggers against the white tails. Maybe the Green People will let up on us now and you and Glenn can turn some western white and cypress. There's hope! Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter, http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings |
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In news:Marty Feldman typed:
"ted harris" wrote in message ... In news:AAvK typed: Hey man, the *sport* of hunting is NOT COOL or acceptable. Hunting for the purpose of survival is totaly acceptable. And anyone in a steak house knows that the meat they are eating came from the industry where the animals were raised for the purpose, it ain't "hunted" wild animal meat. There's nothing wrong with the way I feel about it. Alex Hey Alex, Why don't you do a little research on the subject before you form an opinion? Or are you one fo those tree huggers that thinks a deer shouldn't be shot because it's cute, or pretty. Gimme a break. What you don't know is that the deer population would starve to death and possibly become extinct if it weren't for the hunting season. Besides, about 99.999 percent of the people that hunt actually eat it! i don't think killing a defenseless animal is much of a sport. now, if the animal can somehow kill you if you mess up, that's something. And if you will notice, I am not the one that said it was a sport. -- Ted Harris http://www.tedharris.com (remove .NOJUNK to reply) |
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"AAvK" wrote in message news:xFXgd.70864$bk1.30664@fed1read05...
yeah, but was the deer wearing camo? dressed up like a streetwalker? fishnet stockings and red lipstick? hiv positive? Mr. Feldman I thought you were dead, huh? So you went into hiding and took up turning as a hobby or what? How's that hump anyway... does it still shift from one side to the other? Alex i have resurrected. |
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An analogy - Years ago a friend of ours built a show-quality roadster. We
stopped one evening at a fast food spot and the usual small group surrounded it to compliment and ask questions. One admirer in particular punctuated his praise with "I wish...." (I wish I had the place to do this, I wish I had the money, ...had the tools, .........had the time, etc.). As we were waiting inside for our order, this fellow backed his pickup up behind the roadster and pitched his cup of ice and soda into the open cockpit of the car, and took off. While cleaning the mess out of the car we wondered why. The only thing we could come up with was stupid envy. So, why does a person take time to go to a craft fair and then criticize the materials used in the crafts? Stupid envy? |
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Have you ever considered getting into politics?
Barry "AAvK" wrote in message news:QCXgd.70861$bk1.32467@fed1read05... So, Alex............are you into turning because you need the bowls.........or for the "sport" of it? Honest answer, now! Honest answer: That is kinda like "neither nor there". See? I do not turn wood, am not a tree hugger either. I pay attention in this NG because I am an enthusiast. I would like to be able to have a lathe, but considering my current living situation, I cannot. If I was doing it, it would be for the anything I could make, the art and the beauty of it as well, possibly for makin' some dollars too. Some things I have seen are strictly mind-blowing. Honest enough for you? Alex |
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I think you may be onto something! Barry
"RonB" wrote in message news:iFehd.40718$EZ.35622@okepread07... An analogy - Years ago a friend of ours built a show-quality roadster. We stopped one evening at a fast food spot and the usual small group surrounded it to compliment and ask questions. One admirer in particular punctuated his praise with "I wish...." (I wish I had the place to do this, I wish I had the money, ...had the tools, .........had the time, etc.). As we were waiting inside for our order, this fellow backed his pickup up behind the roadster and pitched his cup of ice and soda into the open cockpit of the car, and took off. While cleaning the mess out of the car we wondered why. The only thing we could come up with was stupid envy. So, why does a person take time to go to a craft fair and then criticize the materials used in the crafts? Stupid envy? |
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RonB said:
As we were waiting inside for our order, this fellow backed his pickup up behind the roadster and pitched his cup of ice and soda into the open cockpit of the car, and took off. While cleaning the mess out of the car we wondered why. The only thing we could come up with was stupid envy. So, why does a person take time to go to a craft fair and then criticize the materials used in the crafts? Stupid envy? In the case of the "gentleman" at the drive in, just plain stupidity. And begging for an ass-whipping - which he would have promptly received. Some behaviors are beyond excuse - unbelievable! Greg G. |
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In the case of the "gentleman" at the drive in, just plain stupidity. And begging for an ass-whipping - which he would have promptly received. Some behaviors are beyond excuse - unbelievable! He was long gone before we even go to the pop-drenched car. Point is the fellow at the craft show was trying to do an equally effective job of throwing ice on glen's cypress bowl project. |
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Well, then you guys need to open up two (2) large-size cans of whoop ass!
Both of those "gentlemen" need it badly. Barry "RonB" wrote in message news:Pvhhd.40721$EZ.12079@okepread07... In the case of the "gentleman" at the drive in, just plain stupidity. And begging for an ass-whipping - which he would have promptly received. Some behaviors are beyond excuse - unbelievable! He was long gone before we even go to the pop-drenched car. Point is the fellow at the craft show was trying to do an equally effective job of throwing ice on glen's cypress bowl project. |
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Mr. Feldman I thought you were dead, huh? So you went into hiding and took up
turning as a hobby or what? How's that hump anyway... does it still shift from one side to the other? Alex i have resurrected. Just jokin' with ya, on the "Young Frankestein" movie with the great Marty Feldman as Igor. No offense intended. Alex |
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Marty Feldman wrote:
i don't think killing a defenseless animal is much of a sport. now, if the animal can somehow kill you if you mess up, that's something. Marty, I agree with you. That's why, one afternoon MANY years ago, I stalked one up near Camp Graying in Michigan with only a 6" knife in my hand. I was reaching for him with my off hand when he bolted. But I got close enough to touch. Bill PS ... Probably some of you will be tempted to call me a liar. I can't say that I blame you because what I did is definitely out of the ordinary. But you weren't there and I was. The deer sensed me a long time before he could figure out where I was. My hand was about a foot from his antlers when he figured out where I was and left outta there like hooved lightning. Had I moved just a little faster, the story would have had another ending. Not certain I would have been alive to tell it, though. |
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