Monthly Archives: August 2007

Jabberwocky

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August 31, 2007

‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!” He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long time...
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In response to Sebastian

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August 31, 2007

Who is responding to Tom Gresham’s question about what we should call the AR-15. Sebastian says we should call it a service rifle, which seems to be pretty accurate to me. Kevin thinks the whole thing is stupid, and I sort of agree. I don’t think that coming up with a new industry term...
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I haven’t pissed people off in a while

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August 31, 2007

And today is as good a day as any. In all seriousness though, these shenanigans need to come to a close. Allow me to explain something here. Renting is not financially superior to owning a home. Yes, by renting you have avoided the whole sub-prime mortgage collapse, and you are not currently getting raped...
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I agree

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August 30, 2007

With Sebastian, who is tired of being a cheerleader for the NRA to his fellow pro-gun people. I hate being a cheerleader for the NRA. I would love to be able to sit down with pro-gun people, and have a reasonable discussion about things that I think the NRA could be doing better, things...
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I feel your pain

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August 30, 2007

Chris discusses his desire that Midway USA would stop sending him fliers, because he is going to go broke. As I said, I feel your pain. I currently have fliers Beretta, Cabelas, and Cheaper than Dirt. Midway USA sends me catalogs, emails, and fliers. Century International sends me catalogs and emails. I only have...
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New gun

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August 30, 2007

Short story – I won the auction for the vintage 1920s-ish Beretta .25 Auto. I literally got it for a steal, so as soon as I get my FFL and the money out to the seller, it should be on its way home to me. I love having a C&R license. Now if I...
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In case you were wondering

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August 30, 2007

Exactly how I feel about the Red Sox performance in the first two games of the series against the damn Yankees? This article is a perfect, beautiful, summary of my feelings.
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Quote of the Now

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August 30, 2007

Sometimes, I forget how smart my brothers are. This from one of my younger brothers. I don’t know, I think a lot of people could use a bit of a reminder that the safety they take for granted is not always guarenteed. I mean, I live in (white-bread Seattle suburb), for god’s sake. But...
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Open carry and scaring whitey

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August 29, 2007

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend a cookout at a friend’s house. I carried my favorite gun, the Ruger GP100 in a nice Galco high-rise holster. During the course of the evening, the status of my personal armaments went from “concealed” to “out in the open” due to some unfortunate circumstances...
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A lot of guns

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August 29, 2007

A recent study of world firearms ownership rates shows that there are 9 guns for every 10 Americans. My reaction to that would be “awesome”. What’s interesting about the study, conducted by a group based out of Geneva, is that 1) there are a lot more guns in civilian hands than previously believed; 2)...
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