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Chuckling I am,
Thinking back to a Karate teacher I once had, he stated in class one time,.."Nothing gives you more personal satisfaction than being able to tear an opponent apart with your own BEAR hands". I believe that was well spoke,....and seeing him and Mr Ed Parker in action, further state seeing is believing. In article , Donald Qualls wrote: jjs wrote: "Donald Qualls" wrote in message . com... Not me. If you understand how a bear thinks, There is a real bear-feeder's (AKA Greenies) bit that says "The first charge of the bear is just a challenge. They charge at you and stop at 3 feet. Or they don't." Now gimmie a friggin break. Heh. And then they totally forget to mention that the bear considers it a challenge if you stand taller than he does -- so he'll rear up to get taller than you, etc. And if you don't then back down in approved bear fashion (which mostly involves slinking away, like a scared cat crossing a big lawn), he'll decide you want to fight to prove who's tougher. Between bears, the fight wouldn't normally be fatal, but you're not a bear. And of course if you're dealing with a sow and there are cubs involved, it's never about challenge, it's about you leaving the area faster than mama bear can chase you (and you can't; even a fat black bear that lives in the dump and never travels as much as a quarter mile can outrun an Olympic sprinter for long enough to catch him). Climb a tree? How fast can you climb, anyway? [...] You can't reach that kind of arrangement with a mugger jacked up on crack and looking for $5 for the next hit; Never said I could. I am armed. I shoot the ****er dead on the spot. What's the problem? The problem is the legalities of going armed. If the mugger hasn't shown you at least a knife, you'll probably go down for manslaughter. And in some places where you might not expect it, it's getting to be quite a challenge to go armed in "civilized" country without expecting you'll go to jail on a weapons charge even if the shooting is completely righteous. Here in North Carolina, for instance, it appears I'll be required to take several hours of classes on firearm safety (stuff I learned before 1970, but they'll expect their phrases parroted back on the test), and prove I can disassemble my weapon (sorry, guys, there is no recommended disassembly for a Dan Wesson revolver, and none needed for routine cleaning, even if I can find the spanner that came with the piece when I bought it in 1981), in order to obtain a permit to carry it. Back in Washington state, with twice the population of NC, and living in a city bigger than Raleigh and Charlotte combined, I got my permit by simply filling out a form and submitting to a police check to verify I didn't have a criminal record. Of course, I can carry a camera anywhere I want -- I wonder if I could come up with a camera that incorporates a Taser?? -- LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918 |
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Or maybe they could get by, simply with a renaming
"Hog Wash Airlines" Better still instead of bomb scanners at the check in they could install a little pig that each potential traveler is required to pet as they board the plane. In article , Donald Qualls wrote: Of course, not all terrorists are Muslim, but a great many seem to be the past few years. Perhaps it would be enough to upholster airline seating with pigskin leather... -- ? ? ? ? LOL |
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Udie Lafing wrote:
Or maybe they could get by, simply with a renaming "Hog Wash Airlines" Better still instead of bomb scanners at the check in they could install a little pig that each potential traveler is required to pet as they board the plane. No, that would never fly -- that would be instantly (and rightly) challenged by the ACLU as regligious discrimination. For that matter, so would anything else that would lead Muslims to avoid the flight because of the risk (however slight) that they might die aboard the plane without an opportunity to purify themselves. I still like the idea I heard a few years back (long before 9/11, in fact, when hijacking was the issue, not terrorism as such) that all adult passengers be issued a .357 Magnum revolver with six rounds of Glaser Safety Slugs on boarding (and required to turn it in when they deplane, of course -- can't have those things going out in the real world). Armoring a fuselage to prevent those slugs penetrating would have cost a ton or two per aircraft (obviously deducted from payload), but even with body armor, a 'jacker would have lasted about 2.5 seconds from announcing his intentions... -- I may be a scwewy wabbit, but I'm not going to Alcatwaz! -- E. J. Fudd, 1954 Donald Qualls, aka The Silent Observer Lathe Building Pages http://silent1.home.netcom.com/HomebuiltLathe.htm Speedway 7x12 Lathe Pages http://silent1.home.netcom.com/my7x12.htm Opinions expressed are my own -- take them for what they're worth and don't expect them to be perfect. |
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Udie Lafing wrote:
Or maybe they could get by, simply with a renaming "Hog Wash Airlines" Better still instead of bomb scanners at the check in they could install a little pig that each potential traveler is required to pet as they board the plane. No, that would never fly -- that would be instantly (and rightly) challenged by the ACLU as regligious discrimination. For that matter, so would anything else that would lead Muslims to avoid the flight because of the risk (however slight) that they might die aboard the plane without an opportunity to purify themselves. I still like the idea I heard a few years back (long before 9/11, in fact, when hijacking was the issue, not terrorism as such) that all adult passengers be issued a .357 Magnum revolver with six rounds of Glaser Safety Slugs on boarding (and required to turn it in when they deplane, of course -- can't have those things going out in the real world). Armoring a fuselage to prevent those slugs penetrating would have cost a ton or two per aircraft (obviously deducted from payload), but even with body armor, a 'jacker would have lasted about 2.5 seconds from announcing his intentions... -- I may be a scwewy wabbit, but I'm not going to Alcatwaz! -- E. J. Fudd, 1954 Donald Qualls, aka The Silent Observer Lathe Building Pages http://silent1.home.netcom.com/HomebuiltLathe.htm Speedway 7x12 Lathe Pages http://silent1.home.netcom.com/my7x12.htm Opinions expressed are my own -- take them for what they're worth and don't expect them to be perfect. |
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In article ,
Donald Qualls wrote: No, that would never fly -- that would be instantly (and rightly) challenged by the ACLU as regligious discrimination. For that matter, so would anything else that would lead Muslims to avoid the flight because of the risk (however slight) that they might die aboard the plane without an opportunity to purify themselves. Maybe it would its worth a try,....you know when Hogs fl. I still like the idea I heard a few years back (long before 9/11, in fact, when hijacking was the issue, not terrorism as such) that all adult passengers be issued a .357 Magnum revolver with six rounds of Glaser Safety Slugs on boarding (and required to turn it in when they deplane, of course -- can't have those things going out in the real world). Armoring a fuselage to prevent those slugs penetrating would have cost a ton or two per aircraft (obviously deducted from payload), but even with body armor, a 'jacker would have lasted about 2.5 seconds from announcing his intentions... Maybe serving Pork Barbarque is the answer or mandatory Pork Yogurt on morning flights. -- ? ? ? ? LOL |
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