Re: Way, way, way off topic

Well, I'm very miffed!!  When I was 17 the kid I was hunting with in
up state New York shot me in the back from about 100 feet away with a
20 gauge #6 shot when a quail went up between us. Most of the shot
bounced off my leather jacket and only about 3 of them went into my
skin above the collar. One is still there to this day. What upsets me
is that:

1) My friend didn't have a posse of Secret Service doctors with him
2) We never thought of reporting it to the authorities or calling the press.
3) I immediately forgave my friend (who was later killed in Southeast Asia).
4) The local law enforcement people didn't investigate the issue ad nauseum.
5) The White House Press corps didn't bother Eisenhower for an explanation.
6) The Philadelphia Enquirer didn't have our pictures on the cover.
7) My friend never wrote a book about the experience.
8) We didn't get a lucrative movie contract from it.
9) The liberal left didn't clamor for Eisenhower's head....

and finally....

10) That was the last 20 gauge round we had so we had to quit hunting
for the day.

Get over it, people. No laws were broken - nothing is to be gained by
endless wailing and hair tearing over it - no serious damage was done
to anyone - you are embarassing at least two people who are friends -
and finally, George W. Bush is going to continue to be both President
and Commander and Chief for another 2 + years regardless of how much
you hate him and think he "stole 2 elections from you.

Cheers!!
Jim - disemboweled Midget in Dodge City
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1964 R60/2
1968 MG Midget
1976 R90/6
1990 K100LT
**Don't underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.**