tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post2512777036747268883..comments2023-10-17T08:19:58.196-04:00Comments on FreeThinke: FreeThinkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-37944510334436557022013-01-26T17:55:34.681-05:002013-01-26T17:55:34.681-05:00Boys! Don't you think It's time to stop wa...Boys! Don't you think It's time to stop wasting FT's precious bandwidth with pointless badinage?<br /><br />------> Katharine HeartburnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-22978086836034625562013-01-26T10:33:21.995-05:002013-01-26T10:33:21.995-05:00That's okay, snipe aren't in season, yet.That's okay, snipe aren't in season, yet.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-23976588763639952922013-01-26T08:28:28.436-05:002013-01-26T08:28:28.436-05:00"Enjoy the trip!" -- I meant this, I rea..."Enjoy the trip!" -- I meant this, I really hope you have a good time.jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865247084509280406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-64416899932106748642013-01-26T08:21:56.148-05:002013-01-26T08:21:56.148-05:00:):)Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-53685977225619644102013-01-26T08:14:13.555-05:002013-01-26T08:14:13.555-05:00"If so, I'll grant your point. If NOT, ho..."If so, I'll grant your point. If NOT, however, you must grant mine."<br /><br />I hereby resign from whatever tedious parlour game you think we're playing.<br /><br />Meanwhile, you continue to compound your original error. I claim no points for recognising this, I only point it out for the information of the other participants.jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865247084509280406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-20206078031809347462013-01-26T08:02:09.512-05:002013-01-26T08:02:09.512-05:00PS - Now if an American wanted to purchase a fully...PS - Now if an American wanted to purchase a fully automatic assault weapon and carry a "concealed" weapon everywhere, he's reduced to a silly "Brit", waiting for his "permits" and "licenses".<br /><br />Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-22457570672608331872013-01-26T07:59:40.898-05:002013-01-26T07:59:40.898-05:00Did I mention, he can do it "literally" ...Did I mention, he can do it "literally" today or any day of the week.<br /><br />So we have the difference between "actual" rights of Americans and the "theoretical" rights of Britons.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-54063730774560376022013-01-26T07:57:40.315-05:002013-01-26T07:57:40.315-05:00...ps - every weapon I'll be shooting is unava......ps - every weapon I'll be shooting is unavailable to the non-gun owning British public. All of my weapons are "traditional" American hunting weapon (not "assault" weapons). Did I mention that self-defense is NOT a valid excuse for owning a firearm like mine in every part of the UK EXCEPT for Northern Ireland?<br /><br />Thanks for playing, AGAIN, jez. In "theory" every law-abiding Brit has the "right" to go hunting with a gun, PROVIDED he uses some single-shot "antique", and continually re-applies for and receives a LICENSE to keep it every five years.... but every American can go to a gun show, buy an unregistered, unlicensed weapon, ammunition, and go out into his back yard and shoot whatever's eating his corn... without ANY state involvement or breaking ANY law.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-84533183186084483622013-01-26T07:49:22.246-05:002013-01-26T07:49:22.246-05:00So IF you so DESIRED, YOU )or a typically non-fire...So IF you so DESIRED, YOU )or a typically non-firearm owning Brit, could "literally" go hunting TODAY with a firearm?<br /><br />If so, I'll grant your point. If NOT, however, you must grant mine.<br /><br />:)Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-26492209464097643542013-01-26T03:57:18.439-05:002013-01-26T03:57:18.439-05:00Here you go, here's a first freaking clue for ...<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunting_and_shooting_in_the_United_Kingdom" rel="nofollow">Here you go</a>, here's a first freaking clue for you. I didn't realise your search engine was broken.<br /><br />Enjoy the trip!jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865247084509280406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-44097787483434972212013-01-25T19:05:18.325-05:002013-01-25T19:05:18.325-05:00btw - You've inspired me, I might actually GO ...btw - You've inspired me, I might actually GO hunting this weekend and practice an actual, vice theoretical, right. :)Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-5414054375798225222013-01-25T19:03:20.748-05:002013-01-25T19:03:20.748-05:00Since you've only presented assertions, and no...Since you've only presented assertions, and not evidence, its' you who smell of stinky cheese.<br /><br />Thanks for playing!Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-23245722209945591092013-01-25T15:59:24.566-05:002013-01-25T15:59:24.566-05:00The evidence is right here, there's nothing I ...The evidence is right here, there's nothing I could add to make it more stark.jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865247084509280406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-37677475029575256952013-01-25T14:23:24.908-05:002013-01-25T14:23:24.908-05:00After all... Instead of casting your insinuations ...After all... <i>Instead of casting your insinuations and innuendo on me, please present your issues...</i>Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-51952774184617095402013-01-25T14:19:46.992-05:002013-01-25T14:19:46.992-05:00I was completely wrong about British Hunting Laws....I was completely wrong about British Hunting Laws...??? Please present evidence. Thanks.<br /><br />Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-92182507845946217442013-01-25T08:57:48.690-05:002013-01-25T08:57:48.690-05:00"Just wondrin'..."
well why don'..."Just wondrin'..."<br /><br />well why don't you stop wondrin' and check? Instead of casting your insinuations and innuendo on me, please present your issues with whatever I have or haven't said about the 2nd amendment directly.<br /><br />Regardless of my behaviour (which is exemplary, of course), the fact is that you were completely wrong about hunting laws yet as mouthy as ever. I hope your future correspondents will be alert to this tendency of yours.jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865247084509280406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-61703071078654731512013-01-24T20:28:42.646-05:002013-01-24T20:28:42.646-05:00i shot mine with a 30-30.i shot mine with a 30-30.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-33522960433029570132013-01-24T20:27:36.077-05:002013-01-24T20:27:36.077-05:00ps - Ever hunt wild boars with dogs and a knife? ...ps - Ever hunt wild boars with dogs and a knife? Me neither, but I had a lot of friends who did.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-80098325123235414902013-01-24T20:26:26.808-05:002013-01-24T20:26:26.808-05:00btw - How many deer and wild boar have you bagged?...btw - How many deer and wild boar have you bagged?Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-4637427262588938382013-01-24T20:25:14.358-05:002013-01-24T20:25:14.358-05:00DoeS your total ignorance of American gun culture ...DoeS your total ignorance of American gun culture prevent youfrom commenting on the 2nd Amendment?<br /><br />Just wondrin'...<br /><br />Like I need a man from a country that restricts BB guns to lecture me about hunting and guns...Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-48837121468912707632013-01-24T15:59:01.696-05:002013-01-24T15:59:01.696-05:00"Katharine": I intended to flag up the r..."Katharine": I intended to flag up the repetitions as I went through it, but I haven't been very consistent about it.jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865247084509280406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-44689638810363270732013-01-24T15:53:50.925-05:002013-01-24T15:53:50.925-05:00Interesting to see that you haven't let your t...Interesting to see that you haven't let your total ignorance of hunting in the UK modify your tone in any way, Thersites. Worth keeping in mind.jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865247084509280406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-12281056692625993292013-01-24T15:33:35.087-05:002013-01-24T15:33:35.087-05:00Isn't a lot of this stuff awfully redundant, F...Isn't a lot of this stuff awfully redundant, FT?<br /><br />I think you would have done better to boil it down to basics. You could have dispensed with at least a third and had more impact.<br /><br />---------> Katharine Heartburn Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-84926747017171153182013-01-24T14:58:57.645-05:002013-01-24T14:58:57.645-05:00Traditional hunting with dogs used guns too...
Gu...<i>Traditional hunting with dogs used guns too</i>...<br /><br />Guns? In the UK before 1920, maybe...<br /><br />100 years of pussywhipping can sure screw up a people's heads...<br /><br /><i>*shakes head*</i>Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-70058526253321741182013-01-24T10:50:14.673-05:002013-01-24T10:50:14.673-05:00I know what a tit is, but does anyone have a good ...I know what a tit is, but does anyone have a good working definition for tat -- besides its use as verb meaning "to do needlwork?"FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.com