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    Yeah, Tal was sort of an inspiration. <belches> Ouch!

    Oh, c'mon Atheist! I wanted to shoot some, but couldn't bring myself to it. That godawful kid next my door deserved it more than them bunnies and I still somehow managed to keep myself cool, calm and contended. Though the idea of hitting pheasants with a 30-06 is great, I'd say, except that I wouldn't want to be tazed. Eh!

    Love that anarchist dawg, eh? I would adopt him!
    This sentence contradicts itself - no actually it doesn't.

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    It's nice to see non-humans geting in on the political front. We'll be getting turkey demos in November next.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paulclem View Post
    It's nice to see non-humans geting in on the political front. We'll be getting turkey demos in November next.
    Now I want a British passport and my 50k GPB.
    This sentence contradicts itself - no actually it doesn't.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Satan View Post
    That godawful kid next my door deserved it more than them bunnies and I still somehow managed to keep myself cool, calm and contended.
    That's why bows are good - you can use flat-tipped arrows which will only bruise children.

    Quote Originally Posted by Satan View Post
    Though the idea of hitting pheasants with a 30-06 is great, I'd say, except that I wouldn't want to be tazed. Eh!


    They wouldn't be much for eating after a 30-06!
    Go to work, get married, have some kids, pay your taxes, pay your bills, watch your tv, follow fashion, act normal, obey the law and repeat after me: "I am free."

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    Now I’m really beginning to feel at home.
    From vacuum tubes to guns, where else but on this thread.
    Aye, there’s nothing sweeter ‘an the sound of a well oiled bolt action, the clinking of spent brass and shot glasses, the adrenalin rush anticipating the blast and recoil topped off with the aroma of gunpowder…and its just now 9:00 am!

    In addition to his collection of vacuum tubes, my father collected quite a few firearms mostly through war surplus stock. (It’s a Texas thing)
    After my parents passing, we went through the difficult task of dividing up the hoarded wealth of “stuff”, a common trait among Depression era folks.
    I ended up with two wonderful rifles from the WW II period. One is a Springfield (design) O3A3. This is the five shot bolt action 30.06 which served us well until enough M1 Garand’s could be produced and supplied.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJCCH...eature=related

    The interesting thing about my particular gun is that it was actually manufactured by Smith Corona (the typewriter company) in October 1943. Springfield could not keep up with the demand, so they contracted with companies who were tooled similarly to a gun manufacturer.

    The other gun is a Winchester .30 caliber carbine. The “M1 Carbine”. This gun is a lot of fun to shoot and it doesn’t knock you down like the O3A3.
    Sorry for the history lesson, but these guns hold great sentimental value.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_vxZ...eature=related

    Quote Originally Posted by The Atheist View Post
    ...There gets a stage where a stale old target just doesn't work. In fact, the weapon I most crave live targets for is my bow. Hitting a target just doesn't mean anything. I'd rather miss a pheasant by an inch than hit ten bulls in a row.
    No hunting here, but I do shoot them whenever we visit my sister. We have been known to get pretty creative with our targets though. Do you ever get frustrated with a computer?...he, he, he

    Quote Originally Posted by prendrelemick View Post
    I shall be taking down my Webley and Scott to have a rabbit lessening session very soon.
    Prendrelemick,
    That Webley and Scott is a work of art:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVjdKjBcxTA

    Is this what you mean by rabbit lessening?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDxvc-BuS5A

    Gilliatt
    "Mongo only pawn in game of life" - Mongo

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKRma7PDW10

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    Quote Originally Posted by Satan View Post

    Love that anarchist dawg, eh? I would adopt him!
    man Greece is so far ahead of us in the states that even their dogs have the right idea, our movement sucks so bad compared to them lol.

    and if my dog was an anarchist she would be a m a z i n g. its already cool enough that she knows how to wink and flip her head to greet me. give her my social/political veiws and hell, next thing you know she gets promoted to being "human" and turned into a kangaroo to help me over throw the water factory and their slave trade lol ( tank girl ).
    "We are animals with problems that no other animal has." - Radam J. Starkiller

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    This hard drinking seems to be good for the posting ratio as well!

    I'll get Parker to water the water with some gin. A ratio of 5 gin : 1 water should be about right.
    Go to work, get married, have some kids, pay your taxes, pay your bills, watch your tv, follow fashion, act normal, obey the law and repeat after me: "I am free."

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    Quote Originally Posted by dizzydoll View Post
    Well just wait 'til strip poker night; after a few laggers and a few sad irish songs about our dear mothers; we will figure out the true shade of things...
    Quote Originally Posted by The Atheist View Post
    Now rabbit shooting is a great sport, and one which I insist on still doing - rabbits are noxious pests.

    I'm hoping to go to the great Easter bunny shoot next year.

    http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/alexa...ter-bunny-hunt
    Barins, close your ears, Daddy's not himself...


    Do you all remember the shoulder dislocations after shooting those old german jobs....

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    Quote Originally Posted by soundofmusic View Post
    Do you all remember the shoulder dislocations after shooting those old german jobs....
    Ha!

    I have a great story about dislocating shoulders and guns.

    30 years ago, a friend and I used to load our own shotgun shells. We loaded up some half-charge shells and showed some town n00bs how you hold the gun a couple of inches from the shoulder to aid accuracy when firing.

    The first poor sap that tried it with a full charge got knocked off his feet!

    Didn't quite manage to dislocate his shoulder, but it was blue for a month afterwards.

    The best thing about this trick is that the victim is in no state to beat the crap out of you while you fall over in hysterics.
    Go to work, get married, have some kids, pay your taxes, pay your bills, watch your tv, follow fashion, act normal, obey the law and repeat after me: "I am free."

    Anon

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Atheist View Post
    Ha!

    I have a great story about dislocating shoulders and guns.

    30 years ago, a friend and I used to load our own shotgun shells. We loaded up some half-charge shells and showed some town n00bs how you hold the gun a couple of inches from the shoulder to aid accuracy when firing.

    The first poor sap that tried it with a full charge got knocked off his feet!

    Didn't quite manage to dislocate his shoulder, but it was blue for a month afterwards.

    The best thing about this trick is that the victim is in no state to beat the crap out of you while you fall over in hysterics.


    Ah the fun of pain. Didn't we talk about that a while ago.

    Anyway - not that I want to put you chaps off the thread or anything - do your spouses suffer from your snoring? Try the link below for a sure fire remedy.

    http://www.britishsnoring.co.uk/shop...f8459dc7c0#vid

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle View Post
    In addition to his collection of vacuum tubes, my father collected quite a few firearms mostly through war surplus stock. (It’s a Texas thing)
    After my parents passing, we went through the difficult task of dividing up the hoarded wealth of “stuff”, a common trait among Depression era folks.
    I ended up with two wonderful rifles from the WW II period. One is a Springfield (design) O3A3. This is the five shot bolt action 30.06 which served us well until enough M1 Garand’s could be produced and supplied.


    Gilliatt
    Fond memories, Gilliatt. Your dad was into collecting the old german guns too? My dad was like a child with a lollie; he had 4 or 5 boxes of dismantled somethings...I think the idea was to get all the serial numbers to match wasn't it? He had something he called...I think...a german mouser or something like that; the bullet was the size of a finger and firing it blew out your eardrum...
    Quote Originally Posted by The Atheist View Post
    Ha!

    I have a great story about dislocating shoulders and guns.

    30 years ago, a friend and I used to load our own shotgun shells. We loaded up some half-charge shells and showed some town n00bs how you hold the gun a couple of inches from the shoulder to aid accuracy when firing.

    The first poor sap that tried it with a full charge got knocked off his feet!

    Didn't quite manage to dislocate his shoulder, but it was blue for a month afterwards.

    The best thing about this trick is that the victim is in no state to beat the crap out of you while you fall over in hysterics.
    Oh, how I remember the old days with me dad; shooting at old cars in the brush...coming home with chigger bites...
    So does that really work; I thought you were supposed to keep the gun cradled between the shoulder and the breast bone?
    That fellow must have hurt...
    Quote Originally Posted by Paulclem View Post


    Ah the fun of pain. Didn't we talk about that a while ago.

    Anyway - not that I want to put you chaps off the thread or anything - do your spouses suffer from your snoring? Try the link below for a sure fire remedy.

    http://www.britishsnoring.co.uk/shop...f8459dc7c0#vid
    Yeah, I don't know if our spouses snore more when they get older or we just don't think it's as cute after a few years of marriage...
    When I go to sleep, everyone closes their doors...they claim my snoring wakes the whole house up...

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Atheist View Post
    I have a great story about dislocating shoulders and guns.

    30 years ago, a friend and I used to load our own shotgun shells. We loaded up some half-charge shells and showed some town n00bs how you hold the gun a couple of inches from the shoulder to aid accuracy when firing.
    That is cruel.
    Makes me think of the days we would sneak up behing an unsuspecting sap on a freezing day and slap their earlobes with a popsickle stick.

    Quote Originally Posted by soundofmusic View Post
    Fond memories, Gilliatt. Your dad was into collecting the old german guns too?
    ...a german mouser or something like that; the bullet was the size of a finger and firing it blew out your eardrum...
    Not particularly. The only true German gun he owned was a 9mm Luger pistol, he acquired the during the war. He did in fact own a Mauser, which is a German design, but his particular gun was the Swedish variant. My brother has the Mauser and it will hurt the ears, though we wear ear protection when we shoot.

    Gilliatt
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle View Post
    That is cruel.
    Makes me think of the days we would sneak up behing an unsuspecting sap on a freezing day and slap their earlobes with a popsickle stick.
    Oh yeah, I remember those days.

    On frosty morning when we had PE early in the day, leg slapping the freezing cold legs immediately after a run was always popular.

    In the summer, it was rat's tail towels.
    Go to work, get married, have some kids, pay your taxes, pay your bills, watch your tv, follow fashion, act normal, obey the law and repeat after me: "I am free."

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Atheist View Post
    Ha!

    I have a great story about dislocating shoulders and guns.

    30 years ago, a friend and I used to load our own shotgun shells. We loaded up some half-charge shells and showed some town n00bs how you hold the gun a couple of inches from the shoulder to aid accuracy when firing.

    The first poor sap that tried it with a full charge got knocked off his feet!

    Didn't quite manage to dislocate his shoulder, but it was blue for a month afterwards.

    The best thing about this trick is that the victim is in no state to beat the crap out of you while you fall over in hysterics.


    After a weekend at ours, we sent my industrial chemist friend away with bruised ribs, bruised cheek bone, partial deafness and a dead right shoulder - the result of a couple of hours clay pigeon shooting. Then on the way out down our track he tore the exhaust off his Volvo.

    Gilliatt: My Webley and Scott is not quite like that one, it cost me 8 pounds more years ago than I care to count.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle View Post
    That is cruel.
    Makes me think of the days we would sneak up behing an unsuspecting sap on a freezing day and slap their earlobes with a popsickle stick.

    Not particularly. The only true German gun he owned was a 9mm Luger pistol, he acquired the during the war. He did in fact own a Mauser, which is a German design, but his particular gun was the Swedish variant. My brother has the Mauser and it will hurt the ears, though we wear ear protection when we shoot.

    Gilliatt
    I never had the joy of the cold popsicle; in Florida, at any time of the year; the idea is to eat it before your hands are a sticky mess.
    We never wore ear protection; Dad was more hillbilly (without the hills) than gunman: Belts were for beating and ear wax was the only ear protection you had.
    I think there was some contest, though, with some of the old WWII weapons, get all of the serial numbers right and you became a rich man. He put the mauser together; his wasn't quite accurate (though I hear they should be) but it would blow half of the target away.
    Quote Originally Posted by The Atheist View Post
    Oh yeah, I remember those days.

    On frosty morning when we had PE early in the day, leg slapping the freezing cold legs immediately after a run was always popular.

    In the summer, it was rat's tail towels.
    RAts tail towels...dare I ask?
    Quote Originally Posted by prendrelemick View Post


    After a weekend at ours, we sent my industrial chemist friend away with bruised ribs, bruised cheek bone, partial deafness and a dead right shoulder - the result of a couple of hours clay pigeon shooting. Then on the way out down our track he tore the exhaust off his Volvo.

    Gilliatt: My Webley and Scott is not quite like that one, it cost me 8 pounds more years ago than I care to count.
    I'll bet he got teased at work the next week; did he ever come back to visit?

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