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    My father kept a loaded .25 auto in the top...

    My father kept a loaded .25 auto in the top drawer of the chest in my parents bedroom. All of us kids knew it was there but we also knew that if we touched it we had better just shoot ourselves with...
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    It wasn't an accident, IM(ns)HO. ...

    It wasn't an accident, IM(ns)HO.

    Unintentional, no doubt, but I can't categorize carrying a loaded, cocked revolver in my hand & using that hand to push a baby stroller as an "accident". Anyone...
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    And now it turns out that the girlfriend has been...

    And now it turns out that the girlfriend has been arrested on various charges for hiding the gun after the shooting. :bash:
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    Father shoots, kills son . . .

    http://www.indystar.com/article/20090820/LOCAL/90820018/Dad+arrested+in+tot+s+shooting+death

    What a maroon!

    What kind of IDIOT carries a loaded revolver WITH THE HAMMER COCKED in the same hand...
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    Guns? I don't own no stinkin' guns . . . . . :D

    Guns? I don't own no stinkin' guns . . . . . :D
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    Like most have said, just walk away. You could...

    Like most have said, just walk away.

    You could call the police, but what would they have done? They're sitting at a stop sign & aren't going even when traffic is clear, but is that a violation of...
  7. Thread: Bastille Day

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    France did help the US win our independence,...

    France did help the US win our independence, after all. :super:

    Maybe they only did it as a thumb in the eye to Britain but, regardless of their motives, the assist was badly needed at the time....
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    I don't know enough to say authoritatively but...

    I don't know enough to say authoritatively but $41k seems awfully low for a real, non-kit 427 Shelby Cobra roadster. 'Less'n there was something really badly wrong with it, anyway.

    And rather...
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    It is a sight, it's a memory that will stay with...

    It is a sight, it's a memory that will stay with me always.

    Takeoff of a B-29 is, to my eye anyway, kind of like the lift-off of a Saturn 5 rocket. So agonizingly slow, you're sure they've...
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    We got to see Fifi actually flying some years ago...

    We got to see Fifi actually flying some years ago at the Indy airshow. :super:

    At the time she was still in the paint scheme they had used for filming, I think, "The Right Stuff".
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    The Coast Guard was very, very displeased with...

    The Coast Guard was very, very displeased with them for doing that. :nono:
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    Here are some links: USS LST-325 - Wikipedia,...

    Here are some links:

    USS LST-325 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    (yeah, I know it's Wiki, but still . . .)

    The USS LST Ship Memorial (USS LST 325)
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    LST-325 Added to Historic Register

    LST-325, currently "home-ported" in Evansville, IN, has been added to the National Historic Register. :super:
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  14. Thread: Wtf?

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    Ain't that the truth!

    Ain't that the truth!
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    But that's what puts us a step above the wild...

    But that's what puts us a step above the wild creatures. Or so I thought.

    Yes, we kill. Mostly to eat, sometimes for sport.

    I'm no bleeding-heart namby-pamby. I eat meat. I hunt & fish. ...
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    I eat meat, I've never been opposed to hunting...

    I eat meat, I've never been opposed to hunting for food. To me, PETA stands for People Eating Tasty Animals.

    And I have never been opposed to eliminating the fox which has been raiding your hen...
  17. Cannon from the War Between the States to be restored

    Two 8-inch Rodman cannon from 1865 at the Union County (Liberty, IN) courthouse are to be cleaned up & restored. :super:
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    Heck, yes, I remember you. Welcome back!! :wave:

    Heck, yes, I remember you. Welcome back!! :wave:
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    Wikipedia: "...During the Vietnam war, the term...

    Wikipedia: "...During the Vietnam war, the term "Rock and Roll" referred to firing an automatic weapon (usually the M-16 assault rifle) on full automatic while held at the hip like a guitar. They...
  20. Thread: Gloria Culver

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    Good to hear from you, ma'am! :super: All the...

    Good to hear from you, ma'am! :super:

    All the best to you & the Major. :wave:

    :dancingbanana: Ms. Gloria is back! :dancingbanana:
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    No apology necessary. But, yes, it was tough to...

    No apology necessary. But, yes, it was tough to sit thru . . .
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    This is, what, the 50th or 60th time you've...

    This is, what, the 50th or 60th time you've posted the "how to register" stuff?

    You, sir, have the patience of Job......
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    A few of the more AMUSING ones. AMUSING. ...

    A few of the more AMUSING ones. AMUSING.

    Gads, sometimes I'd forget to drag my head along if it weren't already semi-permanently attached . . . . .
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    Would you be willing to post a few of the more...

    Would you be willing to post a few of the more ones? Without attribution, of course. I think we could all use a snicker or two! :lol:
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    "Because I want to" seems to be acceptable to the...

    "Because I want to" seems to be acceptable to the moderators . . . :wave:
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