From: Jim Thompson on 14 Jul 2010 10:43 On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:11:36 -0700, John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:55:51 -0500, John Fields ><jfields(a)austininstruments.com> wrote: > >>On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:40:18 -0700, John Larkin >><jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >> >>>On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:33:05 -0700, UltimatePatriot >>><UltimatePatriot(a)thebestcountry.org> wrote: >>> >>>>On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:49:03 -0700, Fred Abse >>>><excretatauris(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>> >>>>>The link I quoted explains the difference. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Ding! >>>> >>>> Good way to get killed. >>>> >>>> Always count your shots and stop short of the last one, and reload >>>>*without* the telltale fling-and-ring. >>> >>>Voice of experience. How many real life-and-death firefights have you >>>been in? Paintball doesn't count. >> >>--- >>Something you know nothing about, so you have to pick a fight? > >I was wondering if all the gun-totin' firefight wisdom was practical >or theoretical. > >How many people here have ever been in a real-live-ammo, >life-and-death gun fight, miliraty or otherwise? > >How many have seen someone get shot, in real life, real time? > >John I have. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | Obama isn't going to raise your taxes...it's Bush' fault: Not re- newing the Bush tax cuts will increase the bottom tier rate by 50%
From: AM on 14 Jul 2010 10:58 On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:15:18 -0700, John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >I avoided the military because I was afraid it would wreck my >creativity, which in my experience it tends to do. "I avoided..." and "in my experience..." I think that qualifies as "mutually exclusive". In your experience??? AFTER "You avoided", you want to claim "experience"? Do you even look at what you write before you post it? Bwuahahahahahaha!
From: Vladimir Vassilevsky on 14 Jul 2010 10:59 John Larkin wrote: > I was wondering if all the gun-totin' firefight wisdom was practical > or theoretical. Don't know. IIRC you are from N.O. originally ? > How many people here have ever been in a real-live-ammo, > life-and-death gun fight, miliraty or otherwise? I have seen two murders, one suicide, myself been held at gun point, been robbed twice (once at knife point), and once beaten to knock out for fun. > How many have seen someone get shot, in real life, real time? You see, it is not too unusual. VLV
From: UpYerNose on 14 Jul 2010 11:03 On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:46:18 -0400, Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP(a)interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote: >On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:07:23 -0700, John Larkin ><jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > >>On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:53:20 -0700, UpYerNose >><UpYerNose(a)witarubbahose.org> wrote: >> >>>On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:16:57 -0600, m II <c(a)in.the.hat> wrote: >>> >>>> Anyone with 90+ Usenet identities has >>>>ISSUES. Let us pray.. >>> >>> >>> Actually, anyone that has issues with the number of nyms another person >>>uses, has issues. >> >>Anyone who won't use his real name, and pretends to all sorts of >>superhero identities, is both juvenile and cowardly. >> >>John > >Some superheroes are are more useful than others: > >http://pbfcomics.com/archive_b/PBF136-Super_League.jpg > That's funny, since this damned group is the usual reason my coffee gets cold. I know... it's my fault... :-) Damned group... :-)
From: scorpius on 14 Jul 2010 11:06
On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:59:47 -0500, Vladimir Vassilevsky <nospam(a)nowhere.com> wrote: > >I have seen two murders, one suicide, myself been held at gun point, >been robbed twice (once at knife point), and once beaten to knock out >for fun. Damn. What friggin' gang ghetto did you grow up in? |