A Vow of Celibacy

[AW1Steve]

I always thought that "Really excessive" was a pretty good partial description of crazy! [:D]

[Jim D Burns]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

A further law clarification - it has nothing whatsoever to do with guns shows. In many states private party face to face sales can be conducted without the paperwork. Dealers of any kind are never exempt from selling without paperwork/background checks. Some want to change that. Also, some politicians have proposed laws requiring anyone who attends a gun show would have to register with the government, on the grounds that anyone does so is a person who "needs to be watched".

And one last clarification, gun show guns are used in less than 1% of gun crimes according to the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics.

http://davekopel.org/2A/OpEds/Gun-show- ... ration.htm

Jim

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Jim D Burns

ORIGINAL: witpqs

A further law clarification - it has nothing whatsoever to do with guns shows. In many states private party face to face sales can be conducted without the paperwork. Dealers of any kind are never exempt from selling without paperwork/background checks. Some want to change that. Also, some politicians have proposed laws requiring anyone who attends a gun show would have to register with the government, on the grounds that anyone does so is a person who "needs to be watched".

And one last clarification, gun show guns are used in less than 1% of gun crimes according to the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics.

http://davekopel.org/2A/OpEds/Gun-show- ... ration.htm

Jim

True. But that doesn't really matter to the pol's trying to pass the bill. They remind me of a philosphy professor I had in college. He was a hungarian refugee who escaped during the uprising in 1956, but was never quite right in the head (and of course was known as "The mad hungarian"). He used to always say "don't confuse me with facts!". [:D]

[Canoerebel]

Dear Diary,

On the third day of my celibacy I took up stamp collecting.

I dug through my collection of old letters, steamed them carefully to remove the postage stamps, purchased a collector's guide, and began looking up what I had found.  After several hours of tedious work I discovered I have a 1942 one cent George Washington perforated nine vertically!  It's worth five cents!  My life is complete....

Canoerebel

[USSAmerica]

Time to come clean, Dan.  You've been playing against the AI, haven't you?  [;)] [:D]

[Canoerebel]

Dear Diary,
 
On the third day of my celibacy, I went to a meeting of Philly-tellists (that's what stamp collectors call themselves for some reason).
 
These guys are wicked obsessed with their pastime.  They talk for hours about plate blocks and watermarks and "mint condition" and other arcane minutae that would bore any rationale human being to tears.
 
After an hour, some guy starts carrying on and on about some messed up stamp called an "Upside Down Jenny."  It wasn't clear why he thinks so much of a stamp that somebody botched up and put the Jenny biplane upside down. 
 
Anyhow, after about twenty minutes I'd had enough.  I thought I'd liven up the conversation a bit, so I observed:  "You know, if you turned that biplane right side up and armed it with a single 17.7 inch (45 cm) British Mark XII torpedo of 1,548 lbs (702 kg) beneath the fuselage, you could put a squadron on CVL Hermes and give the Japanese fits when they tried amphibious landings on the Malay Peninsula."
 
There was dead silence for about 45 seconds when that guy pipes up and says, "Mate, have you considered taking up wargaming for a hobby?"
 
@*##$@!
 
Canoerebel

[witpqs]

[:D]

[Misconduct]

I hate to admit I tried to lay off WiTP yesterday until one of my classic channels on TV played the Kelly Heroes ending, ended up having to find "Mike Curb - Burning Bridges" fixing to play a few turns listening to it =)

Dear Diary,
Heroin is an addictive drug, WiTP is not a drug, I think I am going to play a few turns.
P.S Heroin is bad! sinking Japanese carriers isn't!

[ool]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Dear Diary,

On the third day of my celibacy, I went to a meeting of Philly-tellists (that's what stamp collectors call themselves for some reason).

These guys are wicked obsessed with their pastime.  They talk for hours about plate blocks and watermarks and "mint condition" and other arcane minutae that would bore any rationale human being to tears.

After an hour, some guy starts carrying on and on about some messed up stamp called an "Upside Down Jenny."  It wasn't clear why he thinks so much of a stamp that somebody botched up and put the Jenny biplane upside down. 

Anyhow, after about twenty minutes I'd had enough.  I thought I'd liven up the conversation a bit, so I observed:  "You know, if you turned that biplane right side up and armed it with a single 17.7 inch (45 cm) British Mark XII torpedo of 1,548 lbs (702 kg) beneath the fuselage, you could put a squadron on CVL Hermes and give the Japanese fits when they tried amphibious landings on the Malay Peninsula."

There was dead silence for about 45 seconds when that guy pipes up and says, "Mate, have you considered taking up wargaming for a hobby?"

@*##$@!

Canoerebel

Proves the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Sometimes with best of intentions you just can't win! Poor Canoerebel, give in to the darkside! Feel the flow of emotions.

[stuman]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Dear Diary,

On the third day of my celibacy, I went to a meeting of Philly-tellists (that's what stamp collectors call themselves for some reason).

These guys are wicked obsessed with their pastime.  They talk for hours about plate blocks and watermarks and "mint condition" and other arcane minutae that would bore any rationale human being to tears.

After an hour, some guy starts carrying on and on about some messed up stamp called an "Upside Down Jenny."  It wasn't clear why he thinks so much of a stamp that somebody botched up and put the Jenny biplane upside down. 

Anyhow, after about twenty minutes I'd had enough.  I thought I'd liven up the conversation a bit, so I observed:  "You know, if you turned that biplane right side up and armed it with a single 17.7 inch (45 cm) British Mark XII torpedo of 1,548 lbs (702 kg) beneath the fuselage, you could put a squadron on CVL Hermes and give the Japanese fits when they tried amphibious landings on the Malay Peninsula."

There was dead silence for about 45 seconds when that guy pipes up and says, "Mate, have you considered taking up wargaming for a hobby?"

@*##$@!

Canoerebel

You know, the fact is everyone reading this forum knows what you are talking about. 99.9999 % of the rest of the population would at best be puzzled.

[Canoerebel]

Dear Diary,
 
On the fourth day of my celibacy, I took up the reading of literature.  Knowing that I couldn't go wrong with a Pulitzer Prize winner, I selected Alice Walker's The Color Purple.  From the very first page, I knew I was in trouble.  This book is raw and sad and vulgar, vulgar, vulgar.
 
I thought I saw an opportunity.  I took the book over to my wife and said, "Here, read this page."  She gives me a puzzled look, lays down her Bible, and starts reading.
 
Right away I know I've done well, for her face gets all red, her foot starts tapping, and she inquires with an edge to her voice, "Why are you reading this?"
 
"Well," I says contritely, "I've been trying to find a wholesome hobby that is a wise use of my time.  Perhaps," I add, tapping my chin as though the thought had just occurred to me, "I should go back to War in the Pacific and its excellent forums that are both classy and educational."
 
"Humph," she intones skeptically, "that game is played by a bunch of testosterone-pumped males.  I'll bet those forums are just full of juvenile references to procreation."
 
"Naw," says I with great sincerity.  "The forums are a wholesome refuge of refined culture and rare knowledge.  Why don't you," I add innocently, "take a look?"
 
She isn't convinved, but offers to pick one thread at random to prove her point.  Great, thinks I, conniving to steer her to "Small Ship, Big War."
 
When we log on and reach the forums, she closes her eyes, counts to five, and her finger, like some deadly torpedo homing in on a doomed merchantman, nails Cap Mandrake's "From Here to Eternity."
 
"Oh, that's not a good one," I add helpfully.  "Why don't you read this one?" I offer, pointing to Canoerebel's "Forlorn Hopes" (she doesn't know that I have a screen name...).  "I've read some of this, and this guy is bright and eloquent, yet humble."
 
She declines my offer and begins reading.  After awhile, her face goes puffy and red, her eyes narrow, and that nail-tipped finger descends on the computer screen.  "What's all this stuff about 'Stalker Girl'?  Pervert!"
 
Knowing that I'll be celibate tonight more ways than one, I turn off the computer.
 
^*#@@##
 
Canoerebel
 
 

[ool]

You obviously suffer from that well known malady affecting 99% of husbands, "Balls stored in tupperware container in the freezer."

Grow a new pair! Come back to all encompassing world of WITP. A world where you, with a little planning and common sense, can rule supreme! Unlike your domestic servitude in the real world.[;)][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

[veji1]

brilliant !!!

[stuman]

ORIGINAL: veji1

brilliant !!!

I think veji1 is right, canoerebel is developing an entirely new form of AAR : canoerebels' ongoing battle versus a WiTP free life. It is at once both a fascinating social experiment and an ongoing Greek Tragedy.

[cantona2]

So AE is around the corner then...

[rtrapasso]

It is at once both a fascinating social experiment and an ongoing Greek Tragedy.

Considering how most wargamers are descibed, i think it is a more ongoing geek tragedy... [:'(]

[anarchyintheuk]

I'm associated w/ something that has refined culture and rare knowledge. Sounds like the beginnings of a good pick up line.

[ool]

A very large and extended corner yes to be sure.

[John 3rd]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Dear Diary,

On the fourth day of my celibacy, I took up the reading of literature.  Knowing that I couldn't go wrong with a Pulitzer Prize winner, I selected Alice Walker's The Color Purple.  From the very first page, I knew I was in trouble.  This book is raw and sad and vulgar, vulgar, vulgar.

I thought I saw an opportunity.  I took the book over to my wife and said, "Here, read this page."  She gives me a puzzled look, lays down her Bible, and starts reading.

Right away I know I've done well, for her face gets all red, her foot starts tapping, and she inquires with an edge to her voice, "Why are you reading this?"

"Well," I says contritely, "I've been trying to find a wholesome hobby that is a wise use of my time.  Perhaps," I add, tapping my chin as though the thought had just occurred to me, "I should go back to War in the Pacific and its excellent forums that are both classy and educational."

"Humph," she intones skeptically, "that game is played by a bunch of testosterone-pumped males.  I'll bet those forums are just full of juvenile references to procreation."

"Naw," says I with great sincerity.  "The forums are a wholesome refuge of refined culture and rare knowledge.  Why don't you," I add innocently, "take a look?"

She isn't convinved, but offers to pick one thread at random to prove her point.  Great, thinks I, conniving to steer her to "Small Ship, Big War."

When we log on and reach the forums, she closes her eyes, counts to five, and her finger, like some deadly torpedo homing in on a doomed merchantman, nails Cap Mandrake's "From Here to Eternity."

"Oh, that's not a good one," I add helpfully.  "Why don't you read this one?" I offer, pointing to Canoerebel's "Forlorn Hopes" (she doesn't know that I have a screen name...).  "I've read some of this, and this guy is bright and eloquent, yet humble."

She declines my offer and begins reading.  After awhile, her face goes puffy and red, her eyes narrow, and that nail-tipped finger descends on the computer screen.  "What's all this stuff about 'Stalker Girl'?  Pervert!"

Knowing that I'll be celibate tonight more ways than one, I turn off the computer.

^*#@@##

Canoerebel

Damn You Dan! For the second time on this thread an entry of yours almost causes me to spew all over my keyboard. Excellent entry and attempt...

[Cap Mandrake]

Gee...sorry about that Rebel. How about we put in more Limericks...for refinement, I mean. [;)]