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1.) Swamp Fox - 12/07/2016
Make sure you watch the video before they take it down out of terminal embarrassment.
[B][SIZE=3]NBC2 Investigation: Legally buying guns you can't legally carry
[/SIZE][/B]
[SIZE=2][B]The NBC2 Investigators have uncovered a flaw in Florida's gun checks system.[/B]
[/SIZE][SIZE=2]"How can this be?---No one really knows for sure."
[/SIZE]
[url]http://www.nbc-2.com/story/33917026/nbc2-investigation-legally-buying-guns-you-cant-legally-carry[/url]
2.) bluecat - 12/07/2016
Maybe I'm missing something (which isn't unusual) but most people buy guns they can't legally carry (as concealed). Two separate issues right? If the end game of every purchaser of a pistol is conceal carry then yes, that's a problem. But most people don't conceal carry and just want them in their homes for self defense or they want a gun they can take to the range. Or they already have conceal carry and a gun and are buying more guns. Thanks Obama.
I watched the video. Even if there was a cross reference between the people who purchased and those same people who applied for conceal carry, it still doesn't mean much. They have a gun they can't legally conceal until the conceal carry permit is issued.
If the point of the story was to illustrate that there are people out there owning or carrying guns without a conceal carry permit it seems kinda silly.
Or maybe the joke was on me and I'm just slow...
I watched the video. Even if there was a cross reference between the people who purchased and those same people who applied for conceal carry, it still doesn't mean much. They have a gun they can't legally conceal until the conceal carry permit is issued.
If the point of the story was to illustrate that there are people out there owning or carrying guns without a conceal carry permit it seems kinda silly.
Or maybe the joke was on me and I'm just slow...
3.) Swamp Fox - 12/07/2016
No, you got it. The problem is the report is so stupid no one can believe the extent of the stupidity. It may not be be possible to understand the story unless you're completely clueless. There has to be something wrong here, right? LOL
How can you buy a gun and not have a cc permit for it?
How can you buy three guns and only one cc permit is issued?
Etc.
Moronity like that.
It's always a problem when you're so ignorant you don't know how ignorant you are, LOL.
But that's what background research is for. Maybe they don't teach that in J-school anymore, and I'd be afraid to know what they don't teach Communications majors.
How can you buy a gun and not have a cc permit for it?
How can you buy three guns and only one cc permit is issued?
Etc.
Moronity like that.
It's always a problem when you're so ignorant you don't know how ignorant you are, LOL.
But that's what background research is for. Maybe they don't teach that in J-school anymore, and I'd be afraid to know what they don't teach Communications majors.
4.) Swamp Fox - 12/07/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;45911]If the point of the story was to illustrate that there are people out there owning or carrying guns without a conceal carry permit it seems kinda silly.
...[/QUOTE]
Remember, this is the premise and reason-for-being for the story: "The NBC2 Investigators have uncovered a flaw in Florida's gun checks system."
:groan:
...[/QUOTE]
Remember, this is the premise and reason-for-being for the story: "The NBC2 Investigators have uncovered a flaw in Florida's gun checks system."
:groan:
5.) DParker - 12/07/2016
{insert-the-stupid-it-burns-meme-here}
This reminds me of the expose CBS did on which states were the most heavily armed. It sounded really fishy at first when they were giving totals in the low thousands for people who owned guns in even the largest and most gun-friendly state...until it dawns on you that they were using federal tallies of class III items (machine guns, SBRs, et al) to determine how many people owned "guns" in each state.
Whenever I read one of these I just toss my coin that has "Moron" on one side, and "Liar" on the other in order to draw a conclusion.
This reminds me of the expose CBS did on which states were the most heavily armed. It sounded really fishy at first when they were giving totals in the low thousands for people who owned guns in even the largest and most gun-friendly state...until it dawns on you that they were using federal tallies of class III items (machine guns, SBRs, et al) to determine how many people owned "guns" in each state.
Whenever I read one of these I just toss my coin that has "Moron" on one side, and "Liar" on the other in order to draw a conclusion.
6.) Swamp Fox - 12/07/2016
LOL...That sounds like a good coin to have. I'm gonna see if I can get Alexa to find me one, LOL.
It's a good thing the reporter is pretty cute, because otherwise I'd be kinda worried about how this is gonna turn out for her.
It's a good thing the reporter is pretty cute, because otherwise I'd be kinda worried about how this is gonna turn out for her.
7.) Swamp Fox - 12/08/2016
"So you're saying I only need one permit for this?"
8.) DParker - 12/08/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;45916]"So you're saying I only need one permit for this?"
[/QUOTE]
Well, that...and a smack upside the head.
[/QUOTE]Well, that...and a smack upside the head.
9.) Swamp Fox - 12/08/2016
LOL...
Perhaps this is more to your liking?
[url]https://www.idealconceal.com/product/double-barreled-380-caliber/[/url]
Perhaps this is more to your liking?
[url]https://www.idealconceal.com/product/double-barreled-380-caliber/[/url]
10.) Swamp Fox - 12/08/2016
Breaking news:
They deleted the comments section from the news article, and the whole story (and comments) from her Facebook page, LOL.
"Like it never even happened."
I'm guessing there has been some serious cringing going on down there today.
They deleted the comments section from the news article, and the whole story (and comments) from her Facebook page, LOL.
"Like it never even happened."
I'm guessing there has been some serious cringing going on down there today.
11.) bluecat - 12/08/2016
:-):-)
12.) DParker - 12/08/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;45936]Breaking news:
They deleted the comments section from the news article...[/QUOTE]
They're still there as of right now.
They deleted the comments section from the news article...[/QUOTE]
They're still there as of right now.
13.) Swamp Fox - 12/08/2016
Huh. They're not there for me.
6:57 PM Eastern
12/8/16
6:57 PM Eastern
12/8/16
14.) Swamp Fox - 12/09/2016
They're up again for me now, 8:49 AM Eastern, 12/9/16
A total of 7 comments, so my guess is they deleted what they had and opened them up again hoping to start fresh, LOL.
I like the little emotion poll here. First time I've see one.
"How does this story make you feel?"
LOL
A total of 7 comments, so my guess is they deleted what they had and opened them up again hoping to start fresh, LOL.
I like the little emotion poll here. First time I've see one.
"How does this story make you feel?"
LOL
15.) DParker - 12/09/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;45940]"How does this story make you feel?"[/QUOTE]
That's the one that tripped up Spock in [i]The Journey Home[/i].
That's the one that tripped up Spock in [i]The Journey Home[/i].
16.) bluecat - 12/09/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;45916]"So you're saying I only need one permit for this?"
[/QUOTE]
I thought this was a fake gun. Now I'm seeing that they really exist.
[/QUOTE]I thought this was a fake gun. Now I'm seeing that they really exist.
17.) Swamp Fox - 12/09/2016
Yes, and unlike the .380 I posted, it fires both barrels at once, LOL.
(Or at least I think I remember the .380 as being one-barrel-at-a-time...If anyone knows of a double-barrel .380 that fires simultaneously, let me know. I need to file such a thing in my archives, LOL.)
(Or at least I think I remember the .380 as being one-barrel-at-a-time...If anyone knows of a double-barrel .380 that fires simultaneously, let me know. I need to file such a thing in my archives, LOL.)
18.) Swamp Fox - 12/09/2016
[QUOTE=DParker;45941]That's the one that tripped up Spock in [i]The Journey Home[/i].[/QUOTE]
I'll have to take your word for it. :-)
I'll have to take your word for it. :-)
19.) Swamp Fox - 12/09/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;45943]Yes, and unlike the .380 I posted, it fires both barrels at once, LOL.
(Or at least I think I remember the .380 as being one-barrel-at-a-time...If anyone knows of a double-barrel .380 that fires simultaneously, let me know. I need to file such a thing in my archives, LOL.)[/QUOTE]
Heck, why limit it to .380? I was just thinking (dangerous, I know) it would be fun to see the other small calibers as well...And then I thought, heck, ANYTHING double-barrel is fun, on up through grenade launchers and shoulder-mounted rockets. Plus stuff doesn't have to double-fire to entertain me, though video of both tubes blazing at once is always welcome, especially around the holidays.
Not sure all of us here on HC (LOL) can build a whole separate thread about such, especially on a Friday, but I'm willing to see what happens. :-)
(Or at least I think I remember the .380 as being one-barrel-at-a-time...If anyone knows of a double-barrel .380 that fires simultaneously, let me know. I need to file such a thing in my archives, LOL.)[/QUOTE]
Heck, why limit it to .380? I was just thinking (dangerous, I know) it would be fun to see the other small calibers as well...And then I thought, heck, ANYTHING double-barrel is fun, on up through grenade launchers and shoulder-mounted rockets. Plus stuff doesn't have to double-fire to entertain me, though video of both tubes blazing at once is always welcome, especially around the holidays.
Not sure all of us here on HC (LOL) can build a whole separate thread about such, especially on a Friday, but I'm willing to see what happens. :-)
20.) bluecat - 12/09/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;45943]Yes, and unlike the .380 I posted, it fires both barrels at once, LOL.
(Or at least I think I remember the .380 as being one-barrel-at-a-time...If anyone knows of a double-barrel .380 that fires simultaneously, let me know. I need to file such a thing in my archives, LOL.)[/QUOTE]
I think John Browning just fluffed up his pillow a bit before turning over.
(Or at least I think I remember the .380 as being one-barrel-at-a-time...If anyone knows of a double-barrel .380 that fires simultaneously, let me know. I need to file such a thing in my archives, LOL.)[/QUOTE]
I think John Browning just fluffed up his pillow a bit before turning over.
21.) Swamp Fox - 12/09/2016
If he were smart, he'd invest in a My Pillow...LOL...
He'd sleep easier.
:wink
He'd sleep easier.
:wink
22.) bluecat - 12/09/2016
LOL! John Browning could have completely revolutionized the pillow industry.
23.) Swamp Fox - 12/09/2016
If he had, he could have been an official sponsor of the National Sleep With The Fishes Foundation...
24.) bluecat - 12/09/2016
He knew how to give someone who wasn't necessarily tired, a dirt nap.
25.) Swamp Fox - 12/09/2016
LOL
+2
:-)
+2
:-)
26.) bluecat - 12/09/2016
The only bad thing about his pillow is that you would have needed a special bushing wrench to take the pillow case off.
27.) Swamp Fox - 12/09/2016
Yeah, but think of his easy-peasy silencer design...
28.) Swamp Fox - 12/09/2016
"Leave the gun. Take the My Pillow."
29.) Swamp Fox - 12/09/2016
Not to hijack...:wink...but here's a question for the reporter in Florida:
If you use a pillow for a silencer, do you pay a tax or need extra paperwork? And do we know how many people are tearing off those tags under penalty of law?
If you use a pillow for a silencer, do you pay a tax or need extra paperwork? And do we know how many people are tearing off those tags under penalty of law?
30.) bluecat - 12/09/2016
"Are you gonna fluff up that pillow or whistle dixie?"
31.) Swamp Fox - 12/09/2016
Ha! Good one. One of my favorite quotes.
32.) Swamp Fox - 12/09/2016
"This here's the most powerful pillow in the world. So you have to ask yourself one question..."
33.) bluecat - 12/09/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;45955]Not to hijack...:wink...but here's a question for the reporter in Florida:
If you use a pillow for a silencer, do you pay a tax or need extra paperwork? And do we know how many people are tearing off those tags under penalty of law?[/QUOTE]
And can you sell a pillow to someone, say at a slumber party, that has had the tag removed?
If you use a pillow for a silencer, do you pay a tax or need extra paperwork? And do we know how many people are tearing off those tags under penalty of law?[/QUOTE]
And can you sell a pillow to someone, say at a slumber party, that has had the tag removed?
34.) bluecat - 12/09/2016
The liberals want to ban pillows because they believe if there were less pillows there would be less pillow fights.
35.) bluecat - 12/09/2016
If this could save just one person from a bad nights sleep...
36.) bluecat - 12/09/2016
The conservatives believe you absolutely have the right to defend yourself against scantily clad women with pillows.
37.) Swamp Fox - 12/09/2016
Well, I don't think the government should be involved in what goes on in the bedroom...
Even though the My Pillow will blow your mind clean off.
He spent two years perfecting it. LOL
Even though the My Pillow will blow your mind clean off.
He spent two years perfecting it. LOL
38.) bluecat - 12/09/2016
I still don't know when Mike says he took two years to develop a pillow whether that is a good thing or a bad thing.
39.) Swamp Fox - 12/09/2016
LOL...
40.) bluecat - 12/09/2016
Maybe it's a good thing that Mike is working on pillow designs and not complicated items like wheels or pulleys. We might still be rubbing sticks together.
41.) bluecat - 12/09/2016
He would have to advertise his bags of foam with smoke signals.
42.) Swamp Fox - 12/09/2016
I think one of my favorite posts of yours when we were last talking about the My Pillow (let that concept sink in for a second, ladies and germs) was when you were riffing on the development process and the incremental design improvements, LOL.
Something like:
"Hey Mike, my head barely fits on this thing!"
Mike: "Let's make it bigger!"
I still have a laughing fit about that...:laugh:
Something like:
"Hey Mike, my head barely fits on this thing!"
Mike: "Let's make it bigger!"
I still have a laughing fit about that...:laugh:
43.) bluecat - 12/09/2016
The question I've had lately, is now that it is the perfect pillow, is the R&D team disbanded? They come in to work, Mike says, "boys and gals, we've successfully made the perfect pillow, hit the bricks and don't let the door hit you in the arse on the way out."
"Oh, and if you start up some rival company with our "design secrets", I'll gut you like a walleye."
"Oh, and if you start up some rival company with our "design secrets", I'll gut you like a walleye."
44.) Swamp Fox - 12/09/2016
Mike seems smart enough that he would have taken precautions so that he's the only one who knows how the sausage is made. Everybody else only knows what they have to know, like secret agents in a spy ring, or members of an insurrectionist plot.
So, for instance, the guy who knows where to order the foam isn't allowed to go in the room where they cut it, and they cover the equipment with a tarp at night. The guys in the cutting room are driven back and forth to work blindfolded, with hoods over their heads for good measure, so they don't know the location of the machinery. The people who fill the pillowcases only do a small part at a time, so each worker only knows how to fill his or her own 1/3, and never learns the secret to how all the thirds fit together.
Stuff like that.
Hopefully Mike has a succession plan for when he kicks off, because if the equivalent of the plane going down with everyone in the band on board except the tambourine player happens to Mike, and he hasn't made provisions for someone else to learn the keys to his design, his family will learn the connection between the pillow and sleep the hard way.
:wink
So, for instance, the guy who knows where to order the foam isn't allowed to go in the room where they cut it, and they cover the equipment with a tarp at night. The guys in the cutting room are driven back and forth to work blindfolded, with hoods over their heads for good measure, so they don't know the location of the machinery. The people who fill the pillowcases only do a small part at a time, so each worker only knows how to fill his or her own 1/3, and never learns the secret to how all the thirds fit together.
Stuff like that.
Hopefully Mike has a succession plan for when he kicks off, because if the equivalent of the plane going down with everyone in the band on board except the tambourine player happens to Mike, and he hasn't made provisions for someone else to learn the keys to his design, his family will learn the connection between the pillow and sleep the hard way.
:wink
45.) bluecat - 12/10/2016
LOL! I had not thought of that. There are probably 11 employees making the Colonel's recipe.
46.) Swamp Fox - 12/13/2016
Plus one who knows how to make otherwise decent fried chicken extra-greasy...He's the guy that makes the really big bucks.
++++
In other news, I went back and checked on our girl Rachel last night, 'cause I was a little worried about her. Lo and behold, the whole story is gone from the website now, replaced by this, if you go to the original link from Post 1...LOL....
[url]http://www.nbc-2.com/story/33917026/nbc2-investigation-legally-buying-guns-you-cant-legally-carry[/url]
When you put this
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;45910]
Make sure you watch the video before they take it down out of terminal embarrassment. [/QUOTE]
on top of these two
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;45397]I have the Seahawks tonight. [/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;45991] I have the Giants upsetting Dallas tonight...[/QUOTE]
you have to wonder if I should invest in a lottery ticket.
++++
In other news, I went back and checked on our girl Rachel last night, 'cause I was a little worried about her. Lo and behold, the whole story is gone from the website now, replaced by this, if you go to the original link from Post 1...LOL....
[url]http://www.nbc-2.com/story/33917026/nbc2-investigation-legally-buying-guns-you-cant-legally-carry[/url]
When you put this
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;45910]
Make sure you watch the video before they take it down out of terminal embarrassment. [/QUOTE]
on top of these two
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;45397]I have the Seahawks tonight. [/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;45991] I have the Giants upsetting Dallas tonight...[/QUOTE]
you have to wonder if I should invest in a lottery ticket.
47.) DParker - 12/13/2016
It would appear that the ability to be embarrassed by one's stupidity has not been completely bred out of the species after all.
48.) bluecat - 12/13/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;46009]Plus one who knows how to make otherwise decent fried chicken extra-greasy...He's the guy that makes the really big bucks.
[/QUOTE]
Let us not forget about the man who had an 'aha' moment (not the band) and created a shirt that was designed to be worn untucked. If we could, for a moment, go back in time to the board room meeting where this was introduced to the management and some simple machine workers.
[B]Inventor of shirt to be worn untucked[/B]: "Alright people, today marks a truly significant day. We are going to start manufacturing something that has been a long time coming. We are going to make a shirt, hold the applause till after I'm done, designed to be worn untucked."
[B]Simple gap-toothed press worker[/B]: "You mean, like a bowling shirt?"
[I]Dead silence. After some moments of nervousness and awkwardness around the table...[/I]
[B]Inventor of shirt to be worn untucked[/B]: "Of course not, these will be designed to be worn at work or leisure."
[B]Simple gap-toothed press worker[/B]: "So basically we are cutting the tails of polo shirts?"
[B]Inventor of shirt to be worn untucked[/B]: "Fire that man."
[B]Simple gap-toothed press worker[/B]: "Splunge?"
[/QUOTE]
Let us not forget about the man who had an 'aha' moment (not the band) and created a shirt that was designed to be worn untucked. If we could, for a moment, go back in time to the board room meeting where this was introduced to the management and some simple machine workers.
[B]Inventor of shirt to be worn untucked[/B]: "Alright people, today marks a truly significant day. We are going to start manufacturing something that has been a long time coming. We are going to make a shirt, hold the applause till after I'm done, designed to be worn untucked."
[B]Simple gap-toothed press worker[/B]: "You mean, like a bowling shirt?"
[I]Dead silence. After some moments of nervousness and awkwardness around the table...[/I]
[B]Inventor of shirt to be worn untucked[/B]: "Of course not, these will be designed to be worn at work or leisure."
[B]Simple gap-toothed press worker[/B]: "So basically we are cutting the tails of polo shirts?"
[B]Inventor of shirt to be worn untucked[/B]: "Fire that man."
[B]Simple gap-toothed press worker[/B]: "Splunge?"
49.) DParker - 12/13/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;46011][B]Inventor of shirt to be worn untucked[/B]: "Fire that man."[/QUOTE]
That's what happens when you don't give the boss a "Harrumph".
That's what happens when you don't give the boss a "Harrumph".
50.) bluecat - 12/13/2016
:-):-)
51.) Swamp Fox - 12/13/2016
LOL...
Good catch on the shirt that's designed to be worn untucked...
Serious question, though: Does anyone know if they're good, bad or indifferent in regards to wearing something concealed underneath? Say something like an old, reliable Texas Instruments calculator. Yeah, like a calculator...
Good catch on the shirt that's designed to be worn untucked...
Serious question, though: Does anyone know if they're good, bad or indifferent in regards to wearing something concealed underneath? Say something like an old, reliable Texas Instruments calculator. Yeah, like a calculator...
52.) Swamp Fox - 12/13/2016
[QUOTE=DParker;46010]It would appear that the ability to be embarrassed by one's stupidity has not been completely bred out of the species after all.[/QUOTE]
Some type of follow-up from the station or reporter would have been nice, rather than just acting--as I said-- "As if it never even happened."
As far as I know, nobody at the TV station has issued any corrections, retractions or apologies for the story, which may have started off with good intentions---what investigative journalism piece doesn't? LOL---but was FUBAR from the opening lines.
Of the three options I can think of---Leaving a bad piece up for all the world to see, without comment but thereby owning the mistake(s); issuing a retraction/update while leaving it up; pulling it down without comment; or pulling it down with comment ---the station seems to have chosen the worst, from the perspective of honesty the historical record.
Wait!...Of the four options I can think of...
Et cetera, et cetera...
What if reporters, journalists and commentators throughout history had been capable of pulling stupid or erroneous work from public view after exposure or self-reflection? Insert your own examples, real or imagined, in the space below. :wink
Seems like doing what this station did deprives downstream generations and, clearly, future alien visitors from other galaxies, of some pretty good material with which to figure out "What the hell's going on around here?"
Just something to think on as you go about your day...:wink
Some type of follow-up from the station or reporter would have been nice, rather than just acting--as I said-- "As if it never even happened."
As far as I know, nobody at the TV station has issued any corrections, retractions or apologies for the story, which may have started off with good intentions---what investigative journalism piece doesn't? LOL---but was FUBAR from the opening lines.
Of the three options I can think of---Leaving a bad piece up for all the world to see, without comment but thereby owning the mistake(s); issuing a retraction/update while leaving it up; pulling it down without comment; or pulling it down with comment ---the station seems to have chosen the worst, from the perspective of honesty the historical record.
Wait!...Of the four options I can think of...
Et cetera, et cetera...
What if reporters, journalists and commentators throughout history had been capable of pulling stupid or erroneous work from public view after exposure or self-reflection? Insert your own examples, real or imagined, in the space below. :wink
Seems like doing what this station did deprives downstream generations and, clearly, future alien visitors from other galaxies, of some pretty good material with which to figure out "What the hell's going on around here?"
Just something to think on as you go about your day...:wink
53.) bluecat - 12/13/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;46015]LOL...
Good catch on the shirt that's designed to be worn untucked...
Serious question, though: Does anyone know if they're good, bad or indifferent in regards to wearing something concealed underneath? Say something like an old, reliable Texas Instruments calculator. Yeah, like a calculator...
[/QUOTE]
Not sure what you are asking. I'm from Kansas, type slow.
Are you asking if untucked shirts are suitable for concealed carry?
Good catch on the shirt that's designed to be worn untucked...
Serious question, though: Does anyone know if they're good, bad or indifferent in regards to wearing something concealed underneath? Say something like an old, reliable Texas Instruments calculator. Yeah, like a calculator...
[/QUOTE]Not sure what you are asking. I'm from Kansas, type slow.
Are you asking if untucked shirts are suitable for concealed carry?
54.) crookedeye - 12/13/2016
why couldnt of i thought of the untucked shirt?? my regualar shirts when untucked, hang about mid thigh which is way to long..
55.) bluecat - 12/13/2016
Regular people like you and me crookedeye could never muster the brain power to invent pillows and untucked shirts. We should leave that to the geniuses and visionaries.
56.) Swamp Fox - 12/13/2016
LOL...
They say the best ideas are the simplest, which is the only reason I have any hope left anymore...LOL
They say the best ideas are the simplest, which is the only reason I have any hope left anymore...LOL
57.) Swamp Fox - 12/13/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;46017]Not sure what you are asking. I'm from Kansas, type slow.
[/QUOTE]
Why do you always have to make things so complicated? I'm just wondering what people think of these untucked shirts from the untucked shirt company.
Say you have a calculator and you're about to hop in the canoe for a leisurely paddle. You're not worried about concealing the calculator, because it's perfectly legal to carry a calculator openly without any kind of gracious government permission, especially if you are immediately engaged in hunting, fishing or trapping, Now, this assumes you can travel the length and breadth of the land without setting foot in the Kingdom of the Corps of Engineers, or wanting to use their waters with the aforementioned canoe. I'm not saying there are never any calculators in the Kingdom that are or are not technically authorized; I'm just saying that they would have had to migrate.
Anyway, you'd just like your untucked shirt from this untucked shirt company to cover your calculator most of the time, because it avoids conflict with people who have some type of phobia about calculators and will go home and bitch about it with other people who have phobias about calculators, most especially other people's calculators. You know: the pro-choice crowd .
Wearing your calculator under your untucked shirt from the untucked shirt company seems better than throwing it in your tacklebox or gear bag, you think, because if you flip your canoe you probably won't lose your calculator as easily, but it will be easy to say that you did lose it if you need to for some reason later on. Canoes are inherently tippy, I should point out, and that doesn't make them ideal for transporting calculators. But they do have their upsides. Not everything that is a bug isn't also a feature, especially if you might or might not own calculators. Also, when you need it, it might be easier to get to your calculator from under the untucked shirt from the untucked shirt company, compared to other untucked shirts from other shirt companies.
Now, you could certainly get away with keeping your calculator, battery disconnected, in your gear bag while at the COE boat ramp. This would be perfectly legal no matter what kind of government paperwork you might or might not have been blessed with. But this makes doing quick calculations pretty difficult when coming off the water late at night, when other people might be at the ramp admiring the stars and wanting to discuss astrophysics with you. These people may or may not be enjoying some adult substances, but if they are, it tends to make them more interested in debating than they might otherwise be. Also, they might or might not be in the land legally. (Again, you always want to leave open the possibility of migration, when you're a king.) That would give them a certain sense of freedom to conduct themselves as they please in their present adopted living space. But none of this really matters if you're the only one concerned with following the rules, anyway.
Of course, you could always just stuff your calculator in a cargo pocket completely out of sight, but sometimes you don't have a cargo pocket while canoeing, or the calculator you want to carry that day is too big for any pockets you do have. I'm not saying you always wear Speedos, but maybe sometimes you do. And although a belt and Speedos might seem an unusual combination, it is less unusual than carrying your calculator IN your Speedos. That still doesn't make it a good look, though, among other problems.
So that's why I ask.
[/QUOTE]
Why do you always have to make things so complicated? I'm just wondering what people think of these untucked shirts from the untucked shirt company.
Say you have a calculator and you're about to hop in the canoe for a leisurely paddle. You're not worried about concealing the calculator, because it's perfectly legal to carry a calculator openly without any kind of gracious government permission, especially if you are immediately engaged in hunting, fishing or trapping, Now, this assumes you can travel the length and breadth of the land without setting foot in the Kingdom of the Corps of Engineers, or wanting to use their waters with the aforementioned canoe. I'm not saying there are never any calculators in the Kingdom that are or are not technically authorized; I'm just saying that they would have had to migrate.
Anyway, you'd just like your untucked shirt from this untucked shirt company to cover your calculator most of the time, because it avoids conflict with people who have some type of phobia about calculators and will go home and bitch about it with other people who have phobias about calculators, most especially other people's calculators. You know: the pro-choice crowd .
Wearing your calculator under your untucked shirt from the untucked shirt company seems better than throwing it in your tacklebox or gear bag, you think, because if you flip your canoe you probably won't lose your calculator as easily, but it will be easy to say that you did lose it if you need to for some reason later on. Canoes are inherently tippy, I should point out, and that doesn't make them ideal for transporting calculators. But they do have their upsides. Not everything that is a bug isn't also a feature, especially if you might or might not own calculators. Also, when you need it, it might be easier to get to your calculator from under the untucked shirt from the untucked shirt company, compared to other untucked shirts from other shirt companies.
Now, you could certainly get away with keeping your calculator, battery disconnected, in your gear bag while at the COE boat ramp. This would be perfectly legal no matter what kind of government paperwork you might or might not have been blessed with. But this makes doing quick calculations pretty difficult when coming off the water late at night, when other people might be at the ramp admiring the stars and wanting to discuss astrophysics with you. These people may or may not be enjoying some adult substances, but if they are, it tends to make them more interested in debating than they might otherwise be. Also, they might or might not be in the land legally. (Again, you always want to leave open the possibility of migration, when you're a king.) That would give them a certain sense of freedom to conduct themselves as they please in their present adopted living space. But none of this really matters if you're the only one concerned with following the rules, anyway.
Of course, you could always just stuff your calculator in a cargo pocket completely out of sight, but sometimes you don't have a cargo pocket while canoeing, or the calculator you want to carry that day is too big for any pockets you do have. I'm not saying you always wear Speedos, but maybe sometimes you do. And although a belt and Speedos might seem an unusual combination, it is less unusual than carrying your calculator IN your Speedos. That still doesn't make it a good look, though, among other problems.
So that's why I ask.
58.) bluecat - 12/13/2016
I'm going to blow your mind Swampy. I found a calculator carrier that works regardless of shirt (untucked, tucked, on, off), it don't matter.
[url]https://urbancarryholsters.com/product-videos[/url]
You ask, I deliver.
[url]https://urbancarryholsters.com/product-videos[/url]
You ask, I deliver.
59.) bluecat - 12/13/2016
Is that a calculator in your pocket or you just glad to see me, er, I mean want to multiply?
:wink
:wink
60.) bluecat - 12/13/2016
The nice thing about this system, is maybe one day you want to carry the Ti-55 and the next day a Hewlett Packard 20s. The carrier can accommodate more than one model.
61.) bluecat - 12/13/2016
This system would also save you considerable significant digits. See what I did there?
62.) Swamp Fox - 12/13/2016
Well, this just brings up another problem: Does anyone have any idea why the number of calculators and calculator holders don't match up? How many people are carrying their calculators unsafely? Could be another flaw in the system.
However, I might look into that carrier, even though I'm somewhat predisposed against it.
The problem with inside-the-pants calculator holders for me is sweat, most of the year, and comfort and access while seated, most of the time.
If there were some type of calculator washer I could use after having my Texas Instrument inside my pants all day, that might help. But I wouldn't want to have to wash every day, and I still prefer to wear my calculator outside my pants, for all the honest world to feel.
But the world of calculator care is changing every day, and I should keep my mind open.
Who says this, for instance, couldn't be transferrable technology? It could be a ball-washer AND a calculator cleaner:
However, I might look into that carrier, even though I'm somewhat predisposed against it.
The problem with inside-the-pants calculator holders for me is sweat, most of the year, and comfort and access while seated, most of the time.
If there were some type of calculator washer I could use after having my Texas Instrument inside my pants all day, that might help. But I wouldn't want to have to wash every day, and I still prefer to wear my calculator outside my pants, for all the honest world to feel.
But the world of calculator care is changing every day, and I should keep my mind open.
Who says this, for instance, couldn't be transferrable technology? It could be a ball-washer AND a calculator cleaner:
63.) Swamp Fox - 12/14/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;46025]This system would also save you considerable significant digits. See what I did there?[/QUOTE]
Not sure saving digits is always all that important. A lot of times, you just wind up in the same place anyway.
Not sure saving digits is always all that important. A lot of times, you just wind up in the same place anyway.
64.) bluecat - 12/14/2016
Well, crossbreed supertuck deluxe is made from horsehide which is proven to handle sweat better than cow leather. That would give you more time to wash your balls [B]and[/B] type inappropriate things on your calculator.
[url]http://www.crossbreedholsters.com/Product/SuperTuck-Deluxe[/url]
[url]http://www.crossbreedholsters.com/Product/SuperTuck-Deluxe[/url]
65.) Swamp Fox - 12/14/2016
"But Father, I don't want any of that...I want to....I want to..." :wink
I've heard about the crossbreed supertuck deluxe, but for a long time I thought it was a mid-week escort special at the Smoke Signals Casino in Vegas....Not far from the Strip, I figured, but I still wouldn't trust the guy who gave you the flyer, no matter what the pictures look like.
I've heard about the crossbreed supertuck deluxe, but for a long time I thought it was a mid-week escort special at the Smoke Signals Casino in Vegas....Not far from the Strip, I figured, but I still wouldn't trust the guy who gave you the flyer, no matter what the pictures look like.
66.) bluecat - 12/14/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;46030]"But Father, I don't want any of that...I want to....I want to..." :wink
I've heard about the crossbreed supertuck deluxe, but for a long time [B]I thought it was a mid-week escort special at the Smoke Signals Casino in Vegas[/B]....Not far from the Strip, I figured, but I still wouldn't trust the guy who gave you the flyer, no matter what the pictures look like.[/QUOTE]
+ 3 :-)
I've heard about the crossbreed supertuck deluxe, but for a long time [B]I thought it was a mid-week escort special at the Smoke Signals Casino in Vegas[/B]....Not far from the Strip, I figured, but I still wouldn't trust the guy who gave you the flyer, no matter what the pictures look like.[/QUOTE]
+ 3 :-)
67.) bluecat - 12/14/2016
Well there is always this too.
[url]https://www.searchlock.com/search?q=voodoo+tactical+gun+fanny[/url]
You can carry your calculator AND batteries outside your pants and still have time to do all those things that you do that most people don't understand.
[url]https://www.searchlock.com/search?q=voodoo+tactical+gun+fanny[/url]
You can carry your calculator AND batteries outside your pants and still have time to do all those things that you do that most people don't understand.
68.) Swamp Fox - 12/14/2016
Are you talking about the tactical calculator fanny pack? Your link goes to a search page, not to a specific site.
I'd probably consider a fanny pack for my computing needs out on the water or at the launch site, but I still think it's less than ideal for sitting for long periods, which, if you've ever fished with me, is sometimes a good summary of the trip you can expect.
But again, I'm less concerned with various ways to carry my calculator and more interested in whether this untucked shirt company has hit on anything that would be useful to the ASMDQED community.
(Five points if anyone figures out what that stands for, or comes up with a rainbow flag idea for it. :wink)
I'd probably consider a fanny pack for my computing needs out on the water or at the launch site, but I still think it's less than ideal for sitting for long periods, which, if you've ever fished with me, is sometimes a good summary of the trip you can expect.
But again, I'm less concerned with various ways to carry my calculator and more interested in whether this untucked shirt company has hit on anything that would be useful to the ASMDQED community.
(Five points if anyone figures out what that stands for, or comes up with a rainbow flag idea for it. :wink)
69.) bluecat - 12/14/2016
Yes, tactical fanny.
[url]https://www.amazon.com/Voodoo-Tactical-Hide-a-weapon-Fannypack-/dp/B0094NUVIK%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJJY2YKHHLJKYIBNA%26tag%3Dslk03b1-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB0094NUVIK[/url]
The link for the pack was ridiculous so tried to keep it short.
[url]https://www.amazon.com/Voodoo-Tactical-Hide-a-weapon-Fannypack-/dp/B0094NUVIK%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJJY2YKHHLJKYIBNA%26tag%3Dslk03b1-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB0094NUVIK[/url]
The link for the pack was ridiculous so tried to keep it short.
70.) bluecat - 12/14/2016
Which is different than a tactile fanny. Just sayin...
71.) Swamp Fox - 12/14/2016
Well, the last thing we want on this forum is anything ridiculous, so good call. :wink
I figure if Hulk Hogan can do it, it must be okay.
I figure if Hulk Hogan can do it, it must be okay.
72.) bluecat - 12/15/2016
I don't know how many of you are aware of a YUGGGE scam that's taking place right now all across the Mericas. When I purchased my deer licenses in August in preparation for the upcoming deer season, I didn't realize that it was really a 'get rich quick' scheme. I had in my possession a license (and paid good money for it dammit) that was not valid. In other words, I paid money to the Fish and Game and yet was not able to hunt with it at that time.
Somebody needs to expose this scam.
Somebody needs to expose this scam.
73.) Swamp Fox - 12/15/2016
The worst thing is that they charge you for a whole year when you only get to hunt a small portion of that.
If your license is $48 and you only have a two-month season, say, I figure they just ripped you off $40.
How can this happen? No one really knows.
If your license is $48 and you only have a two-month season, say, I figure they just ripped you off $40.
How can this happen? No one really knows.
74.) bluecat - 12/15/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;46049]Well, the last thing we want on this forum is anything ridiculous, so good call. :wink
I figure if Hulk Hogan can do it, it must be okay.
[/QUOTE]
Um...no.
I figure if Hulk Hogan can do it, it must be okay.
[/QUOTE]
Um...no.
75.) Swamp Fox - 12/15/2016
LOL...
YOU tell him he can't do it...LOL
Really, if you ran around in your underwear all day for YOUR job, you'd probably come to believe it was a good look, too.
YOU tell him he can't do it...LOL
Really, if you ran around in your underwear all day for YOUR job, you'd probably come to believe it was a good look, too.
76.) Swamp Fox - 12/16/2016
Coming back to the journalism thing for a minute, this is must-see TV.
I caught it last night and then watched this guy go on a similar rambling, oblique, non-answer rant on Twitter.
"I believe Eichenwald has a screw loose."
I caught it last night and then watched this guy go on a similar rambling, oblique, non-answer rant on Twitter.
"I believe Eichenwald has a screw loose."
77.) DParker - 12/16/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;46073]"I believe Eichenwald has a screw loose."[/QUOTE]
The fastener aisle at Home Depot doesn't have that many loose screws.
The fastener aisle at Home Depot doesn't have that many loose screws.
78.) bluecat - 12/16/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;46073]Coming back to the journalism thing for a minute, this is must-see TV.
I caught it last night and then watched this guy go on a similar rambling, oblique, non-answer rant on Twitter.
"I believe Eichenwald has a screw loose."
[/QUOTE]
Thanks for posting that, it was on my todo list. I saw that last night and thought I was on the comedy channel. What a bonehead.
I caught it last night and then watched this guy go on a similar rambling, oblique, non-answer rant on Twitter.
"I believe Eichenwald has a screw loose."
[/QUOTE]
Thanks for posting that, it was on my todo list. I saw that last night and thought I was on the comedy channel. What a bonehead.
79.) bluecat - 12/16/2016
[QUOTE=DParker;46074]The fastener aisle at Home Depot doesn't have that many loose screws.[/QUOTE]
+3 :grin:
+3 :grin:
80.) bluecat - 12/16/2016
Apparently robbing banks is also hard:
[url]http://www.wtsp.com/news/crime/pasco-suspect-with-drawn-on-beard-robs-gas-station/370663451[/url]
[url]http://www.wtsp.com/news/crime/pasco-suspect-with-drawn-on-beard-robs-gas-station/370663451[/url]
81.) Swamp Fox - 12/16/2016
LOL There's a joke or something I saw about robbing banks in the last few days that was pretty funny. Not that memorable though, since I can't think of it now, LOL
If that changes I'll let everyone know. :-)
I do remember this joke from watching a re-run of [I]Todd Margaret[/I] the other day, though.
Todd Margaret is arrested in an extremely compromising but misunderstood situation, and at the police station asks to make his one phone call. The policeman hands him a phone.
"Hello, is this Young & Knott Legal?" asks Todd.
Hilarity ensues.
:p
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Increasingly_Poor_Decisions_of_Todd_Margaret[/url]
If that changes I'll let everyone know. :-)
I do remember this joke from watching a re-run of [I]Todd Margaret[/I] the other day, though.
Todd Margaret is arrested in an extremely compromising but misunderstood situation, and at the police station asks to make his one phone call. The policeman hands him a phone.
"Hello, is this Young & Knott Legal?" asks Todd.
Hilarity ensues.
:p
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Increasingly_Poor_Decisions_of_Todd_Margaret[/url]
82.) Swamp Fox - 12/16/2016
Back to Eichenwald for a second: The guy's history is...disturbing. I'm talking here about his journalism and his health. I am coming to the conclusion he had/is having a bona fide meltdown.
He deleted most if not all his tweets from last night (well over 40 in a short span). He has done more deleting since this morning, surrounding his claim--after the interview-- that a troll sent him a gif over Twitter which caused an epileptic seizure. One assumes that the gif and the seizure were post-interview, but he is not clear on this point. He does have epilepsy, which by his own telling is so debilitating it raises an infinite number of questions, to say the least. (You can find stuff about this in a long article he wrote in the NYT, and from an NPR interview, both many years ago.)
He threatened/is threatening legal action against the alleged troll, someone claiming to be "his wife" tweeted a threatening warning using his account (this tweet has since been deleted), and the latest is he says he's taking a break from Twitter---except for posting copies of the relevant legal papers, and updates to his revenge strategy--for his "self-protection."
It's a trainwreck. Truly bizarre.
He deleted most if not all his tweets from last night (well over 40 in a short span). He has done more deleting since this morning, surrounding his claim--after the interview-- that a troll sent him a gif over Twitter which caused an epileptic seizure. One assumes that the gif and the seizure were post-interview, but he is not clear on this point. He does have epilepsy, which by his own telling is so debilitating it raises an infinite number of questions, to say the least. (You can find stuff about this in a long article he wrote in the NYT, and from an NPR interview, both many years ago.)
He threatened/is threatening legal action against the alleged troll, someone claiming to be "his wife" tweeted a threatening warning using his account (this tweet has since been deleted), and the latest is he says he's taking a break from Twitter---except for posting copies of the relevant legal papers, and updates to his revenge strategy--for his "self-protection."
It's a trainwreck. Truly bizarre.
83.) bluecat - 12/16/2016
I'd never seen the guy or knew about him before last night. I had Fox News on as I was making dinner and kind of listening. It just kept getting sillier and sillier till I finally walked over and watched the debacle. He is clearly a nut job. Tucker handled him beautifully and made him look like the idiot he is.
84.) Swamp Fox - 12/16/2016
I think the first time I'd heard of him was when he made the mental hospital tweet, when it was reported that he deleted it, back in the fall. I believe the last time I read [I]Newsweek[/I] was sometime in the late 80's, and I think I've read [I]Vanity Fair[/I] once in my life, strictly for the purpose of mockery. LOL