BryanP

Yep. I spent 15 years working for Pepsi, so I can attest to the reality of that particular trade magazine. The beverage industry is large. Very large. Yes, they have their own trade rags and lobbying organizations.

In the interests of "fair and balanced reporting" , here's a version from the other side: WHY GUNS ARE BETTER THAN MEN They don't hog the remote or leave the toilet seat up. They won't complain when you ask them to do a job for you. You don't have to stroke their egos to get the results you want. When you put them away, they stay put and don't wander. When their parts wear out, they can easily be replaced. You can adjust their sights if they start to drift off target. You can clean them up whenever you want to. You choose whether they shoot blanks or live rounds. They don't get soft just when you're starting to enjoy the action After they have fired all their rounds, they can be reloaded and ready again immediately. If you get tired of one, you can always sell it and get something bigger and more powerful.

Not necessarily. I'm not a Christian, but I capitalize Christ and God because that is the accepted cultural/grammatical rule. I'm not a Muslim either, but when referring to the Prophet Mohammed the same courtesy is given.

I'm going to try to make it out on Sunday. I have to work Saturday morning and have family plans for Saturday afternoon.

What cut?

"They all fall to hardball."

One favorite chestnut that always makes me roll my eyes: "I carry a .22lr/.25acp 'cause that little bullet will bounce around inside their abdomen like a blender."

There's your first problem. New cars are a chump's bet. A good 2-3 year old used car is the best deal out there. That's how it is everywhere now. Think cell phones. I can get a huge discount from Verizon if I switch to them from Sprint (and vice versa), but neither will give me anywhere near that kind of discount for remaining. My current car is a GM, but I think my next car might be made in the same county with me. Hello Nissan.

You're new here. You're in for a treat. Prepare to be shouted down in 3, 2, 1 ...

Yep. And don't think hiding behind a pseudonym will help you. People have been served with court orders to supply all of their online pseudonyms, names of places they post, etc.. And if they choose not to do so they can sit in jail on contempt charges until they decide otherwise.

Yeah, yeah. I just liked the way it looked, so that's what I bought. Besides, it's blue and gray, so it's an appropriate gun for the south.

Here are my modest efforts. Mine is not an EBR type. I've thought about getting one, but I've also thought about just getting a 22 kit for my AR. I did this a couple of years ago and don't take it to the range nearly often enough. Start with one standard blue Ruger 10/22 from yon local gonne shoppe. Add one Revival Industries "electric blue" explorer stock. Mix in a 18" Fluted Blue Match Barrel w/Fire Sights. Cheat on rebuilding the action and slide in a Hornet Custom "B" Trigger Assembly Stir liberally, clean and take a picture. I've since mounted a scope, but haven't had a chance to take it to the range since doing so. Assembly process is cat nap approved.

Very nice. Now you've got me wanting to take my custom 10/22 to the range.

Just think, one made for Dolly could be used to save entire villages from attack.

Converting .45 to 9mm isn't as easy as going from .40 to 9mm. It's not just a matter of swapping a barrel. You're probably better off just buying a 9mm pistol.

Christmas is great. I just got a smoking deal on a Palm Pre from a guy who needs cash to buy gifts.

Except that we all know that's not the purpose. The purpose is to try to restrict those scaaaary moooslims. Can't have them durned dark-skinned furriners despoiling our perfect land, now can we?

I love sushi. Spicy salmon and crunchy shrimp regularly make their way into my lunch. And yes, I have had quiche and it's quite delicious.

And justifiably so. You ban behavior, not objects.

I am so tempted to buy one of those shirts just to wear to the expo.

We can fix that. But seriously, I've never understood the idea that a masculine guy isn't supposed to enjoy live theater or musicals. It's right up there with "real men don't wear pink or eat quiche." Hey, a real man wears and eats whatever the hell he wants to.

Take it up with Mel Brooks then. He made both.

Wicked came and went. It played at TPAC back in September I think.

Different versions of the same story can both be good. The Magnificient Seven is a blatant remake of Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai. Both are great movies. At the other end of the scale, Cars is essentially an animated version of Doc Hollywood. Both are good.

I rather liked the musical version of The Producers. I have both the original and the movie musical on DVD and they're both really good, but in different ways. I think part of the success is that Mel Brooks was the one who put it all together.