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"but it will take alot to fill the whole stock so I might opt out for something cheaper." If you can find something cheaper than Acraglas gel that will fill up the large amounts of space (and do as good a job), let me know. I am sure there are cheaper solutions (wine corks come to mind). But when it comes down to doing it right, stick with the Acraglas gel. I tried the J-B Industroweld stuff, and it turned out to cost more than the Acraglas gel. Also it is harder to mix--the damned stuff is too stiff. (Wish I could say that about myself). If you combine things like wine corks and Acraglas gel, that is the cheapest (and easiest) way to go. fritz

"Why the Chimanese have our jobs" Don't know who those folks are, but I don't think they can do my job. Unless they (I take it you mean Chinese) succeed in buying out the big oil companies, and have the land to run herds of cattle on, I don't think I have anything to worry about from the Chinese (as far as my job is concerned). And no, my land ain't for sale, especially to a Chinaman. I noticed recently that a big oil company turned down their offer for a lesser offer from a domestic company. Seems that homeland security actually made a difference in the decision. I just can't imagine a Chinese cowboy. And I damned sure can't imagine a Texan selling land to a Chinaman! fritz

Hell, a haircut would just reveal the obvious--she ain't got much in the area covered by the hair. 'tis always better to have to imagine what is there, than to see it! fritz

spec4 e4 Since you don't list your location in your bio, could it be that you are in the People's Republic of Kalifornia? If so, that would explain the stupid idea of welding the muzzle shut! fritz

The Invision Power Board server is in the UK, which would explain the future times being noted. You can go into your control panel and set the time to your zone. Or so I think. I'm still learning myself. fritz

The mention of having large amounts of ammonium nitrate on hand reminds me of the days I would buy it by the ton, several tons at a time. It takes about 300# of 33% ammonium nitrate fertilizer for a an acre of corn. What some others do with it beats the schitt out of me. I like to just heat up the hot bluing tanks and use Brownell's Oxynate #7. Has not failed me yet, and I ain't got all week to do a bluing job. fritz

Alla to you, Karl! I'll leave the spelling as is. Hey, ain't you figured out to register yet? I even got my avatar (formerly known as icon) back! But I still ain't got the Gentleman Farmer back yet. Help? fritz

Jason, Welcome to the New World Order. Not only are we changing our accepted ways of treating crooks and deadbeats, but now we are changing our appearance to be more "in". Bullshitt! Like Popeye said, "I yam what I yam". And I yam fritz, minus pierced eyebrows and tattoos. fritz

Studs in the eyebrows now? To attract girls? Hell, in my day, it was hair! The unmarried guys had to have long hair to attract the girls. I was married early (with a flattop hair do). My fiancee did not have pierced nipples (believe me I knew) or tattoos. She was just a nice upstanding, good looking girl. Apparantly all that has changed. Studs in the eyebrows now, eh? Hell, I had the longest eyebrows (hair) of anybody. Maybe that is what attracted mrs fritz? Anyway, I still have all my hair (but no longer in the crewcut style) and I refuse to let a barber trim my eyebrows. They got me the best lady on the face of the earth, and I think I will keep them! fritz

Dallas Air Traffic Control: "Tower to Saudi Air 091101--You are cleared to land eastbound on runway 180R." Saudi Air: "Thank you Dallas ATC. Acknowledge cleared to land on runway 180R. Allah be Praised!" Dallas ATC: "Tower to Egypt Air 091102--You are cleared to land eastbound on runway 180R." Egypt Air: "Thank you Dallas ATC. We are cleared to land on runway 180R. Allah is Great." Pause: Static.............. Saudi Air: "DALLAS ATC! DALLAS ATC!!!" Dallas ATC: "Go ahead Saudi Air 091101?" Saudi Air: "YOU HAVE CLEARED BOTH OUR AIRCRAFT FOR THE SAME RUNWAY!!! WE ARE ON A COLLISION COURSE!!! INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE!!! Dallas ATC: Well bless your hearts. Y'all be careful now---ya hear?" fritz

Hell, leave it in place! 'tis better to be warned before banning! But we're all good folks here, and we don't need no stinkin' warning. Wish Bill had given me warning, before banning me without a warning. Oh, I guess you could call it a warning everytime he jumped on folks that did not see things EXACTLY like he did. But then, that was pretty often, and by a lot of folks. He must have taken lessons from Hitler and Stalin. fritz

Confused? You got a "warn" thingy too, ain't you seen it? But we both got zero warns, so I guess we are OK. At least they "warn" us before banning us, as Bill did me! fritz

What were the brands of the scopes you were using? I have had good luck with just about any brand scope on a "mouse" gun. It's the high powers that bring out the true guts of a scope. fritz

What's with the "Warn" thingy at the side with our name? fritz

Tony, Where do we send the donation to for the $70 a year? If this damned thing will work better than the previous fiasco, I'm in for up to 1/2. But not on an ad in the American Rifleman! fritz

"And how about our 'titles' ... can we have 'em back? " Yeah, I wanna be a gentleman farmer again! (I always was). It wasn't me that changed! And how about my personal photo? It says I do not have the aurthority to post my personal photo! It says the administrator has not granted me the authority to do this. I am really running against the wind here! fritz

And I just had this dream last night about all the girls (and women too) being topless. Hell, an old man can dream, can't he?--- > I just spent several hours observing teenagers > > > who were hanging out at > > > our > > > local mall. I came to the conclusion that many > > > teenagers in America today > > > are living in poverty. Most of the young men I > > > observed didn't even own a > > > belt; there was not one among the whole group. > > > But that wasn't the sad part. Many of them were > > > wearing their daddy's > > > jeans. Some of these jeans were so big and baggy > > > that they hung low on > > > their hips, exposing their underwear. I know some > > > of them must have been > > > ashamed their daddy was short, because his jeans > > > hardly went below their > > > knees. They weren't even their daddies' good > > > jeans, for most of them had > > > holes ripped in the knees and had a dirty look to > > > them. > > > It grieved me that in a modern, affluent society > > > like America, there are > > > people who can't afford a decent pair of jeans. I > > > have been thinking about > > > asking my church to start a jeans drive for the > > > "poor kids at the mall." > > > Then on Christmas Eve, I could go Christmas > > > caroling and distribute jeans > > > to > > > these poor teenagers. > > > But here is the saddest part..... it was the > > > girls they were hanging out > > > with that disturbed me the most. I have never in > > > all of my life seen such > > > poverty-stricken girls. These girls had the > > > opposite problem of the guys. > > > They all had to wear their little sisters clothes. > > > Their jeans were about > > > five sizes too small. I don't know how they could > > > even put them on, let > > > alone button them up. Their jeans barely went over > > > their hipbones. Most of > > > them also had on their little sister's top; it > > > hardly covered their > > > midsections. > > > Oh, they were trying to hold their heads up with > > > pride, but it was a sad > > > sight to see these almost grown women wearing > > > children's clothes. However, > > > it was their underwear that bothered me the most. > > > They, like the boys, > > > because of the improper fitting of their clothes, > > > also had their underwear > > > exposed. I have never seen anything like it. It > > > looked like their > > > underwear > > > was only held together by a single piece of > > > string. > > > I know it also saddens your heart to receive > > > this report on the > > > condition > > > of our American teenagers. While I go to bed every > > > night with a closet > > > full > > > of clothes nearby, there are millions of "mall > > > girls" who barely have > > > enough > > > material to keep it together. I think their > > > "poorness" is why these two > > > groups gather at the mall, the boys with their > > > short daddies' ripped > > > jeans, > > > and the girls wearing their younger sisters' > > > clothes. The mall is one > > > place > > > where they can find acceptance. > > > So, the next time you are at the mall doing your > > > shopping and you pass > > > by > > > some of these poor teenagers, would you say a > > > prayer for them? And one > > > more > > > thing ... Will you pray that the guys' pants won't > > > fall down, and the > > > girls' > > > strings won't break? > > > Thanks, At least they didn't mention tattoos. Tattoos on women turn me off. Men, OK, but I ain't into that sort of thing! > > > fritz

Anyone remember these incidents?? It was 1987! At a lecture the other day they were playing an old news video of Lt.Col.Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings during the Reagan Administration. There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third degree, but what he said was stunning! He was being drilled by a senator; "Did you not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home security system?" Ollie replied, "Yes, I did, Sir." The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience, "Isn't that just a little excessive?" "No, sir," continued Ollie. "No? And why not?" the senator asked. "Because the lives of my family and I were threatened, sir." "Threatened? By whom?" the senator questioned. "By a terrorist, sir" Ollie answered. "Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?" "His name is Osama bin Laden, sir" Ollie replied. At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't pronounce it, which most people back then probably couldn't. A couple of people laughed at the attempt. Then the senator continued. Why are you so afraid of this man?" the senator asked. "Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of", Ollie answered. "And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked the senator. "Well, sir, if it was up to me, I would recommend that an assassin team be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth." The senator disagreed with this approach, and that was all that was shown of the clip. By the way, that senator was Al Gore! Also: Terrorist pilot Mohammad Atta blew up a bus in Israel in 1986. The Israelis captured, tried and imprisoned him. As part of the Oslo agreement with the Palestinians in 1993, Israel had to agree to release so-called "political prisoners." However, the Israelis would not release any with blood on their hands, The American President at the time, Bill Clinton, and his Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, "insisted" that all prisoners be released. Thus Mohammad Atta was freed and eventually thanked the US by flying an airplane into Tower One of the World Trade Center. This was reported by many of the American TV networks at the time that the terrorists were first identified. It was censored in the US from all later reports. fritz

Isn't it comforting to know that if you croak in the year 2010, your estate will not be taxed by the estate tax? That is a real relief, or is it? To claim this tax relief, you must croak during that year, because it is only that one year that is exempt. Anyway, here is the story-- "Final repeal of the estate tax is high on the agenda of the White House and congressional Republicans. It has already passed the House, but vote counters are not sure if they have 60 votes in the Senate to avoid a filibuster. This has emboldened estate tax supporters, who want to keep it alive in any way possible. There is a lot of pressure to resolve the issue one way or another this year. Under current law, the estate tax is repealed for one year, 2010, but then comes back again in 2011. This nonsensical law is the result of Senate budget rules that prohibited enactment of permanent repeal in 2001. But the result is to make it almost impossible to do estate planning, since no one has any idea of what tax regime will really exist after 2010. Even many of those who support repeal are willing to keep it with lower rates and a higher exemption if they can get some permanence in return. Estate tax supporters are desperate to keep the estate tax in some form or another because they know it will be harder to reinstate after it has been out of existence for some time. As long as the tax exists, rates can more easily be raised back up to confiscatory levels the next time Democrats are in power. ... The estate tax has never been a significant revenue raiser for the government. Its elimination won't affect the budget meaningfully. Its main purpose is to satisfy the envy of those who want no one to be rich if they can't be. That's a poor justification for tax policy and a sufficient reason to get rid of the 'death tax'." --Bruce Bartlett fritz

Anybody know where they moved? They obviously packed up and moved like we did after the fiasco with Ezboard. I liked to view the jokes over there. fritz

Where's the sign? I ain't no damned psychic. fritz

From the Patriot-- "In Connecticut's Kelo v. City of New London case, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, supported the city's use of eminent domain to force a private property owner to sell to a private developer. ... Governments historically use eminent domain to acquire private property for 'public use,' defined as a road, bridge or a school. Here, the city bluntly acknowledges its goal -- a higher tax base. ... How often does government take private land for private purposes? Most Americans, no doubt, assume that this rarely happens. But according to the Institute for Justice, it occurs far more often than we think. From 1998 to 2002, government, at all levels, used eminent domain to acquire, or attempt to acquire, private property for private purposes on over 10,000 occasions." --Larry Elder That is a pretty accurate assessment of the situation here. The state of Texas is attempting to designate a dry creek as a navigatable stream. Why? Because there is oil and gas being produced along it's banks. By claiming the creek bed as navagatable, it can claim the royalties within the banks. You see, a navagatable stream is state property. Talk about a shyster approach to raise more money for Perry's coffers! But we have already been warned about his order to the DPS and the game wardens as pertaining to issuing more citations (to bring in more money for the state). Mrs fritz was one of the first contributors to Perry's money chest, when she got the first speeding ticket in her life (she is 60). Eminent domain laws are the wave of the future. And the future ain't looking too good. fritz

I especially like the one of Texas. And since there have been some asking about where the best place to live is----- As the lion in the Wizard of Ozz said, "Ain't it the truth? Ain't it the truth?" Appropriate State Mottos? Alabama Hell Yes, We Have Electricity. Alaska 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong! ** Arizona But It's A Dry Heat. Arkansas Literacy Ain't Everything. California By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda. Colorado If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother Us. Connecticut Like Massachusetts. Only The Kennedy's Don't Own It Yet. Delaware We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water. ** Florida Ask Us About Our Grandkids, And Our Voting Skills. Georgia We Put The Fun In Fundamentalist Extremism. Hawaii Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death To Mainland Scum, but Leave Your Money) Idaho More Than Just Potatoes... Well, Okay, We're Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good ** Illinois Please, Don't Pronounce the "S" Indiana 2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free Iowa We Do Amazing Things With Corn ** Kansas First Of The Rectangle States Kentucky Five Million People; almost as many horses ** Louisiana We're Not ALL Drunk Cajuns, But That's Our Tourism Campaign. ** Maine We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster ** Maryland If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It Massachusetts Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's And Our Senators Are More Corrupt! ** Michigan First Line Of Defense From The Canadians Minnesota 10,000 Lakes...And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes ** Mississippi Come And Feel Better About Your Own State Missouri Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work Montana Land Of The Big Sky, The Unabomber, Right-wing Crazies, and Honest Elections! Nebraska Ask About Our State Motto Contest Nevada Hookers and Poker! New Hampshire Go Away And Leave Us Alone New Jersey You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right here! New Mexico Lizards Make Excellent Pets New York You Have The Right To Remain Silent, You Have The Right To An Attorney ...And No Right To Self Defense! North Carolina Tobacco Is A Vegetable North Dakota We Really Are One Of The 50 States! Ohio At Least We're Not Michigan ** Oklahoma Like The Play, But No Singing Oregon Spotted Owl...It's What's For Dinner Pennsylvania Cook With Coal ** Rhode Island We're Not REALLY an Island ** South Carolina Remember The Civil War? Well, We Didn't Actually Surrender Yet ** South Dakota Closer Than North Dakota Tennessee Home of the Al Gore Invention Museum. ** Texas Se Hablo Ingles ** Utah Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus Vermont Ay, Yep Virginia Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix? Washington Our Governor can out-fraud your Governor! ** West Virginia One Big Happy Family......Really! Wisconsin Come Cut Cheese! ** Wyoming Where Men Are Men... And The Sheep Are Scared & The District of Columbia The Work-Free Drug Place! fritz

9 Things I Hate About Everyone 1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time.... I know where my watch is pal, where the hell is yours? Do I point at my crotch when I ask where the toilet is? 2. People who are willing to get off their ass to search the entire room for the tv remote because they refuse to walk to the tv and change the channel manually. 3. When people say "Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too". Damn right! What good is cake if you can't eat it? 4. When people say "it's always the last place you look". Of course it is. Why the hell would you keep looking after you've found it? Do people do this? Who and where are they? Gonna Kick their asses! 5. When people say while watching a film "did you see that?". No Loser, I paid $12 to come to the cinema and stare at the damn floor. 6. People who ask "Can I ask you a question?".... Didn't really give me a choice there, did ya sunshine? 7. When something is 'new and improved!'. Which is it? If it's new, then there has never been anything before it If it's an improvement, then there must have been something before it, couldn't be new. 8. When people say "life is short". What the hell?? Life is the longest damn thing anyone ever does!! What can you do that's longer? 9. When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks "Has the bus come yet?". If the bus came would I be standing here, dumbass? fritz

Have you hugged your tree today? "Tree Hugger" A woman from Los Angeles, who was a tree hugger and an anti-hunter, purchased a piece of timberland. There was a large tree on one of the highest points in the tract. She wanted a good view of the natural splendor of her land so she started to climb the big tree. As she neared the top she encountered a spotted owl that attacked her. In her haste to escape, the woman slid down the tree to the ground and got many splinters in her crotch. In considerable pain, she hurried to the nearest doctor. She told him she was an environmentalist and an anti-hunter and how she came to get all the splinters. The doctor listened to her story with great patience and then told her to go into the examining room and he would see if he could help her. She sat and waited three hours before the doctor reappeared. The angry woman demanded, "What took you so long?" He smiled and then told her, "Well, I had to get permits from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management before I could remove old-growth timber from your recreational area...... I'm sorry, but they turned me down." fritz