Chris- excellent post, sir.
BTW when I was in Dallas for 7 months out of 1976 (courtesy of H. Ross Perot), I was amazed by the dichotomy between the "Bible Belt's Buckle" with the "dry" precincts and "blue laws" on Sunday, and the yuppie influx and clubs. OK, enough seriousness. The Islamic terrorist charges, yelling "Jihad!" The Texan responds BANG!! yelling "Yeehaw!!" -Ben > Well I mainly get a kick out of this because I am from Texas, live in > Houston to be exact. > > And this beautifully illustrates the "cowboy" stereotype for Texans. But > lemme tell you this. > > 1) I do NOT ride a horse to work > 2) I do NOT wear a cowboy hat or boots > 3) I HATE Country music > 4) and most importantly, I do NOT nor will I ever own a gun, unless of > course there is a virus that wipes out 99% of the population and all > that is left is the good and the evil and I am forced to defend myself > and my family...=P > > However, I DO think that our "good ole Texas boy" pres, Mr. GW is gonna > get us in trouble here (if he hasn't pretty much already), with a > similar mentality as what is listed below =( > > -chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 3:39 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Liberal vs. Conservative vs. Texan debate > > > If I'm an expert shot with the weapon (and only if I'm an expert shot) > then I'd > aim to wound. Thigh, leg, arm, etc. But it would depend on the situation > a bit > more. Does it look like he was chasing someone? If so, then he may not > be > dangerous to me. If not, he's a target. The situation has to be defined > a little > better. > And if I'm carrying a Glock, then I've got to have a license and know > when/how > to use it so there's no concern with the law. Do I care if he's poor or > oppressed? no more than I'd care if he's rich and the presidents kid. > Threatening with death is threatening with death no matter who or what > the > person is. > > Not only do I have strong conservative leanings, I take things seriously > many > times. :) > > > > To anyone who hasn't seen this, I got a kick out of it . . . . . > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > Question: You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two > > small > > children. Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a huge knife comes > > around > > the corner and is running at you while screaming obscenities. In your > > hand > > is a Glock .40 and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds > before > > he > > reaches you and your family. What do you do? > > > > Liberal Answer: > > Well, that's not enough information to answer the question! Does the > > man > > look poor or oppressed? Have I ever done anything to him that is > > inspiring > > him to attack? Could we run away? What does my wife think? What > > about the > > kids? Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife > > out of > > his hand? What does the law say about this situation? Is it > possible > > he'd > > be happy with just killing me? Does he definitely want to kill me or > > would > > he just be content to wound me? If I were to grab his knees and hold > > on, > > could my family get away while he was stabbing me? This is all so > > confusing! I need to debate this with some friends for a few days to > > try to > > come to a conclusion. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Conservative Answer: > > BANG! > > > > > > > > Texan's Answer: > > BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! click... > > (sounds of clip being ejected and fresh clip installed) Wife: > > "Sweetheart, > > he looks like he's still moving, what do you kids think?" > > Son: "Mom's right Dad, I saw it too..." > > BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! > > Daughter: "Nice grouping Daddy!" > > > > > > > > > > > > -chris.alvarado > > [ application developer ] > > 4 Guys Interactive, Inc. > > http://www.4guys.com > > phone: 281.807.4344 x1716 > > fax: 281.807.4384 > > > > "We create websites that make you a hero." > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
