This is really cool -- we have divorce, mental illness, personality disorders (Gary), and "now, THIS is a knife" all going in the same thread. And of course guns. Was dogs in this thread? Naw, that was a separate Gary thread.
Did the guy who lodged the original complaint unsubscribe yet? (Hope not, he might be about to jump in). On Jan 29, 2008 7:51 PM, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i think you hit the nail on the head here. we have become absolutely > feminized. men value such concepts as liberty, sovereignty and > independence. men wish to have security and social organization as well, > but we don't necessarily put it first and we realize it finds its source > primarily out of power. women value security and social organization > above > all and they think it comes from writing a rule book. > > bad men will rob, steal and kill without justification. they use whatever > tools they might have a their disposal to get this job done as efficiently > as possible. it could be a hammer. it could ban an ax. it could be > their > fists. it could be a gun. all kinds of options are available. good men > realize that these bad men are neither stupid nor suicidal. they realize > that one factor that will contribute to being left alone by the bad men is > for it to be known that the bad men might end up on the losing end of a > conflict. a gun does this quite well and can therefore be a tool for > peace. peace and civility is achieved through the judicious and > infrequent > use of extreme power. > > women think that the answer is to write more rules prohibiting guns. more > gun control is just the victory of the feminine in controlling all > civilization. > > > > On Jan 29, 2008 8:25 PM, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > wrote: > > > Not to be a wiseass here, but I thought in Oz there was a fair sense of > > independence and manly man kind of frontier attitude. Am I wrong or has > > that gone by the wayside there? Did some sort of pussification happen > > while everyone was napping? Do you all still drink beer there, or has > > it become white wine spritzers with a twist of lemon, with maybe a nice > > nutty brie and some green grapes? > > > > Most people here in Texas aren't scared or upset by guns, they know how > > to use them for their intended purpose, many have/carry them for > > protection or hunting, just an aspect of life like cars or whatever, and > > it tends to keep the bad behavior among the bad guys (who would behave > > badly no matter what the situation was). I have some guns, none of them > > have behaved badly yet, unlike those wicked SUVs that are always causing > > mayhem. Or aggrieved orthodontist's wives driving big Benzes. > > > > --R (oh, YOU started it!) > > > > Hendrik & Fay wrote: > > > Yeah i'm just waiting for the next gun discussion to come > > > along.............not > > > > > > Hendrik > > > > > > Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > > > > > >> As happens every once in a while, we get a few people griping about > off > > >> topic posts. Most of the folks on this list already know how to fix > > >> their cars, etc. Sooo, if only MB tech stuff was allowed to be > posted, > > >> and nobody had a specific question, there would be very little if any > > >> traffic. Think of the off topic stuff as filler, until another issue > > >> comes up. It would get mighty boring around here just waiting for > > >> somebody to post a mb question. The OT does not take away from MB > > >> content, but as I said, its just filler. If you dont like it, just > hit > > >> the delete button. This is a community, not strictly a tech list. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ apt-get update apt-get upgrade The following packages will be replaced Prez Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
