Have You Seen This Guy?

[Beagle-zebub]

"Are you sure that knife is legal?"

"Shouldn't you be wearing a helmet?"

"Folks died to make America free, not to grow long hair."

"If I was in charge you bipolars would all be locked up."

"Well, I'm just like a policeman."

"Is that exhaust pipe legal?"

"Wisconsin is a safe state, you don't need to protect yourself!"

Hahaha, all shapes and sizes.

I really hate the kind of people who are convinced that a significantly large population of nutcases exists such that some or all guns are too dangerous for civilian ownership.

 

[doc2rn]

C.S.S.
See below

 

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

VI have a hard time believing that there are many people like you are describing. I have never heard a "liberal" Talk in such a manner. I have heard many times conservitives pick fights with all sorts of decent people however. Even in the media you will not find a O'reily or mike Savage equivilent. Liberals just are not full of hate like too many conservitives can be IMHO.

You sir have obviously not spent much time on a college campus recently. The most hateful and downright threatening things I have ever personally heard have occurred at school and from liberal, students and teachers alike.

 

[22-rimfire]

At first I enjoy the banter with people with very diverse views from mine about hunting or firearms in general. We talk... if it goes no where, I don't discuss the issue again.

I haven't spent much time on college campus' of late. Have things changed? Most college's live in a bubble of fantasy.

 

[Raw-Dog]

The technique I found that works best is to kill with kind and sincere pity.

This seems counter productive but it will let you slip past any defense.

Something like saying: Oh Im so sorry you think that Veterans are murderers....I had a cousin who was slightly detached from reality too. Luckily we found a good psychiatrist for him and the medication is working wonders.

But I mean really sincere...this will kill them, it invalidates their point and dismisses them as a joke without any confrontation so there is nothing to argue... It is a silent bomb that they cant see coming and cant diffuse.

 

[Gibbles]

Something like saying: Oh Im so sorry you think that Veterans are murderers....I had a cousin who was slightly detached from reality too. Luckily we found a good psychiatrist for him and the medication is working wonders.

Haha, I like that!

I like the quote from Sigmund Freud, "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity".

I used that one someone at work that started giving me the third degree about guns, they called me a liar so I used ol Google to prove it. He said nothing and will not bring the subject up again.
Funny thing was the guy is gay, so he just had a weird confused smirk on his face when I told him that quote.

 

[CRITGIT]

We can belittle them on gun boards all ya want but the painful truth is if we don't educate them to the truth as we know it they're numbers only increase.
I never thought guns had anything to do with sexual preference, religious indoctrination political leanings or intelligence. God knows we've all been subjected to some knuckle draggers... both pro & anti.
Recruit and educate those who wear their socks on their feet not on their ears!
Is there an easier sell?

CRITGIT

 

[kentucky bucky]

I have a friend who is a nutjob professor that is always trying to tweak people's noses like that. It is a "Control Freak" mind game to make you respond and so he can control the moment. The way I frustrate him is to act as if he is a neighbor's dog barking and ignor the comments or hijack the moment and change the subject with alot of enthusiasm. The more outrageous the comment , the more I laugh it off and talk to someone else or talk about a ball game , my tomatos, or work. It kills him and eventually he'll do it less and less because he doesn't want to fail at controlling. People like this seem smug and in control, but the opposite is true, they get something out of it to make up for what is wrong in their life that they can't control.

 

[CBS220]

"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity"

So far as I can determine, the quote in question is quite false. I would be very interested if you could find the actual source for this.

 

[Gibbles]

I see alot of spam saying it's false if I do the search now, kind of weird. One source I found is http://www.giga-usa.com/quotes/authors/sigmund_freud_a001.htm
Another thing talking about it I found said; "Freud associates retarded sexual and emotional development not with gun ownership, but with fear and loathing of weapons."

I find the two to be related...

 

[CBS220]

I see alot of spam saying it's false if I do the search now, kind of weird.

It's not spam. It's true. The quote was never said by Freud.

It is from Guns, Murders, and the Constitution by Don Kates.

Also, your link doesn't work.

Reliable sources are needed to be able to claim that statement is true... and so far as I know- and I am reasonably certain I am correct- no source exists.

A lot of statements like that about gun rights are taken far, far out of context, or simply made up entirely.

 

[JB Books]

Both extreme conservatives and exteme liberals have one thing in common...they are extreme. They also tend to be mean spirited.

Any man who calls a woman "a monkey bitch" needs to be taught a lesson in manners. Fist to the mouth and foot to the ass are the best methods of instruction.

As a personal injury lawyer, I am around lots of liberals. Hell, I am a little liberal myself, but there is no use in casting your pearls before swine.

 

[plexreticle]

You should have back handed him in the mouth.

 

[3KillerBs]

Quote:
Ok, well if you directly insult them, they won't ever believe you and will think you are even more wrong.

So if you want to change an opinion, thta is not the way to go.
Correct, but those people usually don't care to listen to your opinion or attempt to change their idiotic mindset anyway, and that's only when i support doing such a thing as i mentioned.

When dealing with the true fanatic you will never change their opinion.

However, if you have reason on your side and remain calm you may well educate the bystanders.

 

[3KillerBs]

Quote:
I AM A TERRIBLE PERSON FOR KILLING BAMBIE
I, too, am a terrible person for killing bambie. But she and her sister sure tasted good.

I've read the books (well-written, actually).

Bambi was a buck. And the end of the second book would be a real eye-opener for the Bambi romantics.

The type of "hunting" depicted -- the shoot-everything-that-moves-regardless-of-edibility stuff -- was a sad reality in the past and is, of course, anathema to the true sportsman.

 

[Drgong]

You should see peoples eyes when i say "I like to eat dolphin" and then they think I like to eat flipper

Nowadays dolphin fish are called Maui Maui or something like that so people don't freak

 

[3KillerBs]

BTW -- the Disney Bambi has no more relationship to the book Bambi than any other Disney movie has to the books they stole the title and costuming from.

 

[GeezerwithGuns]

At this point in my life, I tend to hang with those friends and acquaintances who generally share my world view and ignore the "ignorant" if at all possible. My policy is to keep my mouth firmly closed around idiots, but if provoked, I will push back - hard.

 

[armoredman]

3killerBS, absolutely true - I loved the book Fox and the Hound, where at the end Copper shakes Todds dead body before dying of a burst heart.

 

[The Tourist]

I will push back - hard.

Unfortunately, this is my downfall, as well.

It's hard to listen to a chairborne ranger or a poser spout off on things or pieces of history you lived through.

(I usually ask insider questions if I have my doubts. I use the incorrect motorcycle slang to see if Mr. Iron Fonda updates me. For the history of Madison's protest years you could ask what the weather was that night--or even if it was night.)

For example, both Bikerdoc and Biker know why Sportsters had their gearshift levers on the right side--and why they changed. Why are some clutches 'wet'? Can you find Moco primary drives made from gilmer belts? Why are there tiny fins on V-Rod radiators? Can you ever use a bolt cutter to customize a Harley, and what for? Why is there a clothes pin in my tool box?

If you don't know these things, you're a poser--or a klutz with google.

 

[Gentleman Ranker]

Don't do this yourself.

Once upon a time, when I was in school, the departmental liberal wiseguy would occasionally give me grief about being a "gun nut" (which was very easy to qualify for there). I usually just smiled and let it slide.

One time, he basically accused me of being insane and irrational, and possibly dangerous ha-ha-only-serious. I'd had enough, so I just stepped ever so slightly inside his personal space and said, in my best "Yes, I believe I am deranged" voice:

"You know, if you aren't just being both stupid and rude, you could be in imminent personal danger. Think about that."​

His eyes got kind of big and he left.

It wasn't the right thing to do, of course, and I wouldn't do such a thing now, but I do remember it with some pleasure.

regards,

GR

PS: He was also pretty easy to bluff at poker, once one knew him.

 

[The Tourist]

You make it sound like a bad thing.

I am deranged, papers to prove it. Who's to say exactly what is the norm, and if it's any good for survival.

Did the first cave man who slew a mammoth elephant look 'sane' to his fellow tribe members? Probably not, but they all ate meat that night.

Comedian Christopher Titus reports that now 63% of American homes are dysfunctional, and he credits it with a portion of his survival.

Being bipolar has given me the unique gift of doing at least six different problem solving synaptic responses at the same time. Not only is that great for playing cards and memorizing trivial details, but I can utilize it to size up potentially more skilled aggressors.

To me, what lots of folks consider a 'mental illness' I consider a forward mutant adaptation to modern survival.

 

[Gentleman Ranker]

I admit, you have a point.

TheTourist (Today, 11:42 AM) #97 replies:

You make it sound like a bad thing.

Well, I don't think there's any diagnosis of "deranged" in DSM-IVa, and the colloquial usage worked for me at the time. Still, I take your point.

FWIW, we have some bipolarity floating around in my family. Further deponent sayeth not.

regards,

GR

 

[tinygnat219]

Handloader,

There's a simple way to deal with this:

Went to a small social event today and you never will guss who was there. Zack the commie. It was just a small event and he ruined it all. How did he ruin it a buddie of mine informed him about me being a gun owner/ hunter/ christian and guss what happened next. Picked a fight with me right there on the spot about my views and belifes. And I will have to say that I controled myself in the according manner. But what he said was out of this world. "GUNS ARE BAD", "GUNS KILL", " I AM A TERRIBLE PERSON FOR KILLING BAMBIE", "AMERICA IS TERRIBLE", "WE SHOULD ALL BE LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD DISARMED", "AMERICA GIVES US TO MANY FREEDOMS" and the one that really burned me the most was "ALL VETERANS ARE MURDERS" and that did it for me I used some words to tell him where to go and to leave my dinner. So my question is has anyone every met a guy like this?

Say this: "I am ready to engage in a rational discussion with you anytime, but not when you are this emotional" and walk away.
You command the scene, and you make him look like the raving idiot he is and this leaves you free to enjoy the party.

 

[4v50 Gary]

Zack is a self-loathing liberal with a strong sense of guilt. He should volunteer for the Peace Corps in Rwanda or Somalia. That would help him balance his perspectives.