RayFW Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I know I shouldn't make sweeping generalisations but this thread over at TB gives an interesting insight into the way some of our Yankee cousins think: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=407285"]Shotguns, Turkeys and Fender amps[/url] You've gotta laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc B Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 LOL - Thanks for posting that - It has an almost surreal quality on this side of the Atlantic. Nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_u_y_* Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Thanks for a little chuckle to begin my morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Whats so funny about this? I have this quandry all the time..... GAS is a serious disease, it doesnt just affect musicians you know.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 'I ALWAYS choose bass, over killing animals' lolol - classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I REALLY hope this one is a joke..... [font="Arial"] [i]Buy shotgun. Go to dude selling amp. Get amp for free.[ ????[/i] PROFIT![/font] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc B Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 [quote name='The Burpster' post='142927' date='Feb 19 2008, 09:48 AM']I REALLY hope this one is a joke..... [font="Arial"] [i]Buy shotgun. Go to dude selling amp. Get amp for free.[ ????[/i] PROFIT![/font][/quote] LOL - you can't fault the logic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Well, if there were wild turkeys to shoot in this country, I for one would not queue up in Tescos for one every Christmas! In fact, turkey would be on the menu quite a lot. Hamster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_MaN Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I didn't really understand why he was so keen on the Remington shotgun ... surely an Uzi would be far more efficient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 [quote name='Doc B' post='142881' date='Feb 19 2008, 08:39 AM']LOL - Thanks for posting that - It has an almost surreal quality on this side of the Atlantic. Nice one.[/quote] What's scary are the almost diametrically opposed viewpoints combined with useful comments about; Turkeys Fender Amps Remington Pump-action shotguns plus some good (and bad) logic and some off-the-wall US Humor (sic) That, and the fact that it's nearly all well-intentioned "advice"! Just be grateful it wasn't a similar question on the EB forum! Gotta love them, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsymoth Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 "an uzi would be more efficient" not if you are after birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='143041' date='Feb 19 2008, 01:36 PM']surely an Uzi would be far more efficient?[/quote] You've never shot an Uzi have you? I'd be impressed if you could hit a turkey the size of a small car using an Uzi without a stock (making it like a small, auto, assualt weapon) and evem then its a horrid little gun..... Bit like a handgun version of the AK47. Even if you were lucky enough to hit your xmas lunch with the Uzi, I'm afraid there would not be much left after hitting it with a 9mm PPC round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 [quote name='dlloyd' post='143130' date='Feb 19 2008, 03:48 PM']*thinks long and hard*... Nope... Don't get it. Was somebody cruel to you over there?[/quote] Not me personally, but it's not without precedent... Besides, I have an all-original 1990 Stingray Fretless V as an insurance policy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderthumbs Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 If I were him, I'd buy the Remington. Then tell the late Victor Kiam's successors it's not as close as a blade. He gets his money back, he buys the amp. Job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsymoth Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 what is truly odd is that it is headed "only in America", on a board from the country that created the shooting brake class of usually very expensive automobiles, designed around the use of a shotgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 [quote name='gypsymoth' post='143319' date='Feb 19 2008, 07:31 PM']what is truly odd is that it is headed "only in America", on a board from the country that created the shooting brake class of usually very expensive automobiles, designed around the use of a shotgun [/quote] Here Here.... And whilst we're on the subject, the country whose aristocracy was responsible for alomst singlehandedly wiping out huge numbers of wonderful African creatures as 'trophies'..... creatures who were only killed so the assailant could brag about what a big animal he'd shot..... The same country that started whaling.... the same country that started the slave trade.... the same country killed thousands of foriegn nationals whilst on (religious) crusades, to impose thier religion upon 'heathens'..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc B Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 [quote name='The Burpster' post='143354' date='Feb 19 2008, 08:35 PM']Here Here.... And whilst we're on the subject, the country whose aristocracy was responsible for alomst singlehandedly wiping out huge numbers of wonderful African creatures as 'trophies'..... creatures who were only killed so the assailant could brag about what a big animal he'd shot..... The same country that started whaling.... the same country that started the slave trade.... the same country killed thousands of foriegn nationals whilst on (religious) crusades, to impose thier religion upon 'heathens'..... [/quote] You've missed the point of the OP by such a margin that even Tom Tom couldn't help you find it again. You might also want to check your knowledge of history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ergon Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 [quote name='The Burpster' post='143354' date='Feb 19 2008, 08:35 PM']Here Here.... And whilst we're on the subject, the country whose aristocracy was responsible for alomst singlehandedly wiping out huge numbers of wonderful African creatures as 'trophies'..... creatures who were only killed so the assailant could brag about what a big animal he'd shot..... The same country that started whaling.... the same country that started the slave trade.... the same country killed thousands of foriegn nationals whilst on (religious) crusades, to impose thier religion upon 'heathens'..... [/quote] ALMOST wiped them out, need i remind you, who wiped out the buffalo? who crushed an entire race of PEOPLE because they took up to much space? History seems to recall america being all up for slavery when it happened. And yes we killed thousands of foreign nationals but then again america dropped napalm, phosphorus and agent orange on inocent women and children aswell as killing thousands of vietnamese and korean people. Let us not forget also that america was the country that 'tested' a nuclear bomb on a nation, TWICE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsymoth Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I really don't want to get in a pissing match on the blatantly anti-American stuff here (some people don't care much about reality, the history of WWII, or the atrocities which occurred after we left S.E. Asia). so let's take a step back, laugh at cheap American shotguns, and expensive British ones with silver inlays and Rolls Royce self-propelled cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFW Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 (edited) [quote name='gypsymoth' post='143462' date='Feb 19 2008, 11:17 PM']I really don't want to get in a pissing match on the blatantly anti-American stuff here (some people don't care much about reality, the history of WWII, or the atrocities which occurred after we left S.E. Asia). so let's take a step back, laugh at cheap American shotguns, and expensive British ones with silver inlays and Rolls Royce self-propelled cases.[/quote] This wasn't intended as a anti American thread. I thought the original TB thread was an amusing example of the difference in cultures. Nothing more. Nothing to do with WWII or other seemingly inferred sleights. Edited February 20, 2008 by rayfw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsymoth Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I didn't see the original thread as bashing - nor do I see shooting brakes as bashing. I'd kinda like one - and an expensive Italian shotgun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 [quote name='The Burpster' post='143354' date='Feb 19 2008, 08:35 PM']Here Here.... And whilst we're on the subject, the country whose aristocracy was responsible for alomst singlehandedly wiping out huge numbers of wonderful African creatures as 'trophies'..... creatures who were only killed so the assailant could brag about what a big animal he'd shot.....[/quote] Heh, i've never thought about this before, but, you'd think they would brag about the smaller animals, as they're harder to hit! Most amusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I'm not quite sure what's stranger - that thread or that I had just been wandering through wikipedia ending up here: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Ashdown"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Ashdown[/url] Having started here: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun[/url] Alex P.S. I can't believe Americans go hunting with pump action shotguns, have they no manners?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsymoth Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 your wiki pedi paddy article does a great job of explaining the ignorance of the current generation. yes, a proper shot gun breaks, and has two barrels. over under is rather nice. more efficeient designs, while effective, are somewhat vulgar. a brace of big ol' goose guns is something to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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