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Best fly swatter - ever. It's great fun. If you want more danger - go for wasps with it.
http://www.gadgetsuk.com/Fly-gun-bug-killer-p-16287.html
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I used to play snooker with a bloke who had his own table. his son was a very talented boxer and this bloke was always going on about it.
"Speed is the secret" he used to say, "Fast hands, fast hands"
One summers day, we were playing a best of 7 frames and the room was full of flies. We got to 3 frames each and one of the lightbulbs in the shade over the table blew.
"You screw the old one out" He said, "I'll fetch a new one"
While I was screwing the old bulb out, I found a load of dead flies in the lamp shade, I put half a dozen under the ashtray and waited until he returned with the new bulb.
We restarted the game, and while he was taking a shot, I hid three dead flies in each of my hands, then, when it was my turn I said "Hang on a minute, these flies are doing my head in"
Then I let loose with a flurry of punches in the general direction of the flies that were buzzing around our heads, when I opened my hands and showed him the dead flies, his eyes nearly fell out.
"Speed is the secret" I told him, "Fast hands, fast hands"
He was shaken to the core, I won the last frame easily.
I still see him, and every time I do he says, "Go on, show us how you can catch those flies"
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Quote from: Tractor on July 26, 2008, 09:41:07 AM
Quote from: RED-DOG on July 26, 2008, 09:33:34 AM
Going back to houseflies for a moment. According to Wikipedia
It is possible to confuse a fly's evasion system by swatting it with two objects simultaneously from different directions.
Also
The holes in a fly swatter minimize the air current that warns the fly as being hit, whilst reducing air resistance and increasing speed of the swat.
Are you trying to put off the strimming by any chance?
I have got to strim today too.
Lol. I've been rumbled!
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Quote from: Rod Paradise on July 26, 2008, 09:41:22 AM
Best fly swatter - ever. It's great fun. If you want more danger - go for wasps with it.
http://www.gadgetsuk.com/Fly-gun-bug-killer-p-16287.html
I just gotta have one.
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Quote from: RED-DOG on July 25, 2008, 09:21:16 PM
About once a week I used to take the local butcher and pub landlord out for a day shooting, fishing on the estate and I used to let them go ferreting and use a field for lurching away from the sheep, and they kept me in beer and fresh bacon,sausages and chops
Lol. Now that's an "Old school" arrangement.
They can land you in trouble (WARNING I think I've told this in a pub/hotel at a blonde Bash, but no-one believed it so I'll tell it again).
I swear on Celtic's chances this season that the following is true...
As I've said in previous posts, the law doesn't come into much consideration of what's right/wrong where my Faither comes from, it's more just an abiding threat to what people really want to do, and only worth considering if you get caught.
With that in mind, there was a farmer who let a couple of local 'characters' go shooting on his land for wood pigeons (cushies as they're called here) & rabbits. If they got the odd pheasant we're far enough away from the Duke of Buccleuch that he'd never notice. The shotgun was slightly dodgy (OK totally unlicensed - a jail offense).
The farmer asked the gun owner to do him a favour, next time he was shooting on his land, would he kill the old horse in the top field and the farmer would bury it with his digger, saving on vet & knacker's yard fees.
Next time the 2 local worthies were shooting it was a terrible day, that light mist/drizzle that seems to soak you quicker than jumping in the burn. They'd shot nothing when they approached the field with the horse. The gun owner thought he'd wind up his mate, and as they approached the horse, said "I'm no gaun hame having shot f$£% all!!", lifts the gun and shoots the horse in the head from very close range.
His pal obviously crapped himself, his train of thought must have been
'he just murdered that horse - the fairmer kens we were shooting - he'll get the polis - the gun's not licensed - we're off to the jail'
. So he grabbed the gun off his friend, calling him every eedjit under the sun & starts heading for the town (about 3 miles) berating him as they went.
"We're gettin the jail cos ae you."
"Firearms offenses."
"Ma wife'll kill me."
Eventually he lost his temper, shouted "F£$% IT - I'm not going to jail for nothing!!!" - and shot a cow with the other barrel.
It took them months to raise the money to pay back the farmer. The police were not called though, the farmer was laughing to hard when they arrived at the door to tell him.
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Quote from: RED-DOG on July 26, 2008, 09:56:51 AM
I used to play snooker with a bloke who had his own table. his son was a very talented boxer and this bloke was always going on about it.
"Speed is the secret" he used to say, "Fast hands, fast hands"
One summers day, we were playing a best of 7 frames and the room was full of flies. We got to 3 frames each and one of the lightbulbs in the shade over the table blew.
"You screw the old one out" He said, "I'll fetch a new one"
While I was screwing the old bulb out, I found a load of dead flies in the lamp shade, I put half a dozen under the ashtray and waited until he returned with the new bulb.
We restarted the game, and while he was taking a shot, I hid three dead flies in each of my hands, then, when it was my turn I said "Hang on a minute, these flies are doing my head in"
Then I let loose with a flurry of punches in the general direction of the flies that were buzzing around our heads, when I opened my hands and showed him the dead flies, his eyes nearly fell out.
"Speed is the secret" I told him, "Fast hands, fast hands"
He was shaken to the core, I won the last frame easily.
I still see him, and every time I do he says, "Go on, show us how you can catch those flies"
LOVE that one!!
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Re: Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary
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July 26, 2008, 10:42:29 AM »
Quote from: Rod Paradise on July 26, 2008, 10:01:21 AM
Quote from: RED-DOG on July 25, 2008, 09:21:16 PM
About once a week I used to take the local butcher and pub landlord out for a day shooting, fishing on the estate and I used to let them go ferreting and use a field for lurching away from the sheep, and they kept me in beer and fresh bacon,sausages and chops
Lol. Now that's an "Old school" arrangement.
They can land you in trouble (WARNING I think I've told this in a pub/hotel at a blonde Bash, but no-one believed it so I'll tell it again).
I swear on Celtic's chances this season that the following is true...
As I've said in previous posts, the law doesn't come into much consideration of what's right/wrong where my Faither comes from, it's more just an abiding threat to what people really want to do, and only worth considering if you get caught.
With that in mind, there was a farmer who let a couple of local 'characters' go shooting on his land for wood pigeons (cushies as they're called here) & rabbits. If they got the odd pheasant we're far enough away from the Duke of Buccleuch that he'd never notice. The shotgun was slightly dodgy (OK totally unlicensed - a jail offense).
The farmer asked the gun owner to do him a favour, next time he was shooting on his land, would he kill the old horse in the top field and the farmer would bury it with his digger, saving on vet & knacker's yard fees.
Next time the 2 local worthies were shooting it was a terrible day, that light mist/drizzle that seems to soak you quicker than jumping in the burn. They'd shot nothing when they approached the field with the horse. The gun owner thought he'd wind up his mate, and as they approached the horse, said "I'm no gaun hame having shot f$£% all!!", lifts the gun and shoots the horse in the head from very close range.
His pal obviously crapped himself, his train of thought must have been
'he just murdered that horse - the fairmer kens we were shooting - he'll get the polis - the gun's not licensed - we're off to the jail'
. So he grabbed the gun off his friend, calling him every eedjit under the sun & starts heading for the town (about 3 miles) berating him as they went.
"We're gettin the jail cos ae you."
"Firearms offenses."
"Ma wife'll kill me."
Eventually he lost his temper, shouted "F£$% IT - I'm not going to jail for nothing!!!" - and shot a cow with the other barrel.
It took them months to raise the money to pay back the farmer. The police were not called though, the farmer was laughing to hard when they arrived at the door to tell him.
thats hilarious.
Quote from: Rod Paradise on July 26, 2008, 10:02:10 AM
Quote from: RED-DOG on July 26, 2008, 09:56:51 AM
I used to play snooker with a bloke who had his own table. his son was a very talented boxer and this bloke was always going on about it.
"Speed is the secret" he used to say, "Fast hands, fast hands"
One summers day, we were playing a best of 7 frames and the room was full of flies. We got to 3 frames each and one of the lightbulbs in the shade over the table blew.
"You screw the old one out" He said, "I'll fetch a new one"
While I was screwing the old bulb out, I found a load of dead flies in the lamp shade, I put half a dozen under the ashtray and waited until he returned with the new bulb.
We restarted the game, and while he was taking a shot, I hid three dead flies in each of my hands, then, when it was my turn I said "Hang on a minute, these flies are doing my head in"
Then I let loose with a flurry of punches in the general direction of the flies that were buzzing around our heads, when I opened my hands and showed him the dead flies, his eyes nearly fell out.
"Speed is the secret" I told him, "Fast hands, fast hands"
He was shaken to the core, I won the last frame easily.
I still see him, and every time I do he says, "Go on, show us how you can catch those flies"
LOVE that one!!
thats a cracker
quality stuff guys.
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Quote from: phatomch on July 25, 2008, 09:55:37 PM
I started in the buisness just as a beater for Lord Romseys estate then as a Loader for Lord Cowdrey who used to shoot with a
9 shot semi auto 12 gauge
.
Then I did one year at Sparsholt whilst still beating/loading every weekend for the Romsey estate, then I did 1 season at a small family run gamefarm in the New Forrest then moved the following season to a huge 150,000 farm in East knowle over near Exeter then to my final site in Billingshurst for 2 yrs.
serious? I know therse were legal back then but they are usually frowned upon by the game shooting fraternity, amazed that a Lord would use one. Eccentric? Also, could he shoot str8?
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Quote from: AlexMartin on July 26, 2008, 10:44:26 AM
Quote from: phatomch on July 25, 2008, 09:55:37 PM
I started in the buisness just as a beater for Lord Romseys estate then as a Loader for Lord Cowdrey who used to shoot with a
9 shot semi auto 12 gauge
.
Then I did one year at Sparsholt whilst still beating/loading every weekend for the Romsey estate, then I did 1 season at a small family run gamefarm in the New Forrest then moved the following season to a huge 150,000 farm in East knowle over near Exeter then to my final site in Billingshurst for 2 yrs.
serious? I know therse were legal back then but they are usually frowned upon by the game shooting fraternity, amazed that a Lord would use one. Eccentric? Also, could he shoot str8?
My dad once had a 9 shot semi auto, it was a truly awful mostrosity. He swapped it to a mate of his for a Browning under and over. Guess who got the best of that deal?
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Quote from: RED-DOG on July 25, 2008, 07:02:18 PM
Oh yes - tell us about those two "lousy" horses you just got.
This refers to a PM I sent to Tony last week.
Quote from: RED-DOG on July 17, 2008, 07:34:25 PM
Johnny Hotdog, (aka Jimmy Hotpot) brought me two fillies to look after today.
They're a bit skittish, a bit wormy, a bit lousy, a bit under weight, and a bit pregnant.
Lovely.
As of now they have been wormed and deloused, they are putting on weight at an alarming rate, and they are almost over their skittishness.
I think at least one of them is still a bit pregnant though.
Don't look too shy now do they?
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Quote from: AlexMartin on July 26, 2008, 10:44:26 AM
Quote from: phatomch on July 25, 2008, 09:55:37 PM
I started in the buisness just as a beater for Lord Romseys estate then as a Loader for Lord Cowdrey who used to shoot with a
9 shot semi auto 12 gauge
.
Then I did one year at Sparsholt whilst still beating/loading every weekend for the Romsey estate, then I did 1 season at a small family run gamefarm in the New Forrest then moved the following season to a huge 150,000 farm in East knowle over near Exeter then to my final site in Billingshurst for 2 yrs.
serious? I know therse were legal back then but they are usually frowned upon by the game shooting fraternity, amazed that a Lord would use one. Eccentric? Also, could he shoot str8?
It helped due to him only having one arm, and he was a great shot that used to shoot of the hip
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Quote from: RED-DOG on July 26, 2008, 02:08:25 AM
Quote from: 77dave on July 26, 2008, 01:39:00 AM
Tom, I had an interesting conversation with my dad last week about my nieces and nephews.
Would you say as a Grandad that your grandkids make you feel older or younger?
They make me feel old, and they make me feel young. They make me feel a lot of other things too.
I show them things, and I tell them things. I try to teach them about their heritage and their culture. I try to teach them to appreciate life and the world around them. They listen to me with wide eyes, and I feel important and useful.
I tell them to do something, or to stop doing something, and they say "Yes Grandad" and I feel respected.
I take them for a walk, and we paddle in a brook, or make pea shooters, it will be their first time. I see it through their eyes, and I feel young again.
I remember that I've already done all this stuff with their parents when they were children, and I feel old.
I look at one more generation of Gypsies, still living the old way, learning the old values, and I feel proud.
I look to the future, and I realise that they, like everyone else, will have to face heartache and sorrow, and I feel scared.
I look at my grandson Tom, striding out with his dog and his catapult, and I feel like it was all worthwhile.
I have read & re-read that a dozen times Tom. What an amazing Post.
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Quote from: RED-DOG on July 26, 2008, 12:47:45 AM
If you look back to where Eccose posted the picture of "Blue" the collie, you will notice that he has a wall (or blue) eye.
http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=30601.msg766125#msg766125
A few pages further on, in reply to Alex Martin's question, I talk about a man called Brian Plummer, and his excellent book "Merle - The Start Of A Dynasty".
http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=30601.msg767119#msg767119
A popular lurcher cross is collie x greyhound, Brian used a particular strain of collie, The strain that he used carried the "merle" gene.
The blue eye in Ecosse's collie shows that he carries the blue merle gene. Merle lurchers breeding true to type often have a blue eye and also a distinctive "Blue" pattern on their coat.
Below is a picture of my son Tommy, along with Cassie, my Staffordshire bull terrier, and Blue, my merle lurcher puppy.
For Posting that picture Tom, thank you. I've always wanted to see what Tommy looked like. He is 6 or 7 here? He looks so well.
It's filled me with questions I want to ask. He just does look so well in the picture.
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That pic was taken about a month before he died. By this time they had stopped the radiotherapy and chemotherapy and some of his hair had grown back (darker this time, he was fair before)
I agonised about posting that picture. Part of me thinks it's disrespectful to post it on a poker forum, and part of me wants people to see him, to know about him.
I hope to write about him someday, but I'm not ready yet.
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