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Evolve Dammit

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31. I had a Fanner 50! Loved it. Had a great musket cap gun too. Real wood and steel. We had fun and
Sun Feb 21, 2021, 05:07 PM
Feb 2021

knew it was for fun. NOBODY thought about shooting anybody with a real gun. Although I do recall a few BB gun thugs...
Daniel Boone, the Virginian, Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, High Chaparral, Wild, Wild West, Combat, Rat Patrol.. So many more. Am I dating myself??

I'm sad that I no longer have my johnny 7 oma Doc_Technical Feb 2021 #1
Here ya go. rsdsharp Feb 2021 #6
I would have been all over that....when I was 8-10. Seriously. Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #14
I didn't have one. I did have a Defender Dan. rsdsharp Feb 2021 #15
Where was I?? None of my coolest of buddies had one. Never saw one until now. Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #21
Agreed. I don't recall ever seeing anything like those (born 1968). JanMichael Feb 2021 #26
That would be highly coveted as a youngster. We knew to be safe or we'd get our ass kicked. Right? Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #35
Only let one friend use it. It was totally out of the norm in the suburbs. JanMichael Feb 2021 #40
Well, it was the age of westerns on TV. rsdsharp Feb 2021 #28
I had a Fanner 50! Loved it. Had a great musket cap gun too. Real wood and steel. We had fun and Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #31
I spent five weeks in the hospital last year. rsdsharp Feb 2021 #36
Rebecca Boone gone wild. Who knew??! Hope you're doing OK now. Ed Ames was a great singer. Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #43
And he went to Oxford! rsdsharp Feb 2021 #44
Sad. In_The_Wind Feb 2021 #2
These days there are all kinds of platforms to "connect" live. Zoom is just one. Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #9
Wow! 72,000! That is impressive. I'm going to be 102 if I make that many! Congrats Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #11
They don't have books lame54 Feb 2021 #3
Right? PutGramaOnThePhone Feb 2021 #4
To them we put books where guns should be. lunatica Feb 2021 #12
Ha! Probably right. Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #8
look on the bookshelf behind boebert.... she has 2 copies of Dressed to Kill IcyPeas Feb 2021 #23
And she wanted you to see that. Either way, she is Cookoo for Cocopuffs. Batshit crazy, IMHO. Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #37
Well spotted PutGramaOnThePhone Feb 2021 #48
I can deal with a nice hunting rifle or musket. But toter handguns and AR15s are like confederate Hoyt Feb 2021 #5
agree. It is an attempt to intimidate, but looks really stupid to me. Also seems weak. Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #7
Agree, those gunz are all about intimidation and appealing to GOPer rubes. Hoyt Feb 2021 #10
Backgrounds on Zoom are all about the message. lunatica Feb 2021 #13
It doesn't get much deeper than that, does it? Growing up in Midwest, everyone had guns, but it Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #16
Firearms back then were necessary for survival from starving to death lunatica Feb 2021 #30
exactly. Times have changed dramatically and most of the weaponry is largely optional. Unless Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #33
I remember when we had guns for self defense and we kept them hidden out of sight. Midnight Writer Feb 2021 #17
Right? It is some dark pop culture status symbol I suppose, but AR's etc. should not be legal. Beto Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #19
one never knows when your 2 yr old child will want to kill somebody nt msongs Feb 2021 #18
And it should be their right to arm bears Dad Gum It. @%&! I meant bear arms (roll up sleeves) Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #27
:) Books or guns? I missed whatever started this, but Hortensis Feb 2021 #20
Never know when you'll have to shoot your pastor or guy in front of you asking you to put on a mask Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #24
Praise Jesus and pack lead. Hortensis Feb 2021 #34
What the hell is that??? Saw something similar on a Romulan ship in the Next Generation??? Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #38
Lol. Another picture was of a man packing a bazooka while Hortensis Feb 2021 #39
I like my coffee hot dammit! (Bazooka blast). Good God Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #45
Someone with better technical skills than I bottomofthehill Feb 2021 #22
Thanks for the laugh. That was good! Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #25
This crew nearly killed me of laughter. bottomofthehill Feb 2021 #29
A civic minded, inclusive group. Much safer than being with the "general population." Thx. Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #32
My choice jmbar2 Feb 2021 #41
Much better! That looks like a pro decorating package. Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #46
Hahahahaha...nice...I'll take a couple of slugs from you PutGramaOnThePhone Feb 2021 #49
Start putting up zoom backgrounds of that scene in The Matrix krispos42 Feb 2021 #42
Perfect! Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #47
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