Sleaze, I enjoy your stories, and I know many people do, but please watch your content a bit, or at least how you say it in here. I've already gotten one complaint, and hopefully I won't get anymore, but please watch the language.
Let me know if you have any questions about it Charles On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 10:03 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > One fine day not too far south of Juarez I was tootling along when I ran > into a checkpoint manned by a bunch of guys in orange jumpsuits who I > presumed to be Federales. They were massively armed with all sorts of high > powered automatic and semiautomatic rifles and pistols which they were > unloading like armageddon at a large number of whiskey and tequila bottles > lined up on the hillside by the road. From that and their staggering and > swaggering demeanor I quickly concluded that they were dead drunk and that I > was soon to be dead, or at the very least relieved of some cash. Not to > worry though, for I had taken the precaution of bringing a suitable supply > of the universal solvent. No, not money, beer! When in Mexico I alway carry > two coolers, one filled with good Mexican beer which I consume myself, and > one filled with Budweiser for the Feds. So when they started to rip apart my > truck in search of whatever I simply directed them to look in cooler B. > There they found the very contraband they were looking for. Problem solved! > And to think that some poor fools suppose that guns and alcohol don't mix! > > Since some folks like to poke snakes with a stick just to hear them rattle > (which is of course the exact moral equivalent of making batty patties), so > I think I should be forgiven for my recent satyrical diatribe concerning the > manhood and religious preferences of those who feel compelled to carry guns. > Just for the record I do support the right of gun ownership for the > aforementioned reason that when guns are outlawed only soldiers, cops, and > criminals will have guns. The vast majority of my friends own guns, some of > them own veritable arsenals, but all have the good judgement to be slightly > abashed and thus keep their gun well hidden. In other words they are not > deranged cowboys. Don’t ask don’t tell works fine with me. > > The problem is that we are not as civilized as the Swiss. We celebrate guns > and encourage their proliferation. Responsible concealed carry and home > protection weaponry aside, does any one really think it is a good idea for > inner city teenagers to have guns? More to the point is the recent ruling > that guns be permitted in National Parks. These places are supposed to be > sanctuaries. It is a plain fact that the presence of guns will increase > mayhem and impact wildlife. “I had to shoot the (fill in the blank with > snake, wolf, panther, person, etc.) cuz I felt threatened. That bat was > flying straight at me!” > > There are many toxic concepts, cultures, and ideologies throughout the > world. The flavors differ, but what they all have in common is a basis of > fear and superstition masquerading as tradition. We might suppose that > female genital mutilation is a really bad idea, but hey, it’s an honored > tradition, and besides, what right do we have to question how others live? > You might respond that not having your pussy cut out or sown shut is a basic > right. So is not getting shot. > > You might think being a cowboy is cool, but just ask any Indian and he will > tell you that our traditional culture of gun violence and unrestrained > private property ownership with the inevitable consequent rape of natural > resources is a bad idea. In other words, ours is just another toxic culture > only with a ten gallon hat instead of a turban. That and my own propensity > for violence is why I don’t own a gun. > > Sleaze >
