Nick, Ask Byard to include a pocket dictionary with his shipment. I thought Teresa would be there to translate for you. Did she leave you alone?
One advantage of being me- I'm NEVER alone. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Niclas Runarsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 10:35 AM Subject: SV: [VFB] Personal sharing... (2nd attempt) Don, 'Gracious', 'understand', 'enlighten'... level with me. You use way too complex terms for me to comprehend. My secondary language vocabulary isn't even close as extensive as yours. It's narrowed down to the very elementary stage. From there also rationalized to cover just the most frequently used ones (like 'oddities', 'shortcomings' and 'quirks'). I'm trying to follow you on the path of Anglic communication, but being the midget that I am, I'm experiencing major difficulties overcoming the mountains of obstacles you leave behind. ;) /Nick -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Fr�n: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] F�r DonO Skickat: den 30 juli 2004 19:53 Till: [EMAIL PROTECTED] �mne: Re: [VFB] Personal sharing... (2nd attempt) MeddlelandeNikkeBabee... I can't speak to the subject of quirkiness, because I don't have any. But, there are some strange individuals on this site that are accepted anyway because the rest of us are so gracious, forgiving, and non-judgmental. We don't ostracize them because they still chuck-&-wind for bass, but we try to guide them to enlightenment in fly-fish-only nirvana. We understand that these king-pin renegades are necessary to lower the grading curve so all of us can feel better about ourselves, saying "I'm glad I'm not THAT bad off." The TV has its Simpsons and Bundys. We have our equivalent. (in fact, our "Moore" can autograph your Zebco Bass-Buster reel- eh?) So don't worry about any personal shortcomings, quirks, or oddities here. All that matters is that you have a love for tying and flyfishing. That alone will put you in the upper 'enlightened group'. Buggs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Niclas Runarsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 7:54 AM Subject: [VFB] Personal sharing... (2nd attempt) > A NEWBIE'S THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ABOUT VFB AND SWAPS... > > Picture a 12-year old little boy, starting to play guitar and have > just learned to play 'Smoke On The Water' (the song every beginner > start with). I'm the boy... and the vise is my guitar. Picture the boy > sitting in his room playing and in through the door comes Gary Moore > (true rock guitar legend) and offers him to be his friend, support > (and even dementor). I'm the boy, "playing" my vise... and you guys > would be a bunch of Gary Moore's. > > Imagine what that boy must have felt... and you will know what I felt > (and still feel) when I realized how welcome I was as a member in this exclusive > group of people. > Now, imagine also what the boy must feel when he gets guitars signed > by his > legendary friend. When people have sent me materials, they have also > sent a > few flies in the package (except Don, who sent me over 100!!!)... I > don't know what to treasure most. Now, I CAN actually tie some of the > flies I get... but they are still signed by my legendary friends. > > Is the CONFLICT here obvious or is it obvious. In mid September I will > get 20 signed stone guitars and in the end of November I will get 25 > renegade ones. Guess if I look forward to that! But at the same time I > want the calendar frozen so the fly-fishing season won't pass. The > idea of swaps must be the best since walking on two legs... but it's > really confusing for an angler living up north. > > (It's unfair too. Time of year makes no difference for the boy I chose > as material for comparision.) > > /Nick > > >
