Ask me somethin....

[JoeSmoe]

Go ahead.. ask.

[Arlo]

Why do birds suddenly appear .... everytime .... you are near?

[Mini D]

Either he's stumped or too excited to reply.

MiniD

[devious]

Originally posted by JoeSmoe
Go ahead.. ask.

Why is it I can`t hit the broad side of a barn from the inside ?

[Leslie]

Where did that term come from? ...hitting the broad side of a barn?  Is it a "barn-storming term?"  ... from the barn storming days?

Just a guess, but sure sounds like it.




Les

[GrimCO]

JoeSmoe,

If a woman makes a comment, and no man is around to hear her, is he still wrong?

[Mini D]

Originally posted by Leslie
Where did that term come from? ...hitting the broad side of a barn?  Is it a "barn-storming term?"  ... from the barn storming days?

Just a guess, but sure sounds like it.

Dunno about the origin... but I've heard reference to "broad side of a barn" as early as the late 1700's.  There was a saying about the Brown Bess that the british troops used.... "It couldn't hit the broad side of a barn from the inside."

MiniD

[AKIron]

Originally posted by GrimCO
JoeSmoe,

If a woman makes a comment, and no man is around to hear her, is he still wrong?

If you meant, when a man makes a comment and there's no woman around to hear, is he still wrong? My wife says "of course, what kind of question is that"

[Leslie]

Ah, the Brown Bess musket.  .79 calibre ball almost 3/4 inch in diameter fired from the smooth barrel.  Accuracy about 50 yards.  

I knew a guy who was a 1812 reenactor British soldier, and that is the musket he used, though it was a replica.  It'd be neat to own one.  Shooting it would be an exercise in patience, as the lock may need adjustment to work consistently.  And this sometimes requires carving and fitting the wood area around the lock.  Tedious business.

I have a .58 Zouave rifle replica (Civil War.)  It's accurate to about 50 yards for hunting.  Years ago, my friend had one that I could consistently hit bowling pins at 200 yards with at the range.  That is a long shot for this type of rifle, and I used Kentucky windage.  Several of the shots grazed the pin without knocking it down.  Finally I got a solid hit.  Difference was, that rifle was broken in and worked consistently.



Les

[Maverick]

Can't believe no one put this one in here yet.


What is the forward velocity of a swallow?

[Hortlund]

Shouldnt that be an unladen swallow?

[gatso]

African or European swallow?

[CyranoAH]

Yeah and what's your favourite color?

[Hortlund]

Listen, lad. I built this kingdom up from nothing. When I started here, all there was was swamp. Other kings said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show 'em. It sank into the swamp. So, I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So, I built a third one. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp, but the fourth one... stayed up!

[Curval]

What's wrong with her then?  She's got HUGE...tracts of land.