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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: ravells on July 08, 2005, 05:36:20 PM
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Your book is working it's way to the top of the pile. Three more and then it's there.
I've taken up shotgun shooting (clay pidgeons) and enjoying it immensely.
We have a rat in the house, the warferin isn't getting rid of the bugger, so I want to get an air rifle to despatch it, but the wife won't have anything resembling a gun in the house.
I did try saying, 'but Lasz said...'
Nothing would give me more pleasure than staking out the kitchen and killing that rodent.
Ravs
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:rofl
Lasz has created a monster.
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mwahahaha!
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The key to rat stalking is all in the camo.
From your wife and the rat.
In the middle of the night, (while wifey is snoozing), prepare yourself for battle.
Start by taking care of the human scent factor. Stripping down and rubbing a slice of cheese all over your body should do the trick. (Note: Don`t get so carried away with the cheese rubbing that you forget your objective)
Now for the camo. Use a large number of Mrs Bairds, or an equal brand name, bread bags, preferably with crumbs still in the bag. Can`t be too carefull about the scent. You can finish out your camo with things such as Twinkie wrappers, frozen pizza boxes, etc. (Do not use delivery pizza boxes or you might turn from hunter to hunted)
Now, bait out a strategic location with cheese, bread and some of that leftover meatloaf from day before yesterday that you told the wife was delicious, but really sucked.
Position your stand (dining room chair)
close enough for a killing shot, but not close enough too spook Ole Pinky.
Remember to allow for and minimize collateral damage in your master plan of attack.
Good luck trooper. Stand tall. :)l
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That squealing rat has become too damn cocky, I actually see him by the dogs food bowl eating the biscuits. He looks at me, I look at him and the rushes off under the skirting board.
That arrogant rat has to die.
Don't need camo, don't need cheese just need the air gun...maybe you're right, I'll just kill it and incur Felicty's wrath the next morning when she sees me standing proudly in the kitchen with a dead rat in my hand.
Ravs
p.s. we have two cats...bloody useless. I think they've cut a deal with the rodent.
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Practice knife throwing. Dont forget to lead him slightly depending on his speed.
I do hear cricket bats are quite the weapon in the UK.
good luck catching or killing that pesky liberal rat. :D
dago
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Knife throwing! Good idea! (I'm now reduced to catepults with ball bearings but I'm afraid I'll shatter the oven or windows or something.
It's definitely a conservative rat - it's very decisive. If it had been a liberal rat I'd have been able to grab it whilst it was trying to change it's mind a dozen times.
Ravs
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ROFLMAO
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Peanut butter on a large mousetrap will do the trick. Just keep kids, the dog and yourself out of range.
I woldn't say Laz has created a "monster", yet. After all the wife has spoken and he is obeying regarding firearms in the house. A "monster" wouldn't be effected in that way........... :D :p
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cats don't usually kill big rats but they do wipe out the babies.
The best thing for in the house is "shotshells" they make em for 22 rimfire and all the handguns.. the 22 ones work surprisingly well considering how little shot is in one but I like the 45 or 44 ones.
These are pistol rounds and are loaded with fairly light charges and about 200 grains of number 9 shot. like dust.. they dond do much damage past about 10 feet but still enough to kill a rat.
A pellet gun would be fine too tho. Tell the wife if she doesn't like looking at it then.... don't look at it. Not like you are gonna make her oil it or anything and... not like she doesn't have crap around that you don't like looking at. A pellet gun isn't a gun so she can't have an objection based on even a decent phobia.. What's next.. no movies with guns in em? Can't say the word around her? Nobody is that delicate... she is simply using the whold gun thing to control you. "oh look.. I bet I can get him to sit when he pees next week."
lazs
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<-----Was waiting on that. :)
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One of the best shots I ever made was an indoor bow & arrow mouse kill. I used to see this little mouse scurry around at random times. So I left my kid’s sized recurve bow, with an arrow in the notch, on the table. One morning I’m eating breakfast and my roommate and the mouse enter the room at the same time, about 10’ apart. I grabbed, drew and shot the bow while he was running full gallop at about 20 feet away (the mouse). My roommate was barely awake and was pretty startled by the commotion and was even a little ticked that I shot with him sorta down range. I was too proud of my shot to care. The truth is I pretty much suck at archery and couldn’t make that shot again with a thousand tries.
eskimo
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Actualy those "cricket paddles" Cricket Bats in English ;) are quite good at despatching rats. Theres usualy less collateral damage too!
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Ravs...you do realise the book you are about to read is NRA propaganda, right?
Maybe you could write a review on it. Just sign your name Mary Rosh...it quite a popular pen name.
;)
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So you have read it then Curv? Or are the sounds your making coming out of the back of your pink shorts?:D
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welcoem to the wonderful world of firarms..dam i love trap shooting...
Lazs I look forward to shooting 5 stand trap with u soemtime up at Haggin Oaks
I had a rat problem..This one was so bold as you say..was walking around in daylight...I was on my computer..I saw him walking around from the corner of my eye..
He went behind my fridge..AH!!!! I got him trapped...I had no weapons around me except a Old skateboard deck..no wheels just a wood plank..
Well he "tried " to make a run for it...WHAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..I smaked my baord on his dome..blood came from his mouth and nose!!!!!!!!>....disgusting..I went and put rubber gloves on to remove the blood and dead rodent..
Im thinkn shooting bird shot from ur 22 pistol is a bit much ..ehh Lazs..
I recomend Sticky Traps,,,,I have killed a entire family..they were eating my plants outside....got 6 of those bstrds
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green... I can barely load a shotgun much less hit a flying clay disc with one... you won't see me doing it.
oh... and curval is not telling the truth... the book in question has nothing to do with the NRA. curval has never read any part of the book and has an agenda of finding as much fault as he can with it but even so... so far... he found nothing except that the authors son used a phony name to write a review on amazon about it. and.... one study that can't be sustantiated or flat out never existed.... keep in mind this is in a book with thousands of data points and..... a gazillion pony tailed liberal weeinies all sifting through evey word written in it.
lazs
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Yes I can own BB gun. No My lovely wife does not tell me whether or not I can own one she doesn't care.
Basicaly bashing rats with a cricket bat is far more satisfying speaking from personal experience! :lol
We even have a training game popular at village fetes.
(http://www.simplyspiffing.com/images/grassroots_rave/dscn0189.jpg)
The simulated rat is dropped down the tube and the player has to bash it with the aforementioned bat as it exits the tube.
And the result of such training is that we are so good with the blunt instrument we don't need those softy little guns that you kill from a distance boys need :lol :lol;)
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That's a lovely pink skirt you're wearing in the pic Sky.
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/209_1081438631_swoop.gif)
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Sorry to dissapoint but in the words of the song "it aint me..."
I just pulled it off the net to illustrate the game.
Just for reference this is me
(http://www.triumphrat.net/albums/album634/abe.sized.jpg)
Youre right Nice Pink shirt though :lol :lol
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using cricket paddles makes you go bald.
lazs
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:rofl
Quite possibly. It takes balls to use one and if they are producing testosterone like they should baldness is quite likely.
:rofl :rofl
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baldness comes from your mothers side. It is..... feminine in nature.
lazs
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try a .22 with CB rounds; works suprisingly well
Linky (http://www.answers.com/topic/22-cb)
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and just get u one of these babies:
(http://www.forestryimages.org/images/768x512/1241418.jpg)
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Lazs :rolleyes: :lol
"Each hair sits in a cavity in the skin called a follicle. Baldness in men occurs when the follicle shrinks over time, resulting in shorter and finer hair. The end result is a very small follicle with no hair inside. Ordinarily, hair should grow back. However, in men who are balding, the follicle fails to grow a new hair. Why this occurs is not well understood, but it is related to your genes and male sex hormones. Even though the follicles are small, they remain alive, suggesting the possibility of new growth."
Thats MALE SEX HORMONES lazs
:lol
OH
(http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000003TA4.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
:lol :lol :lol
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Originally posted by Skydancer
Lazs :rolleyes: :lol
"Each hair sits in a cavity in the skin called a follicle. Baldness in men occurs when the follicle shrinks over time, resulting in shorter and finer hair. The end result is a very small follicle with no hair inside. Ordinarily, hair should grow back. However, in men who are balding, the follicle fails to grow a new hair. Why this occurs is not well understood, but it is related to your genes and male sex hormones. Even though the follicles are small, they remain alive, suggesting the possibility of new growth."
Thats MALE SEX HORMONES lazs
:lol
OH
(http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000003TA4.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
:lol :lol :lol
Holly crap! They still let you guys have male hormones in England? Maybe its not so bad after all.
:D
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well... you sure seem to know a lot about the subject skyprancer.... or should we use your biker name of "cueball"?
Baldness gene comes from your mothers side.... just like most of your opinions.
lazs
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you guys look like you could be related, facially and folliclely challenged wise.
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Nah just looked it up.
Whats your obsession with the state of my hair anyhow Lazs?
My mother is Ok by me as is my father. Both good people and I have no probs inheriting anything from either.
Shall we move on now? This ones all played out :rolleyes: :lol
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Originally posted by lazs2
well... you sure seem to know a lot about the subject skyprancer.... or should we use your biker name of "cueball"?
Baldness gene comes from your mothers side.... just like most of your opinions.
lazs
Where does the short gene come from?
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Dunno try looking it up on a google like I did!
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Rodent problem?
600 rds/min, 30 shot clip, I have a laser sight on mine :lol
(http://lib1.store.vip.sc5.yahoo.com/lib/airgundepot/drozdhp.gif)
http://www.airgundepot.com/drozdreview.html
g00b
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Curval: Hi! (hope all's well with you), I don't believe that the book is NRA prop, but I may be wrong, it's been displaced down the list because a new bunch have come in, but I'll get to it eventually and will write that review.
Eagler: Good suggestion, and one I made too, but unfortunately wife has a total phobia about snakes.
Lasz: The problem with the solution you are suggesting is that it involves using a gun which requires a licence (correct me if I am wrong) albeit with a different type of ammunition.
Skydancer: I saw the pictures you posted: age has not treated you kindly.
I have a solution acceptable to all in the household: I've ordered 3 'neck breaker' rat traps and will put the cats and dog in purdah whilst they're waiting to catch the buggers. They arrive on Friday, hurrah!
Ravs
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Baldness comes from your Mother's Father.
If your Mother's Father is bald, well, sucks for you.
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Go figure. My mothers father had a full head of hair until the day he died! So that can't be the cause. Lazs must be right that helmet I wear is rubbing all my hair off! :rofl :aok Oh well nevermind eh:D
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Originally posted by Eagler
and just get u one of these babies:
(http://www.forestryimages.org/images/768x512/1241418.jpg)
LMAO Ravells wife would just watermelon seeing him walk in with a BIG 'OL RAT Snake.... Bet she'd let you have all the nice guns you evar wanted!!!!
:aok :rofl
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I only want the gun in the house for one purpose - to kill rats and then I'd get rid of it. It would be useless afterwards.
Both me and the wife go shooting shotguns at a club but at clay pidgeons - so there's no basic objection to guns...just ones in the house which are unnecessary.
Ravs
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raves... my contention is that the guns may indeed be unnesessary... you may never need one. I would also say that the smoke alarm in your house has about the same chance of ever being needed. Why not just throw it out?
It boils down to what you enjoy... I like guns but don't really like shooting shotguns at clay birds. I do like handguns and shooting em... soooo... They are fun to have around and work on and clean at the kitchen table an make reloads for.
You are welcome to shoot shotguns or not... you are welcome to keep them at home or not. I don't care how you feel about guns or what your personal idea of what is best for you is so long as you are not telling me what to do with my guns.
I am looking at a Kimber .45 right now. I will lock it up just before I head out to work. It will be with me while I am at home.
In the U.S. the fact that many here like guns and are willing/enjoy keeping them in the house/carrying them... prevents crime... even so... I am willing to allow those who would shirk their duties as humans by not being armed...I would allow them to not have guns if they so desire.
How is that for open minded.
and... baldness comes from your mothers side unless you are a helmet wearing sissy. then it doesn't matter.. ur gonna go bald.
lazs
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Originally posted by Skydancer
Just for reference this is me
(http://www.triumphrat.net/albums/album634/abe.sized.jpg)
Now that is what I call a rat deterrent.
Ravs if you can find one of them things that has broken down,(which should be very easy), park it in your living room for a while. You shouldn`t have a rodent problem any longer. They will die laughing. :)
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He may be a little bald but.... "broken down" ?
lazs
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LOL
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Lazs
U have to wear a helmet by law!
If you don't you don't ride
Its not a matter of choice or being a "sissy" ( god give me strength!:rolleyes: )
Besides, I wear one because I wouldn't be here now if I didn't.
Are you realy the argumentative obtuse old git you come accross as or are you just like that online?:lol
Jackal1
The rats would have to run bloody fast to get away from it! Do you ride a bike by the way? You talk a good talk but do you walk the walk!?
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Originally posted by Skydancer
The rats would have to run bloody fast to get away from it! Do you ride a bike by the way? You talk a good talk but do you walk the walk!?
That is what would get em. They wouldn`t be running, they would laugh themselves to death. :)
If that is what you call a "bike" then I guess not. Thankfully so. I couldn`t stand the embarrassment.
Started, ran and owned Southern Iron Biker Supply for many years. I fumble my way through it. :)
Spent most of my life on a scooter. There not too good at rodent prevention though. A rat can hear the sweet rumble a mile away.
HDs are more commonly known as chick magnets. Very little rodent work with the exception of the occasional rabbit frisbee.
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Over here they are more commonly known as "Yank Tanks" or "Tractors" or "Overpriced under powered ***"
:D
This is a scooter by the way!
(http://scooter.homepage.jp/archives/lamb.jpg)
Did you realy ride one of these?:lol
Jackal on his scooter?
(http://www.puffins.com/images/smurfs/SM40253.jpg)
:rofl :aok
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Originally posted by Skydancer
Over here they are more commonly known as "Yank Tanks" or "Tractors" or "Overpriced under powered ***"
:D
This is a scooter!
(http://www.innocentis.co.uk/for_sale/images/00115.jpg?img=2049604179)
Are you realy telling me you rode one of these! :lol
I have a vision of Jackal1
(http://http://www.funforalltoys.com/products/smurfs_6/40253.jpg)
:rofl
LOL...why do you need a spare for a scooter?
Edit:you removed the pic.
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Better pics!
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Originally posted by Skydancer
Over here they are more commonly known as "Yank Tanks" or "Tractors" or "Overpriced under powered ***"
Do tell. There is usualy always cutsey little sayings from folks who settle for less than the best and are happy with 2nd, 3 rd and 4th rate products. It`s called jealousy.
This is a scooter by the way!
I beleive it was you , btw, that brought up the talk the talk, walk the walk" . The first step is to learn the language. Most don`t speak it because they are never exposed to the culture, nor would they be excepted if they tried.
Now be a good l`il "chappy" and go park that station wagon over at Ravs where the rats can see it. :)
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Ravs if you can find one of them things that has broken down,(which should be very easy), park it in your living room for a while. You shouldn`t have a rodent problem any longer. They will die laughing.
ROFL!
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I don't care how you feel about guns or what your personal idea of what is best for you is so long as you are not telling me what to do with my guns.
lazs [/B]
I would never tell you that.
Particularly if you had one of them in your hand at the time!
Ravs
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Originally posted by lazs2
Baldness gene comes from your mothers side.... just like most of your opinions.
lazs
Ahahahahah.....new sig material.:D
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Originally posted by g00b
Rodent problem?
600 rds/min, 30 shot clip, I have a laser sight on mine :lol
(http://lib1.store.vip.sc5.yahoo.com/lib/airgundepot/drozdhp.gif)
http://www.airgundepot.com/drozdreview.html
g00b
http://www.airgundepot.com/winchester-air-rifles-1000sb.html
I like this one better...one pump gives you 1000 fps.
(http://store1.yimg.com/I/airgundepot_1853_11374076)
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Blah, I had one of those, piece of crap.
The RWS 94 is my favorite airgun of all time. I've now had 3. 2 .177's, gave one to a friend, and a .22 which I sold and bought and Air Force Talon SS.
I did a review for airgunshow.net , look on page 57
http://www.airgunshow.net/sample.pdf
I also have a Baikal IZH-46M olympic target pistol.
Yes I'm an airgun nut.
g00b
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Jackal1 You can keep your Harley Tractors. Superior product my backside. We Brits nearly killed off your bike industry by selling you superior products from the Midlands. Then we fell into the same trap. You know the one. You peddle the same engines and chassis for years only putting new paint on or a bit of tinsel to try and tempt the buying public investing stuff all and letting arrogance substitute for innovation. Something Harley are good at! Why did Harley survive? Because of import taxes and protectionist policy. ( free trade as long as we can sell you our rubbish, good old US double standards ) Not because they were a superior product!
Now my Triumph isn't that innovative I admit. Thats because it was designed and built a mere five years after the complete change of ownership factory etc. It is a product designed to re establish the marque which it did very well. The latest stuff from Triumph is even better. And anything with a Triumph logo on the tank is way ahead of Harley in terms of handling, and power. The two most important things on a motorcycle.
You are right though about one thing. Chicks dig Harleys, and sad old pretenders who couldn't ride a real motorcycle for poop but feel safe trundling round on some overpriced tarts handbag at 55mph, after they've trailered it to wherever it is they choose to pose!
Your old school poop is dead mate accept it. Now if you'll excuse me I'll quit before this becomes a complete thread hijack. Its the weekend and I'll be out riding, in other words walking the walk not just expelling hot air from my chuff. Night Mr badass scooter boy
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Jeezy weezy there Skydancer. I think you made my point for me. :) Don`t let the jealousy eat you up so much..
Take a valium and chill and go help with them rats for God`s sake before you blow a fuse. LMAOI
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skyprancer... I just rode a 131" S&S Harley. It will smoke the huge rear tire in second gear. Just blipping the throttle in first causes the rear tire to lay down a black streak.. it seems to idle at 80 mph.
I don't think your triumph has that much power.
lazs
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Yeah but thats been breathed on big time.
A standard Harley is still poop.
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cuebball.....Never rode a "standard Harley". You could be right. but... why would anyone want a "standard" anything?
lazs
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Because some "standard" bikes accelerates 0-100kmh in 2,5secs and reaches 150kmh in first gear?
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around here... you couldn't even find that bike in the parking lot. You would have to try your key on four or five bikes till you knew which one of the plastic warriors was yours.
lazs
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Originally posted by ravells
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p.s. we have two cats...bloody useless. I think they've cut a deal with the rodent.
Try a golden retriever. Ours once nailed a mouse that was skirting the family room, and we called it an "intruder." Now if we call "Intruder!" he'll sprint into the room with ears up and teeth bared. We can even direct him with hand signals from teh porch to hunt down rabbits in the yard -- though they always get away outdoors, since he's working alone and wont leave the property...
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Originally posted by Skydancer
Yeah but thats been breathed on big time.
A standard Harley is still poop.
Only "standard" Harleys I have ever seen belongs to those who could care less about scooters to begin with. Too much money and too little pride.
Who would feel right about putting around on an out of the box scooter?
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Originally posted by Staga
Because some "standard" bikes accelerates 0-100kmh in 2,5secs and reaches 150kmh in first gear?
And will be gone and made into some woman`s flower pot in less time than that.
Recycling junk is a wonderfull thing.
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The other Triumph I own still going after 45 years on the road!
(http://www.triumphrat.net/albums/album634/aab.sized.jpg)
The current one is 10 years old and stll going strong!
Flowerpots, my rear end!
Harleys pft!
Scooters! :lol :lol :lol things for girls and Italians to nip around town on!
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cueball... you do realize that there are thousands of Harley's that are well over 60 years old that are still on the road?
I like your little 40 incher tho... Here we didn't like the one like yours with the dress but we did have a lot of pre unit trumpets and beezers... they were kinda small and unreliable but they were fast enough and handled well... I had maybe 4 trumpets and 1 beezer.
but... ride whatever you want and... since we are on the subject,,,
shoot wahtever you want.. I can't imagine what kind of gun you would own if you lived in a free country... probly be a hoot tho..
lazs
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Originally posted by Skydancer
Flowerpots, my rear end!
Psssst. Slick you are replying to the wrong post. :)
All that rat hunting got you confused?
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Hehe. If ya can`t use a gun on the rodents, how about one of them RC robots like they have on the robot wars competition?
Might be a hoot to outfit one with a war ax and go after the invader. :)
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Lazs
Over here the "dress" is called a bathtub as it resembles an old tin bath turned upside down.
Personaly I'm not sure about the bathtub either but the bike is that old and original now that it would be daft to throw the tub away. Better to keep it historicaly accurate and as the factory designed it. The only mods are 12v electrics and better plugs coils, tyres etc. Other than that its genuine 1960. Quite nice to ride. The 500cc doesn't vibrate as much as the bigger models, and the Unit engine is easier to maintain.
"ride whatever you want " indeed. Its fun to argue about bikes, bit like pub debate down at our local watering hole. But any bike is better than no bike at the end of the day. Hows your BMW running?
As for the guns I'd own an 88mm anti tank gun I think. Bit big for rats though. Pretty fun to shoot I'm sure.
Speaking of rats our freindly local rat made a reappearance last night. Its been feasting on my wifes vegetable plot! The dog chased it and damn nearly caught it. So first I'll try a bit of wolferin and if that fails I'll get the cricket bat and lie in wait!
:lol :lol
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Originally posted by lazs2
around here... you couldn't even find that bike in the parking lot. You would have to try your key on four or five bikes till you knew which one of the plastic warriors was yours.
lazs
ROFL!! Priceless!
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Nope, total nonsense!
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Originally posted by Hangtime
ROFL!! Priceless!
Priceless, but true. :)
Surprised toxic shock is not a problem on these plastic throwaways since they are basicaly stuck up the riders rear. :).
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what was that old disney movie...
ahh yes. 'Tron'
"Bring in the Logic Probe!"
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roflmao
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Oh dear Oh dear Oh dear!
Shakes head and laughs out loud!
truth is you don't like em because they'd frighten you witless if you ever rode one!
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The embarrassment if it was daylight would be the killer. Besides, I don`t own a pink shirt or any dayglo leather. :)
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(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/22_1121637480_bounty.jpg)
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:lol That looks the thing living in our garden!
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Get the air rifle.... tell the wife to get over it... explain the diseases spread by rats and mice. sometimes you have to ignore their silly ideas and be a man.
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Its chemical warfare for me! WMD all the way. Why kill one when you can kill em all!
(http://manystars.com/wp/wp-images/rrhousetoxics.jpg)
:cool:
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they tend to crawl into the walls and die when poisoned.
lazs
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Yeah I know!:(
But having to lie in wait with a BB gun ( or an 88mm :lol) is not an option. Got a Job to go to!