Yearly Archives: 2011

That’s a Pretty Big Exception

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Weerd Beard

So Joan Peterson of the Brady Campaign and Joyce Foundation discusses self defense. Anon- you have chosen to carry a gun and have a gun to “protect” your family. I have not. I see things differently. I don’t see the … Continue reading →

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A Biology Analogy

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Weerd Beard

45er got me thinking about shark biology. Many people will describe sharks (and many other species currently extant) as “Primitive”. This isn’t exactly untrue as the shark design has been going through only minor changes over the last million years, … Continue reading →

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Slow Morning

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Weerd Beard

I was totally like this this morning: I must say for further morning observations, if the climate is changing then I’m happy about it. This summer weather has been awesome. Hot but not oppressively so, cool in the evenings for … Continue reading →

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“Gun Death” Snuff

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Weerd Beard

A gross one Britain is a key link in the biggest ever international investigation into the production and supply of paedophile ‘snuff’ movies – in which children are murdered on film – an Observer investigation can reveal. The key suspect … Continue reading →

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If I had a Cat At Home

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Weerd Beard

I’d be stealing a few binder clips from work RIGHT NOW! I assume this is the “Scruff” reaction left over from when mommy cat hauls her kittens around by the scruff of the neck. Neat! h/t Firehand

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The Cure For Ignorance

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Weerd Beard

We were just talking about Senator Klein and her bad muzzle discipline (not to mention unnecessary handling of a firearm), and certainly the audio recording of the day seems to say she intentionally muzzled the reporter. Where do we go … Continue reading →

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Interesting Question

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Weerd Beard

From Bluesun. Just out of curiosity, does/has anyone out there in the wide wide world of the interwebz sleep/slept with a gun under their pillow? And why? Now first its his question not mine, so if you have an answer, … Continue reading →

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Oh Yeah!

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Weerd Beard

So the Mrs. and I got together with Christina and company last night and had a WONDERFUL time. Her daughters are SERIOUS film buffs with a VERY good diversity of film under their belts, especially given their age. Italian Greyhounds … Continue reading →

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My 2c

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Weerd Beard

A lot of people are talking about this story. Look I wasn’t there, and there are a bunch of stories bouncing around on what did or didn’t happen. I’ll just leave it at this: Guns are cool. They’re really cool … Continue reading →

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To All The Machinists in the House

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Weerd Beard

I got thinking about this. It seems of all the .45 Handguns out there the M1911 is hands down the slimmest. Now its not like single-stack .45s are rare beasts, and its not like they’re using odd alloys for the … Continue reading →

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