Author Topic: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!  (Read 2191 times)

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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2018, 05:59:31 PM »
I'll take Pants Wetting for 200 Alex.

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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2018, 06:18:30 PM »
Agree with the pants wetting.  I'm surprised the police response was so reasonable  :police:  

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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2018, 07:51:14 PM »
I would not call that a "poorly-named WiFi network".

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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2018, 09:01:45 PM »
I would not call that a "poorly-named WiFi network".


Nor would I. Still don't blame them for doing what they did.
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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2018, 10:56:47 PM »
Reasonable response by all involved.
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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2018, 06:22:50 AM »
Reasonable in terms of the "err on the side of caution" rule.  And in terms of the effect on careers and reputations and savings accounts if they dismissed it altogether and something actually happened.

We live in a different world nowadays.  You can't just go swaggering around, cigar stub in mouth, thinking "Ahhhhh, what a bunch of pansies" any more.



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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2018, 08:42:26 AM »
Just don't name your network "30-round clip." That would just be a step too far.
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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2018, 08:44:13 AM »
Someone at work had "make america great again" and a big deal was made about it. 
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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2018, 08:57:22 AM »
Just don't name your network "30-round clip." That would just be a step too far.

Yeah, and besides, in general, one only loads 28 rounds in the 30 rd detachable magazine.

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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2018, 09:00:36 AM »
Yeah, except in general, one only loads 28 rounds in the detachable magazine.

Not an issue with quality after market mags.  Just the worn out *expletive deleted*it they gave us in the military.
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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2018, 09:03:56 AM »
^ Hence the "in general."


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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2018, 10:18:08 AM »
Yeah, and besides, in general, one only loads 28 rounds in the 30 rd detachable magazine.

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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2018, 11:19:52 AM »
Just don't name your network "30-round clip." That would just be a step too far.

It would also give rise to derision from all the true gunnies of the world -- those who know the difference between a "clip" and a "magazine." All real operators know that the only true "clip" is the M1 Garand's 8-round en bloc clip, and that most stripper clips are only ten rounds. (Except my 8mm Mauser ammo, which is on 5-round stripper clips.)
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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2018, 11:26:48 AM »
It would also give rise to derision from all the true gunnies of the world -- those who know the difference between a "clip" and a "magazine." All real operators know that the only true "clip" is the M1 Garand's 8-round en bloc clip, and that most stripper clips are only ten rounds. (Except my 8mm Mauser ammo, which is on 5-round stripper clips.)

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I said "clip" because it's for the non-gunnies to freak out over.
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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #15 on: April 19, 2018, 01:23:49 AM »
It would also give rise to derision from all the true gunnies of the world -- those who know the difference between a "clip" and a "magazine." All real operators know that the only true "clip" is the M1 Garand's 8-round en bloc clip, and that most stripper clips are only ten rounds. (Except my 8mm Mauser ammo, which is on 5-round stripper clips.)
Possibly not strictly true.  I believe the Russians had an anti-tank rifle which used an actual clip.  Also, going bigger in bore, I believe the 40 mm* AA gun used clips, although strictly, these did not enter the gun.

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The Mosin-Nagant also uses 5 rd stripper clips if my recollection is on target.  I gave mine away and don't remember fer shore.

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* Funny, I typed ".40mm" at first and almost didn't catch it.  Oh well, nobody's perfect.

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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #16 on: April 19, 2018, 02:16:59 AM »
All real operators know that the only true "clip" is the M1 Garand's 8-round en bloc clip,

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Re: Let's play: Was This Justified or was it Idiotic Pants Wetting!
« Reply #17 on: April 19, 2018, 05:19:32 PM »
^ Dang, forgots me about dem.  And I had a 1917 .45 and had a hatful of half-moon clips.

I guess the moral is never make a definitive exclusionary statement if you can help it.  Never.

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Scared the hell out of a would-be car thief with it by shooting into the dirt.  But that's another story.

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