...one other bs story i recall:


back in the mid 70's, when scenarshooter and i were out hunting yotes nearly every day, i got to talking with this guy i'll call "D", who was a huge brute who knew precisely nil about hunting, or firearms.

i asked "D" about the rig he used for swatting dogs.

"i got lotsa riflesz--all kinds."

after a fashion i learned he was using a browning lever gun in .308 win.

i asked him how it was with the hides. "blows Big holes in 'em", he said.

i asked him, "how big are the holes?" "Bigg", he replied.

i held my hand up and indicated about a two inch circle. "Bigger", he replied.

i indicated about a 4-5 inch circle. "BIGGER", he gruffed.

"you're at about the limit there "D"--so how big were those holes blown in the hides?"

"BIGGER THAN A GARBAGE CAN", he growled.

it's been 39 years, and Pat and i still laugh about it every so often when we visit--as it was "over the top--impossibly ridiculous bs".

all learning is like a funnel:
however, contrary to popular thought, one begins with the the narrow end.
the more you progress, the more it expands into greater discovery--and the less of an audience you will have...