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I am familiar with the smell of Hummels and despair
At Mildred’s house
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How about Eurydice? Like Orpheus’ wife???
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I am familiar with the smell of Hummels and despair
At Mildred’s house
lol That was funny! Wifey’s mother was a Mildred too! And take a wild guess what she collected??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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It seems to be a popular word among gun writers. It also shows up from time to time on posts here about cartridges. Have any of you actually ever used that word in conversation? Yep, today. Buddy of mine moved to the villages in Florida and apparently they have one of the highest rates of venerable diseases in The country. Boomers be riding dirty. Good one Mr. Malaprop! Might be the funniest thing I've ever seen you post.
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Over the years, I have read reams of stuff by the gunwriters. Many references to Venerable Cartridges, most common of course, the .30-06. So, I became fascinated, determined to find some for my cartridge collection. Hundreds of gunshows, yard sales, estate sales, classified ads, junk stores, pawn shops....nothing, nada, zip, zero...not a damn fired case, let alone a box. Lots of headstamps from Rem, Win, Federal but nary a Venerable. So they may have been manufactured at one time, but there ain't any around now.
By the way, I have heard 'venerable' used, I was watching a Charlie Chan movie and he was talking about his venerable grandfather.
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
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For this crowd I think "venereal" is more appropriate than "venerable".
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
2 Thessalonians 3:10
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"Maybe we're all happy."
"Go to the sporting goods store. From the files, obtain form 4473. These will contain descriptions of weapons and lists of private ownership."
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My venerable mother in law's name was Irene. Wonderful, kind woman. When making breakfast she'd sing just like Curley Howard.
Her favorite song was the venerable Good Night Irene.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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What, no votes for Dorcas?
Mildred is kinda common compared to Dorcas.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Campfire Kahuna
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What, no votes for Dorcas?
Mildred is kinda common compared to Dorcas. Dorcas is in the Bible GFY
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Venerable? Isn’t that kinda like syphillis and gonorrhea 😮
NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.
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I’m thinking people who smoke pipes use that word no less than four times a day.
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I smoke an occasional pipe and never use it 🤣🤣
Society of Intolerant Old Men. Rifle Slut Division
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What, no votes for Dorcas?
Mildred is kinda common compared to Dorcas. How about Reola? Actually, my grandmothers full name was - Reola Lenora McKillips Maple Rowland
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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I smoke an occasional pipe and never use it 🤣🤣 We talkin burnin trees or Sherlock Homes type pipe?
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ya when i went to sick call in the PI in 85. i told them either my dick had a cold or i had me one of them venerable diseases.
My diploma is a DD214
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Laughed at a post here some years back & the guy said “vulnerable.”
By the way, in case you missed it, Jeremiah was a bullfrog.
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Mother-in-law's name Zelda Waunice Gartin Wiggins.
Paternal aunts named Mildred and Tilda.
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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I remember Dean Venable. I saw him give a paper on control loop stability analysis in WA DC in 1987. Looks like his company is still around, but he isn't https://www.eatonfuneralhomes.com/obituary/Harlan-Venable
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Ernest Hemingway
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps
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What, no votes for Dorcas?
Mildred is kinda common compared to Dorcas. Dorcas is in the Bible GFY So is Esther, no? But I run into few of either.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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