Words mean things!!!

[bassin_bug]

I've been wrestling about whether to post about my last fishing trip, a couple of weeks ago, maybe 10 days ago.

I was in the back of my boat, letting a friend run my boat. It was a Wednesday, and we were on Barkley lake. For the third time that day, a boat pulled in front of us, less than 80 feet, and began fishing. I told the guy to let it go, like I had done the previous times, but he refused. He referenced posts from this board about not letting people get away with doing things that are "wrong." He wanted to pull his pistol, which I did not know he had with him, but I did talk him out of it. Instead he did fish right up to the two guys and fished in front of them.

They asked how we were doing, and my pal said not well. He said it seemed the lake was really small today, as people keep pulling right in front of us.

I will say this, after he ran them off, he caught a 5 lber. right out from where they had taken their boat up to the cover we were headed for to fish.

He told me that he had read on here where people said a couple of well placed shots across the bow would teach people how to behave.

Now I have been made fun of and shouted down because I was against the post exhaulting the criminal behavior of a vigilante. I decided I should not post this example of how people are influenced by the words many of us on here type.

I did decide to make the post after the "funny" post about gun control. I am personally against gun control, but am glad I was able to keep him from pulling his gun. BTW, he will not fish with me again, without my searching his gear for firearms.

Folks, I've read about how youngsters read this board. I've read indignation from some of the same people who post about how violence is a positive thing (vigilante post and gun control post). Just think, a young man reads the two posts and sees "adults" on here saying how cool this is, so he thinks wow, that is how I should act. Suddenly fishing violence actually does occur.

Guys/Gals (for you bassinbug *smile*), your words mean things. You may think you are kidding around, but in reality your words are exhaulting illegal actions, often times you are honoring unnecessary violence. For instance, in the gun control post, the fictional lady was not in any danger, yet she used mortal violence, and then she is honored by most of you. If kids do read this board as many say they do, then they are seeing "adults" bragging about illegal violence.

Words mean things, and we have a responsibility to not only ourselves, but to our soceity.

Yes, I know, those who are guilty of the above action will attack me by saying I am taking this too seriously. Well, make an intelligent post with reasons why this behavior should be lauded as the way to behave.

Remember, just insulting or name calling only proves you have nothing intelligent to say.

Think about it everyone, words mean things... posts get locked because of name calling, then a fictional lady is made into a hero for killing someone!!! Again, words mean things.

HDF

Thank you for calling me out BY NAME; the "wink" does not absolve what you fully intended and then tried to turn it into a lighthearted gesture. I do not honor unnecessary violence or exhault illegal actions. I have done NOTHING illegal so don't try and lay that trash at my feet.

Not that it is any of your business but I have at least 3 LEGAL rights to carry a gun. (1) I have the Constitutional right to hold and bear arms. (2) There are still people alive, some still in prison, that I sent to jail when I was an Undercover Agent. Some of their crimes were little insignificant "piss-ant" crimes like trying to blow up a Jewish Temple and gunning down my Captain with AK-47s (thank God he lived to see all 6 of the bombers killed; he got 2 of them). I also happen to have the LEGAL right AND PERMIT to carry a gun at all times until either I or every last one of my prisoners is dead. (3) I have the LEGAL right to carry firearms on my land for my own protection and whatever other reasons I deem necessary.

Within the past 6 months my gun has stopped a crazed drug addict who climbed over the fence around my house to rob me (the gates were locked). I was at my other home ALONE and the house cannot be seen by any of the neighbors. In addition to those charges, his rap sheet currently has 34 felony offenses pending against him, one of which was rape of a 15 year-old neighbor's daughter the day before he came to my house. Lay down my gun just because you made your pious post?!! Hell no! There is also a constitutional amendment known as Freedom of Speech.

Who is the "fictional" lady that is made into a hero for killing someone and why was she mentioned in your "address" to ME? Was she in one of those violent cartoons or video games most parents allow their kids to watch/play, was she in a movie that the child was watching with its parents; or did they witness the violence and foul language between their parents? Why didn't you mention obscenity? A slightly risque' picture of a lady versus a family vacation where parents take their children to the beach and expose them to hundreds of ladies scantily clad in bikinis and G-strings. .....and all you can say is, "words have meaning." Duhhh! Ever heard the statement, "Actions speak louder than words?"


TO THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD:
This reply is intended for HiDefFisherman only, since he is the one who called me out. It is in no way meant to be a reflection upon you, or any of your posts.

Bassin_Bug

[HiDefFisherman]

Calm down 'Bug... I merely called you out as an honor as to the reason I said guys and gals... you are the only female I know of on here.

I apologize for any harm I may have caused you, and I certainly am sorry for making you feel you had to defend any and all rights you have.

HDF

PS, it was a smile, not a wink. I am married and make it a rule not to wink at other women!!

[bassin_bug]

Calm down 'Bug... I merely called you out as an honor as to the reason I said guys and gals... you are the only female I know of on here.

I apologize for any harm I may have caused you, and I certainly am sorry for making you feel you had to defend any and all rights you have.

HDF

PS, it was a smile, not a wink. I am married and make it a rule not to wink at other women!!

I am not the only female on this board, Big Gills is also female and Canadian (I think). There is one other female on this board but she has either changed her board name or not posted anything for a while. She was fun while she was here. You did not cause me any harm........and your apology is accepted.

[slippedcork]

I am not the only female on this board, Big Gills is also female and Canadian (I think). There is one other female on this board but she has either changed her board name or not posted anything for a while. She was fun while she was here. You did not cause me any harm........and your apology is accepted.

You sure do like apoligies.

[bassin_bug]

You sure do like apoligies.

You don't know WHAT I like. If you did you would have already cleaned up your act. Friends don't mean a thing to you except someone to use as your "doggie fire hydrant."

You act like someone who is jealous or has low self-esteem issues; you must be the most insecure, self-conscious man alive who thinks you have to tear down others to make you feel better about yourself. For some warped reason you think that gives you power over us. WRONG! Your insulting comment above is one example of what I mean. That freakin' smiley face doesn't lessen the impact of what you had to say.

People on this board have tried over and over again to politely give you a hint that they are fed up with you constantly causing conflict but you can't even comprehend what they are telling you. I no longer feel like being polite because every comment or reply you have recently made to me is something you intended to hurt or embarrass me. It did not and will not work.

Have you ever accomplished ANYTHING meaningful or worthwhile in your whole life?

[HURRICANEBOB]

You don't know WHAT I like. If you did you would have already cleaned up your act. Friends don't mean a thing to you except someone to use as your "doggie fire hydrant."

You act like someone who is jealous or has low self-esteem issues; you must be the most insecure, self-conscious man alive who thinks you have to tear down others to make you feel better about yourself. For some warped reason you think that gives you power over us. WRONG! Your insulting comment above is one example of what I mean. That freakin' smiley face doesn't lessen the impact of what you had to say.

People on this board have tried over and over again to politely give you a hint that they are fed up with you constantly causing conflict but you can't even comprehend what they are telling you. I no longer feel like being polite because every comment or reply you have recently made to me is something you intended to hurt or embarrass me. It did not and will not work.

Have you ever accomplished ANYTHING meaningful or worthwhile in your whole life?

Auto-biography?

[slippedcork]

You don't know WHAT I like. If you did you would have already cleaned up your act. Friends don't mean a thing to you except someone to use as your "doggie fire hydrant."

You act like someone who is jealous or has low self-esteem issues; you must be the most insecure, self-conscious man alive who thinks you have to tear down others to make you feel better about yourself. For some warped reason you think that gives you power over us. WRONG! Your insulting comment above is one example of what I mean. That freakin' smiley face doesn't lessen the impact of what you had to say.

People on this board have tried over and over again to politely give you a hint that they are fed up with you constantly causing conflict but you can't even comprehend what they are telling you. I no longer feel like being polite because every comment or reply you have recently made to me is something you intended to hurt or embarrass me. It did not and will not work.

Have you ever accomplished ANYTHING meaningful or worthwhile in your whole life?

Im gonna acomplish summthin meaningful tonite. I wont put you on my ignore list but I will never respond to anything you say again and hope you do the same. Goodbye

[bassin_bug]

Im gonna acomplish summthin meaningful tonite. I wont put you on my ignore list but I will never respond to anything you say again and hope you do the same. Goodbye

He,he,he,he.................bet it doesn't last.

[HURRICANEBOB]

He,he,he,he.................bet it doesn't last.

Yeah...right...miss you already. But you can't see this can you? LA.....LA.....LA.....LAAAAAAAALA.

[mhall]

I am not the only female on this board, Big Gills is also female and Canadian (I think). There is one other female on this board but she has either changed her board name or not posted anything for a while. She was fun while she was here. You did not cause me any harm........and your apology is accepted.

I didn't know Big Gills was a female?? Not that it matters I just find it interesting that I didn't pick up on that. I love women and I'm glad there are some on this site to help keep me in check, lol.

[Big Gills]

Now the last time I checked(looking down under my top) I had all the parts so yep I am a woman You know Mhall my gender has never come up cuz it didnt matter on the board. We are all just good people who love to discuss the issues and fish when we have some time. From where I sit you behave very well and dont need a woman to keep you in line. In fact I get quite emotional about certain subjects and have to watch my rantings. So you folks might have to keep me in line!

[mhall]

Now the last time I checked(looking down under my top) I had all the parts so yep I am a woman You know Mhall my gender has never come up cuz it didnt matter on the board. We are all just good people who love to discuss the issues and fish when we have some time. From where I sit you behave very well and dont need a woman to keep you in line. In fact I get quite emotional about certain subjects and have to watch my rantings. So you folks might have to keep me in line!

Thankyou Mam.