Firearms Archaeology

Digit · Post by **Digit** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:24 am

Another story for you Bruce. Some years ago I took over the test dept of a company and was horrified to find that product testing was being done in lab type conditions. I promptly introduced fresh procedures as near as user conditions as possible. This didn't go down well with some of the older hands, so I told them this story.
The senior game warden of the Ugandan National parks was on leave in Britain when he was contacted by the CEO of a major British gun manufacturer, inviting him to call on his company when convenient. Which he did.
The warden was treated to a sumptuous lunch and then berated by the CEO on account that the wardens used Mauser military rifles, when his company produced a far superior weapon.
The warden was invited to test one of the guns and was taken into the basement, where the company had a shooting range, and shown the rifle that the CEO was so proud of. Larger calibre, clip in mag for rapid loading, heavier round, higher velocity etc.
The CEO then took the rifle, inserted a round, sighted, squeezed the trigger then proudly offered it to the warden.
"Is the way in which you carry out tests?" he asked.
Being assured that every rifle was thus tested he took the weapon, loaded a magazine, clipped it into place, operated the bolt and squeezed the trigger,-- when to the immense horror of the CEO the magazine dropped out.
"That's why we use the Mauser!" he was informed.
I had no further complaints about the new procedures I was pushing through.

marduk · Post by **marduk** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:54 am

T.E. Lawrence, AKA Lawrence of Arabia, joined a WW1 night raid on a Turkish camp by his Bedouin allies. He rode a camel into the camp. The Camel went down like a rock, and Lawrence assumed it had been shot out from under him.

T.E. Lawrence first travelled to the middle east as the assistant to the world famous archaeologist Sir Leonard "we have found the flood" Woolley
it was how he learned arabic and came to understand the local peoples by having to organise them in dig teams

some say it was Leonards less public friends at Oxford that got Lawrence his later posting

in those days it was Sir Leonard who called the shots
Lawrence of course got his chance later

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:53 am

Then, of course, we have the lunatic fringe!

http://apnews.excite.com/article/200612 ... 15FO1.html

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Nevada state senator and also-ran in this year's Republican primary for governor says the Legislature should consider letting teachers carry guns in classrooms to stem a rise in school violence.

"I would expect enough teachers would be interested so it would serve as a deterrent," said Sen. Bob Beers, R-Las Vegas. He said he's preparing a bill to introduce when state lawmakers convene in February.

Digit · Post by **Digit** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:36 pm

Logically there would soon be a shortage of students or teachers. Mind you, I had one teacher I would loved to have shot!

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:49 pm

The potential penalty for not getting one's homework done just seems way too severe.

Some of these teachers are a couple of cards short of a full deck.

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:53 pm

Some of these teachers are a couple of cards short of a full deck.

More than just some, in my experience. That's a crazy idea.

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 1:15 pm

Btw - I'm not suggesting that teachers don't have the right to own a gun, if they're a US citizen, but guns don't belong in classrooms.

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:04 pm

Right.

I was able to draw that distinction!

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:36 pm

Well - I knew you'd know that.

Still in New York?

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:02 pm

Yeah, we fly out of here Monday.

marduk · Post by **marduk** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:52 am

Mind you, I had one teacher I would loved to have shot!

it was the P.E. teacher wasn't it

Cognito · Post by **Cognito** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:44 am

it was the P.E. teacher wasn't it

Well, Marduk. Of course it would be the PE Teacher and that would make sense. For example, if you want your entire class to earn the Presidential Fitness Award you simply remove those who cannot run the mile in the alloted time one-by-one at the finish line with your .45 and as time goes by the remainder of the class runs a little faster.

Maybe we could put Bush in the lineup also ... I doubt he can make it in time and we'll remove him from office appropriately.

Digit · Post by **Digit** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:49 am

There's an old Jewish saying 'don't curse the King, you might get a worse one!'

marduk · Post by **marduk** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:54 am

theres an old english saying
"better the devil you know"

Cognito · Post by **Cognito** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:28 pm

There's an old Jewish saying 'don't curse the King, you might get a worse one!'

theres an old english saying "better the devil you know"

Digit and Marduk. You have a good point. Bush's successor is none other than Mr. Halliburton himself, Dick Cheney.

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