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The problem with that is that in other countries, their professional atheletes are Olympians. If the US decided not to send our professionals, we would be the only nation abiding by that rule. And, to me, the Olympics have nothing to do with amature competition. It's about seeing who the best in the world is at a particular event.

Oops, that wasn't an English problem, that was an idiot problem. Sorry, I meant that the middle finger is in the middle of the ring finger and the index finger.

My family has roots in West Virginia, so I don't see the problem with calling it a "toothbrush". And, the middle finger is in the middle of the ring finger and the little finger (aka pinky finger).

Yep, I hardly fish at all anymore, unless we go out jugging for cats for a fish fry. In Eastern NC we can hunt September-February, then we have a month of Spring turkey season. The other months, frog gigging takes up my fishing time. But, I eat good!

Wow! They might as well have burned the school down and erased them from all record book. I don't disagree with their punishment, but I wasn't expecting the NCAA to be so harsh. Way to go NCAA!

He probably just put his 15-20K worth of merchendise on credit cards and didn't worry about it, seeing that he wasn't planning on making a payment anyway.

Good point Long Mike. By the way, what was the first joke?

I'm sure he wasn't "trying" to wound them. He was awoken in the middle of the night, walked in on the scariest situation imaginable (his child with a gun to her head), and a fire fight broke out. His main objective was to protect his daughter. Mission accomplished. If he could have pushed the "pause" button and taken his time (time he didn't have) he probably would have killed them all. I'm just glad it worked out the way it did. He's alive, his daughter is alive, two criminals are toating some lead in them, and two others are behind bars.

I couldn't say Blvd, but it seems to be a random act. In fact, I was telling my wife last night that their house has all the right characteristics to be a victim of such an act. It is located on a remote road, the nearest neighbor is over half a mile away (with the woods separating them), their yard is open, their driveway is paved, etc. On paper, it seems like the perfect place to rob/invade. No one is going to come down that road after 10 PM, no one would hear you break a door down or fire a shot from within the house, and no vehicular evidence of pulling off the road would be found because of the driveway. We here in the community have certainly given them the benefit of the doubt and chalked this up to a random act of violence by some evil people.

http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Homeowner_Gunmen_Shot_During_Home_Invasion_162062075.html This was a mile and a half down the road from my house. We in the community here are glad our neighbor took care of business, and thankful that he is alright. Keep safe, and shoot straight.

Great read. I've got a few changes to make before I head out on the water next time. Thanks for sharing.

Wow! That's awesome!

That is awesome! I went for a walk this morning, and got to thinking about how much has changed since 1776. A lot for the better, some for the worse. Today should serve as a reminder to us all, that it is up to us to make this a better nation for the next generation. God bless America!

Just to clarify, Dudley is the first to win back-to-back FLW AOYs. KVD has won 4 BASS AOYs in a row.

Learned a lot from him as a kid.

Scare someone off with a "warning shot" because they kept a bass? I wouldn't trust you with a Rat-L-Trap, let alone a gun.

I've never heard of catching them like that Bluebasser. We'll have to give it a try. Thanks!

Nah, we gig the moccasins. But, yeah, we eat them. It's like eating ribs; not much meat, but it sure is tasty!

Just got back from frog giggin'/grabbin'! 15 frogs (grabbed most of them with our hands), 2 crawdads (a little appetizer), and 3 water moccasins! Can't wait to fry up the critters! Anybody else do any giggin' or grabbin'?

Carry a pistol in my pocket pretty much everywhere. Only time anything else gets put in the boat is my shotgun during duck season!

We're not "extremely late". The speech was given this month and has just gained popularity in the past couple of days. You must be "special" and get stuff extremely early.

I just previewed this thread.

For your particular situation, I'd suggest quitting both jobs and taking a basic math class! I have no idea about the taxes.

If the water level is high (in the bushes) you'll have a blast. Topwaters in the morning, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, and jigs after the sun gets up. But, if the water level is down, good luck. I hope you're better with electronics than I am. What kind of tournament are you fishing?

I carry the Kel-Tec P-3AT (the gun the LCP was based on) in a little pocket holster. Most of the time you can't tell I have anything in my pocket, but when you can it looks like I'm carrying a phone in my pocket. Dosnt matter if I'm wearing jeans, khaki pants, shorts, or a Sunday suit, it dosn't print. I love it!