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Some folks are genuinely offended by it. Some folks are just using the issue as a soapbox to garner a little bit of fame. Some folks take pride in it and some folks just don't give a damn. Regardless of what camp anyone falls into, the government stepping in to cancel the trademarks in an attempt to strong-arm Dan Snyder into changing the name is flat out wrong. To me, that is a far, far bigger issue than the name of a ####ing sports team. 

I'm just doing some random thinking here and yeah I know it's scary to some. Anyway since Redskins is offensive, I have to wonder about other teams. Is the name Cowboys offensive to Cowgirls? Or maybe this stream of invaders from Central and South America may be offended by the name Patriots. And of course I'm sure the name Jets offends environmentalists screaming about carbon footpr...ints. What do animal rights activists think of the name Broncos or heavens sake the Bengals since Bengal Tigers are endangered? And are little people intimidated by the Giants? And does the name Buccaneers send the message that piracy is ok? And last but not least I am sure atheists are offended by the name Saints. Maybe the government should do away with sports team names and issue them government numbers. Or hey, here is a novel concept. Maybe everyone should should grow up and not be so easily offended and maybe the government should carry out it's constitutional duties and stay out of businesses and private lives. Just wondering.

"We?" YOU. You can speak for you. You are certainly entitled to your opinion, as am I, and anyone else.   I am truly sorry that you're offended by something so trivial. It's ridiculous to see Harry Reid waste his air on something like this, when he SHOULD be concerned over things that really matter! This is insanity.

Oh please, PLEASE let somebody from EW come here and start defending the place. I love those threads.

There have been no "native americans" alive for a good 5,000 years.  They disappeared about 5,000 years after the mongols crossed the land bridge and invaded N. America.  The exact name that taxonomists and anthropologsts use for the American Indians is "mongoloid".  Derived from their Mongolian heritage.  Some of us are negroids, some of us are caucasoids, they are mongoloids.  Nothing offensive, just good scientific and technical terminology.  But it gives you a hint as to their derivations.   If the government can steal your intellectual property (patents and trademarks) they can steal you bank accounts, lawn mowers and big screen TVs.  Stealing is generally defined as illegally taking your property without permission or depriving you of  it's lawful use.   If the term were really offensive, the team would fail in the marketplace.  The marketplace being a better judge of most things than politicians.   There is no freedom to be not offended.  

A business man got on an elevator. When he entered, there was a blonde already inside who greeted him with a bright, "T-G-I-F."   He smiled at her and replied, "S-H-I-T."   She looked puzzled and repeated, "T-G-I-F," more slowly.   He again answered, "S-H-I-T."   The blonde was trying to keep it friendly, so she smiled her biggest smile, and said as sweetly as possibly, "T-G-I-F."   The man smiled back to her and once again, "S-H-I-T."   The exasperated blonde finally decided to explain. "'T-G-I-F' means Thank Goodness It's Friday. Get it, duuhhh?"   The man answered, "'S-H-I-T' means 'Sorry, Honey, Its' Thursday.'"  

It took me a while, but I passed my PMP exam a few hours ago.

Some people just never find their big boy pants. Waaaah.   Me? I'm a wop. A dago. Do those terms bother me? Hell, no. I put on my big boy pants decades ago.   Get over it.

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Yes, you probably have a warrant now. Same thing happened to a friend except he misread the date on the ticket. Lucky for him, another friend was also in court that day and witnessed the judge issue the warrant for failure to appear. He called my friend who immediately called the judge's office to plead his case. He did eventually get out of the warrant based on the illegible date on the ticket, but still had to go to court and do traffic school. I'd suggest you call the Decatur Sheriffs office and/or the court house and find out what the story is.

Look outside...

Thanks Luke for all the tips....and for trying it first :rofl: I was more worried that once I got started, I would go with the wrong color for base coat, not like the design half way through, or have an image in my head and hate it on the rifle. So! I just started painting with no idea whatsoever in my head and went with it. I used Rustoleum flat camo in the following colors: Sand, Army green, and Dark Earth. Sprayed the crap out of it with brake cleaner and let dry. Tape over the trigger and serial number (Not sure why, but I did). First light coat of OD green After 2nd coat of OD green And here is the part where y'all get to cuss me for skipping pictures. (I know, I hate it too) But I got into it, and moved back and forth so many times, I would have had 100 pictures and probably forgot what I was trying to do in my head. So, I apologize in advance. :ugh: All that said, I am extremely happy. The finish is NOT shiny, which I did not want. The dull, flat look is great! Since I didn't take pictures of the leaf procedure (you can see them laying in the box), I will try to explain a little. Probably not much different than anyone else does though. I started with the two base coats of green. Then laid several of the little branches pretty much covering most of the rifle on one side. I sprayed several lines of the brown in different directions depending on how the leaves laid. I need to add that light leaves CAN be moved by the spray! GRRR So I had to adjust once I figured that out. I let that dry, flipped the rifle and repeated as close as I could remember on the opposite side. Then I grabbed the sand and laid about half the amount of leaves I used for brown on the rifle and sprayed 5 or 6 lines mostly vertical and a few on top and bottom of the rifle. I wasn't keen on keeping that much sand color although I love it, just thinking about my area colors. I wanted more green and brown. So I made one more trip around the whole rifle with brown (to break up some of the larger areas of sand color) and then green (A blending type action of all of the designs) again. I decided at the point above that I would stop where I was. Let me know what you think, and if you're pondering it, give it a shot!!

Thoughts? What would be a good price for a 1960 Belgium made model in two tone stainless Blued slide. I would be shooting it once in a while but mainly want to pass it on to my son someday. Would it be a good investment as it appears to be in excellent condition.

Fleeing? Why? Adverts all over tv down here saying how NY is so business friendly with 10 years of tax free bliss...On tv/Internet = true, right?

I was an "indian" long before I became a "Native American."  Some people just want to be offended to have something to b**** about. Cherokee Slim Because I am, and I'm not

I would suspect there is some lag in the system, ie big stack of paper work that takes a few days to go through, then a few more to get them entered etc.  That's why your original ticket hasn't shown up yet.  I wouldn't let this ruin your weekend.  They won't have an all points bulletin out for you so don't be paranoid.  Drive correctly and lawfully so as that they won't look at you and you'll be ok.   I would call Monday and talk to them and they will tell you what to do.  I would hazard a guess that this is sort of a common issue.  You won't be the first or the last to do this.

Mine finally made it to completion as well.

My dad worked for eckerd drugs for 3 days short of 20 years. 3 days before his retirement he died from a complication after going through surgery. While he worked there he was robbed 4 times and held hostage once while in south Florida. I begged him to armor up but he always insisted on giving the store away before fighting back. After all the crap he put up with eckerds didn't even send a condolence card when he passed on. He always told me how anal and stupidly cheap walgreens, eckerds and walmart were. Pharmacy chains are a necessary evil where some deserve every bit of drama and loss they deserve because they only care about money and people. F walgreens and F eckerds. The way they treat their people is a travesty. Bastards..... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 of course it ate my spelling.

Got mine. This is my first auto knife, it almost jumped out of my hand the first time I opened it.lol It is very nice.

I just got home and the first thing that I did was open my knife. This knife is much, much better than advertised. I'm very happy. I am thrilled that I participated. Thanks Willis, David and TGO!

Next match is Sunday July 6th. 5 stages. Registration between 11:00 and noon. Stage 1. 16 rounds rifle and 16 rounds pistol Stage 2. Pistol and shotgun 20 steel targets 12 paper targets Stage 3. 15 rounds rifle 13 pistol and 12 sg Stage 4. 34 rounds rifle Stage 5. 16 rifle 12 shotgun bird 1 slug The new rifle berms are finished. Our longest rifle targets will now be out to 250 yards.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4f0_1403356914   No thanks, I'll have to pass on this little fun adventure.

I can well understand the prolific rise in popularity of the alloy and polymer frame carry guns. But for most of my life I opted for steel when given the choice, mostly due to the effects of recoil. Heavy just feels better when you have to squeeze the trigger.  Well, recently I kinda forgot that little fact and ended up with a 5-shot Taurus Snub-nose Revolver chambered for .44 Spec. It's listed as an Ultra-Lite. Even with moderate 200 gr. lead loads it feels and sounds like your dropping the hammer on a Magnum case.  It is fun........... in small doses.  Bottom line; great for carry but I hope I never havta squeeze the trigger without ear plugs.  

I'm still trying to get people to call me a European, Irish, small bit of Indian American. The term "white" is very derogatory to me. I mean, I'm no where near "white". How dare they? I'm more peach colored than anything

  I've read a little about using graphene to make quick-charge higher capacity batteries, but I can foresee a real problem with the scenario of utilizing them in higher power applications like car batteries.  To get the charge times down in high amperage batteries, the charging system will have to output either much higher amperage, much higher voltage, or both to provide the requisite energy for charging.  Electric and hybrid vehicles already face the problem of limited charging facilities, newer types of batteries requiring different charging systems will have even more limited availability.

Got mine yesterday, forgot to post. Awesome knife. Now let's get the godfather done and roll to the next one so I have something for edc. Thanks again Willis and protech for the efforts and deal.

Just got mine, late but that was my fault. All in all great knife as expected by what everyone was saying and based on what I read about these knives. One of the gems to me is the way willis68 executed the whole transaction, never met the guy, but businesses could learn from the way he handled everything and making me feel at ease buying a knife of this caliber/price. My most expensive knife is an Emerson I've had for years that one of my Soldiers gave me as a goodbye gift. This knife will be my 2nd go-to blade, I plan putting it through the phases. Once again, thanks willis68.

Sounds like no bench warrant was issued.

[quote name="Runco" post="1161295" timestamp="1403393711"]Thanks for the love. Still waiting for the [u][b]1st time[/b][/u] to have someone to fix something for me gun related! Service, I place no value on service, from guns, cars, to appliances, and etc. I have a tool box, work bench, and I am mechanically inclined! Psst....I have been an avid gun collector for over 30 years and have a good little collection going! So the various types of guns that I have and ammo that I have shot, either I have been lucky or I just might know a thing or two. I love my money too much to give it away! [/quote] Service as in having someone to answer questions or help locate something for you, as well as after the sale. I'm not saying give your money away, I'm saying give the store a chance to match price or get close. I would rather spend an extra $20 with my local guy and help support his family than some anonymous website that won't be much help if I do need warranty work done. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

I have personally inspected and handled literally several hundreds of brand new guns shipped from dozens of manufacturers, distributors, and dealers over the past few years alone. Nearly all of these were never opened new in box and I was the first person to open the boxes. Every single gun that was sold as brand new was in fact brand new (even the cheaper brands or models like Taurus TCP), and it's pretty easy to tell. The box or case usually has a stiff feel free of creases and lacking the looseness that comes with multiple open/closing actions. The guns are almost always wrapped in protective plastic or special treated paper, and all metal surfaces coated lightly with gun grease or oil. There are usually multiple labels or tags attached via easy-peel adhesive or short hang-tag strings. The factory papers are sharply pressed and free of bent corners, creases, or tears. Nothing has fingerprints or smudges, nothing is out of place, all minor accessories are present such as sample oil tubes, desiccant packs, or NRA membership discount cards, and everything just smells new. The first person to handle the gun should be the dealer, assuming he opens it to verify the serial number during logging per federal law, but about half the dealer employees I have seen actually doing the log work just assume they are correct and log them based on the serial numbers marked on the outside of the boxes (not a good idea). Whenever the dealer does open the box to verify, they should be able to do so with minimal intervention such that everything remains new and untouched, as the serial and model numbers are visible through plastic and you can handle the gun with gloves or a gun rag to prevent fingerprints. Unfortunately many dealers do open the guns repeatedly, handle them, put them on display, take them to gun shows, repack them, let customers handle them (usually racking the action numerous times), and in rare cases even test fire them. It is common for the guns to incur at least minor wear during this process, and the pristine new unopened condition is long gone, sometimes with small things being lost, taken, or otherwise going missing. Most dealers (especially smaller local dealers) feel that the gun is still "new" if it was never sold or transferred, but I personally disagree. To me the gun is only brand new in the box if it was never opened, handled, cycled, etc. outside the factory other than the bare minimum necessary to verify serial number during the transfer and sale process. I can spot handled, opened, or re-packed guns a mile away. When I personally buy a new gun I inspect it carefully before completing the background check form or paying, and if it is not absolutely flawlessly 100% brand new then I either won't buy it, or I'll ask for a different one if they have others in stock, or I'll expect at least a small discount. But then I typically purchase most of my new guns from large distributors or internet wholesalers so this is rarely a problem. The smaller local dealers are much more likely to open, handle, inspect, display, rotate, etc. because they maintain smaller inventory levels and sometimes sit on the guns for months before they sell. And I have seen more than a few cases where a dealer accepts a return from a customer and places it back in inventory for sale as new, assuming the customer never shot it or in some cases knowing that it was shot a few times but they clean it up the best they can to avoid taking the financial loss. It is hard to be sure what happened to the OP based on only 2 photos but I would bet the gun was NOT absolutely brand new when he got it, and was probably shot a few times or at least handled a good bit. In any case, let the buyer beware, and you have a lot less leverage if you don't inspect the gun before purchasing or leaving the store. Hope that EW offers you an exchange for a brand new gun, or at least a small discount or store credit. Good luck.

I would get it out of the house ASAP. I had a water leak. Just got the check from the insurance company, it cost over 16k to fix my floors, treat for mold, lay new hardwood, and vacuum my duct work. I'm putting water detection devices every where I have water in this house.

It's odd that you have a loud noise AND a burnt electrical smell. Usually an electrical problem won't be load and usually a mechanical problem won't have a burnt electrical smell, you sir have the unicorn of washing machine issues. Could the burnt smell possibly be a belt (not sure if washers even have a belt anymore)? If it's in fact burnt electrics, leaking water and a loud mechanical noise i'd say you're looking at buying multiple parts and would easily get over the $75 deductible of your home warranty.

[quote name="gregintenn" post="1161177" timestamp="1403372512"]Who here has sold a gun and later needed proof of who bought it?[/quote]I thought I was going to need it once. I sold a gun to a guy. He sold it another guy who used it in a gome invasion robbery. I thought for sure I'd get a visit from the police, but I did not. This leads me to believe I do not need proof of a sale ever. I just need to verify they are a Tennessee resident of legal age and not a felon. Sent barefoot from the hills of Tennessee

Didn't you look it over before you bought it?   I expect the gun came in a shipment from their distributor that way , and likely hasn't been out of the box until you bought it.   Was it in a display case, or did they retrieve it in the box from the back?   It IS a Taurus, and not a valuable showpiece. It's a pocket pistol. Assuming it functions correctly and you like it, I wouldn't give it another thought.

If a big black bus shows up in front of your house that says dog and Beth on it....be ready for...... Call court clerk Monday am and make sure your money went through and provide them with the numbers they need ie confirmation of payment.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 of course it ate my spelling.

And drive slowly and carefullyp

call a repair man.      I dunno anything about that stuff other than pony up 75 bucks for service plus parts   good luck

This all happened long before the oxy family and zpill billies were around. 19 years 362 days w that company and not even a card. About 50 of his coworkers alone came to his funeral. No one from corporate. I think every pharmacist should defend themselves from tic tac junkies to usual armed robbers.

Agreed. It is extremely difficult to have a meaningful exchange on matters such as this without actual conversation.

Reminded me of the old Blonde Joke, where the blonde had TGIF written on her shoes. When asked about it, it was to remind her that "Toes Go In First"

I imagine there are folks in this thread that would NEVER drive a Jeep Cherokee.  :drama:

  It is not matter. Have must remember, Knife is Knife. Number is number. Knife good. Slice many potato, feed family. Only no have potato. Cannot afford after buy knife. Family starve. Hear knock on door, say "Who is?" Answer, "Is Potato Man, here to bring free Potato". Open door, is no potato man. Is secret police. Send family to Gulag for enage in kaptialist knife buying.   I'm happy with the knife. My second auto, after a Benchmade Auto Presidio that's been loaned out to a friend of mine for the past year. This thing fires wayyy harder than the Benchamde ever did. And came way sharper out of the box, as shown by my new forearm stubble.

That's the problem, the few want to control the many. If native Americans aren't offended why should anybody else? I know, control the speech and you control the people. I agree what this nation did was wrong but we can't un-ring a bell. How bout the gov pass a real budget before they worry bout anything else!

Had my license suspended for not paying a speeding ticket. 55 in a 45 in good old Englewood.   Never had a warrant issued. Had my license suspended. I haven't EVER heard of a warrant for a speeding ticket, but I have heard of quite a bit of license suspensions.

I think we should kick start a cold fusion bike. 30 years to a tank. BEAT THAT OIL CORPORATIONS!!!!

  And don't forget about the Italian Harley 2-strokes in the late 40's to the mid 70's. A mistake (?) where the japs did it much better.   Harley has been into many things, all in a effort to make money with the mystique of claiming to be American made.

Funny how campaign donations aren't on the list   They are on the list. in fact they are on the list several times     #1 is Ponzi schemes    #2 dating Services #3 Pharmaceutical Sales, #4 Get Rich Products and last but not least  # 5    Life-Time Memberships in House and Senate................... :whistle: :whistle:

So the gov has our best interest in mind as long as they approve. Thank God and may he Bless America! Funny how campaign donations aren't on the list :/

  At 100 yards, the shooting well part is more about that Shilen match barrel than it is about the caliber. I have that same barrel, and looking forward to shooting it. Don't hate on that scope too much. It's way better than the money you paid for it. You will be able to see your target as far as the Grendel will shoot. I've shot with that same scope at 880 yards, and saw every one of my misses :)