Having guns 'is a sign of low self-esteem'

[rushmc 23]

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Damn, I guess I'm gonna have to go out and get me a gun.

If you want. I had reasons for mine (except one)

I quess some here need to imply otherwise.

Makes me wonder who really has the low self-esteem

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[Lindsey 0]

I think it was kind of a tongue-in-cheek post to begin with, something that people with a little self-esteem are able to do without getting all worked up.

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A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

[skybill 22]

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Having guns 'is a sign of low self-esteem'

Guns can provide an intoxicating and almost pornographic attraction to young men who often feel powerless, according to academics in the field.

Last year a team of criminologists from Portsmouth University researched gun crime in a project funded by the Home Office.

They interviewed 80 men in prison who had become involved in gun crime.

'Power'

Asked about what attracted him to guns, Tommy, a London born crack addict and armed robber, said: "The control, the power you have got when you have got that in your hand."

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6937537.stm

Don't shoot the messenger.

Hi qua,
Your first sentence says a lot,"intoxicating," "pornographic," "young men" and "powerless." Add to that the part about 80 "men" in "prison," what, no women?? Or is it that the "Pistol, Packin' Momas" out there don't get caught??

"80 powerless, pornographic, intoxicating young men in prison with GUNS!!!!!!," sounds like the making of a trashy, Saturday night 50cent, class B, Black and white on scratchy 16mm , "Film Nuoir" movie!!!! Pass the Popcorn, pal!!!







(If you're not getting the joke . . . http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3548083)

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[quade 4]

Yeah . . . you're not getting the joke.

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[skybill 22]

Hi qua,
I like it, you really took me seriously!! In reality the idea is to plan the comeback so that you think I'm serious!! You took the bait, "Hook, line and sinker!!" How serious do you want me to get about this info; 80 young guys (no women or old men?? a "real" inquiry would have a larger and more representative sample of the population) in jail (they got caught) they like guns!! (Oh WOW!!) I had a good laugh just writing this skit!!!
PS, "Pray for the .05 level of significance, or is it the .005 level?? It's been a few years since I was a Psych major!!"
PPS, so you did a take off on JR's skit, either way, I don't have any tattoos and as for guns, thats for me to know and you to figure out.

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[billvon 3,116]

>80 young guys (no women or old men?? a "real" inquiry would have a
>larger and more representative sample of the population) in jail (they got
>caught) they like guns!! (Oh WOW!!)

You're definitely not getting it.

[rushmc 23]

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I think it was kind of a tongue-in-cheek post to begin with, something that people with a little self-esteem are able to do without getting all worked up.

"tongue-in-cheek"? Maybe. Fun in a googy sort of way? Closer

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rehmwa 2]

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I think it was kind of a tongue-in-cheek post to begin with, something that people with a little self-esteem are able to do without getting all worked up.

do people with low self estreem post tongue in cheek parodies???

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[masterrig 1]

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You know, Paulan the point you hit is pretty dead on, in my arrogant opinion. But note - this is science people are doing. They've got goveernment funding to study this and rerach their conclusions.

I mean, Paul, this is supposedly science.

I wonder... how many in this 'study' drove Porsches,too?


Chuck

[Nataly 38]

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Having guns 'is a sign of low self-esteem'

Sorry to flog a dead horse, but OMG.. I actually read the whole article and never laughed so hard in my life!! I genuinely can't tell if it's real or a spoof! And I can't decide what would be funnier![/laugh]

Way to come up with every stupid excuse in the book!!!

Thanks for the laugh!

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