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why don't you quit avoiding the question asked before, what the f*ck does your name mean? -the artist formerly known as sinker

just a little bump so Michele can see all the people who love her!!! -the artist formerly known as sinker

Just wanted to announce to dz.com, in case y'all didn't know, it's MICHELE'S big birthday today! And I won't tell you how old --I mean young-- she is, b/c she'll kick my ass. Michele, you've been a great friend to me and to my family. From your erudite and wise writings to your body-glove hugs, you're an incredible woman who is loved by MANY!!! Lori, the kids and I all hope that TODAY is filled with love, laughter, and smiles. Keep your chin up and know you are an inspiration to many... With much love, your Tennessee Family. -the artist formerly known as sinker

I've never liked wally word b/c although they promote a "family friendly," consumer-first image, in business they are worse than ruthless. They've put countless small mom-and-pop stores under simply b/c they are so big they can afford to loose $$ until the competition dies. This article just makes me like them even less... ...and besides, alot of their stuff is shite.... -the artist formerly known as sinker

boy did I suck at that... of course I don't have an effin clue who most of those guys were, suffering from Americocentrism as I do... -the artist formerly known as sinker

love the tolkien quote... one of my heros. sums up our stance on guns pretty well, doesn't it? if guns were never invented, it would be swords, bows, etc. -the artist formerly known as sinker

that is indeed a beaute! I've always liked Taurus, quality stuff generally w/ fairly low prices. Aren't they made in Brazil? -the artist formerly known as sinker

this article just makes me recommit to NOT buying S&W products... if they want to commit business suicide, why don't we just help them along? -the artist formerly known as sinker

there are pranks, like what you described w/ the principle... lol, that was good, but then there's shit like what these folks did... that falls far outside the realm of simple pranks. If it happened to you, I doubt you'd see it the way you do. -the artist formerly known as sinker

nice bait but I'm not biting... actually, that was horrible bait... you'll have to do better than that... anyway, the folks doing the burning just may be in hell... to me that's punishment enough. -the artist formerly known as sinker

your unwarranted assumptions are STILL bad... I don't sleep w/ a gun next to me b/c I don't live in a nice neighborhood nor do I b/c I'm overly paranoid... read on, professor, maybe it'll sink in THIS time... actually, the bit about being paranoid was a bit of a joke... I'm assuming you knew that, but Kallend, the more I read your posts the more I think that I shouldn't assume anything. a little history before I ever owned a gun..... when I was a therapist, I had a patient who we had to commit involuntarily to the psych hospital. He was an alcoholic who got fired from his job (ironically, Kallend, he had a PhD and was a professor at a local college.. I find that bit amusing). Anyway, his wife decided to leave him and so he threatened to kill himself w/ his gun and wouldn't back down. Ergo, commitment to the funny farm. SO... I'm in his house w/ two metro cops, waiting for the psychiatrist to sign the legal documents for commitment. While I'm waiting, as calm as could be, this man, who was NOT drunk mind you, proceed to tell me that if we went through w/ this hospitalization, when he got out, he was going to kill me and my family. Mind you, he was threatening me in FRONT of two cops. No anger, no steam, just calmly, cooly, saying that when we got out, we were gonners. Starting to get a little freaked, I leave him w/ the cops and go outside to wait for the doc. She comes, signs the forms, and one of the cops takes the man away. The other cop comes over to me and says, hey, I have a duty to warn you (Tarasoff anyone??)... after you left, this guy continued to tell us about how he was going to kill you. And so the cop proceeded to advise me about restraining orders and what not. A lot of good THEY are! At this point I was more frightened than I have ever been in my life. More so than at my first tandem, my first AFF, my first dive off AFF, etc. I own my home, so this man could easily go to the county clerk and get my address. Deeds are public, even though we were unlisted in the phone book. To make a long story short, nothing ever came of it, but the feelings of utter helplessness were too much for me to bear. I realized then that if someone wants to kill you, there is nothing the cops can do, and there is little that YOU can do as well. Except take all available precautions that are w/i your means. For me, that meant arming myself. Call it paranoia... I call it an extension of my firm belief in the dignity of life... MY life and the lives of my family members. And no one has a right to assault that dignity. If they try, they will have to bear the consequences. I don't know whatever happened to that guy... it's been 8 years now and not a word from him. At least now, I'm prepared. I wasn't back then. -the artist formerly known as sinker

no, the guns aren't a substitute, they are for the "dude w/ 8 inches" when he comes to steal our wives... 2 in the chest 1 in the head. -the artist formerly known as sinker

sorry... I shoulda put that up when I recognized his work... Oleg and I live in the same city, but I've not had a chance to meet him personally yet. I did try to contact him once though, in hopes of trying to get him to make a huge billboard of one of his pieces to promote concealed carry in the state I live in. His site is very well done. He's very gifted. thanks for the clicky. -the artist formerly known as sinker

I don't think society has a clue about HOW to even approach rehab w/ people like this... I mean, really, the kid --adult really-- shows no conscience... kinda hard to grow a "new" one at this point... -the artist formerly known as sinker

I like that you're a 1911 guy but don't bash Glocks. I've had a Glock 17 for a while now, put about 14,000rds through it and I tell you what, its still fun to shoot, its still accurate and super reliable. I've had 1, only one malfunction with it, a casing stove-piped when I was dicking around at the range one day (I say "dicking around" because I wasn't holding the weapon in the proper stance and I was "limp armed/wristed" with it eating all the recoil, just seeing how it would shoot in different configurations). With that said, I'm sad about my Kimber, the external ejector malfunctioned and I've got a gun smith replacing the spring right now. So I've been a couple of days with out it and I want it back. Why? Its a neat handgun, I just flat out like it...the weight, size, feel, sites, all in all its my favorite out of everything I've ever owned or shot. ya, I know what you mean... alot of 1911 guys bad mouth Glocks, but really, how can you argue w/ all the success that Gaston and his son has had? I mean millions and millions and millions of guns sold. So some think they're ugly and they don't like plastic and there is no external safety... aw f*ck 'em... if they only were more lefty-friendly, I'd probably have one... still thinking of getting a Glock 23 for a gun to stash... never have to worry about reliability. but you're right... there's just something about a kimber... or some of the other custom/semi-custom 1911s... -the artist formerly known as sinker

I have 16 years of martial arts lessons, plus a dagger that is out of sight but within easy grasp, that I have trained with extensively and know how to use. At the moment, it's the only weapon I feel confident enough with in a fight that I know I know how to use it and won't simply be handing a weapon to my attacker. I think when you're not trained with a weapon, it's best not to have one, because you're probably more likely to have it taken from you by the attacker, and, if the attacker was unarmed, you've just armed him and made a bad situation a heck of a lot worse. I don't own a handgun...yet. When I do, the dagger will probably be replaced with the handgun, once I feel as confident with it as I do the dagger. I'm looking at the Glock 17 or Glock 19... just have to save up the cash. I had a lot of respect for you BEFORE... now it's even higher... Glocks are nice, very reliable and quite affordable. You can't go wrong w/ one of those "black guns." However, just for options, have you considered Kahr Arms? They make great stuff, more concealable than Glocks and better ergonomics but a little less mag capacity. Great if you have smaller hands (not that you do, but just in case). They come in stainless, polymer like Glocks, and in 9mm, .40 and this year .45. I used to have a K40 stainless, was very small and very light... and never a jam. Just a thought... -the artist formerly known as sinker

hey kennedy... are those olg volk pics? he does GREAT stuff... -the artist formerly known as sinker

I know a guy in Tennessee that goes underwater with his Glock. really? -the artist formerly known as sinker

BOTH places would see a reduction in violent crime if they allowed law-abiding citizens the right to carry firearms. -the artist formerly known as sinker

future serial killer is right... IF he gets out of jail alive... if he DOES, there's a good chance he'll be even worse... -the artist formerly known as sinker

me too... they just piss me off. -the artist formerly known as sinker

I don't know man, I know a lot about guns and I've shot most stuff out there. I wouldn't have one under my pillow simply b/c it's UNDER my noggin and I'm not in direct, immediate control over it... just seems too risky... Well, my wife makes sure which way the barrel is pointed before she goes to sleep. It's ok for it to be pointed toward the wall or my head; just away from her. if I may ask, what is said piece of hardware? -the artist formerly known as sinker

I don't know man, I know a lot about guns and I've shot most stuff out there. I wouldn't have one under my pillow simply b/c it's UNDER my noggin and I'm not in direct, immediate control over it... just seems too risky... -the artist formerly known as sinker

QuoteI'm with you on this one. My first response was "fuck him, the quitter!". Sure, he got to end his suffering, but only at the expense of those who witnessed his act and/or the aftermath, and those who will miss him and wonder why. He could have at least done it somewhere privately and saved the complete strangers some angst. Ending your problems by adding to others' is a bullshit way out. Fuck him.*** you raise a really good point... I've often thought that people that suicide in public intentionally go out that way in a last show of anger or defiance or to inflict some form of harm on others. Now, I know it's not ALWAYS that way, but I think it's sometimes true. And it is angering that someone would do that in public, since it is SO harmful and traumatic to people who witness it. Even to people (like cops) who are more "seasoned," it's traumatic. But you know, even when someone does it "privately" as you suggest, there is ALWAYS someone else hurt or otherwise affected... familiy members wondering why, EMTs or whoever finds the body, hopefully before much decomp has occurred, etc. Interesting story... when I did emergency psychiatric work, I saw a patient in Vanderbilt Univ Hospital, a young guy, maybe 17 or so, who had taken his mom's .38 out of her nightstand after school. Mom was at work. He rode his bike into the woods, put the gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger. Presumably he went unconscious, woke up finding blood all over himself, picked up his bike and returned home. Mom, having come home from work by now, saw him and freaked, thinking he suffered a head injury from his bike. Once in the ER, the physician noticed the burn marks in his mouth and the exit wound on the top of his head. When asked about it, the kid couldn't remember a thing. Once he was treated and was stable enough to be transferred to the psych ward, I was called to interview him. Turns out he took out a part of his brain that prevented him from remembering not only that he attempted to kill himself w/ his mom's gun, but that he had ever been depressed in the first place! Sadly, he effectively lobotomized himself... he may never be depressed again, but he won't really experience joy, happiness, normalcy, etc. -the artist formerly known as sinker

remind me to never sneak into your house at night to give you a surprise blow job....lol BAH!!! LMAO!!! -the artist formerly known as sinker