Well, I have seen an interesting trend in the past 3 weeks on the PW list. Seems like governmental extremeisem (and bad spelling) are the side-bars for our conversations. It's interesting that it probably is the overflow that John Q Public derives his stereotypical perceptions from. HERE'S A NEW PADDLE GAME.......FROM THE GAMES THREAD. You list the special interest group and we get to give you the stereotypical, J.Q. Public perception of who/what they stand for. I'll start with a few samples Jetskiers.........alcohol crazed, pre-adolescent speed freaks with zits, hell bent on bothering paddlers. NRA Members.......alcohol crazed, gun toting (full automatic with 17 round clip), rednecks with confederate flags in the back windows of their pickup trucks. Motorcycalists.....alcohol and drug crazed, post adolescent speed freaks with tatoos Politicians.... sex crazed special interest fund raisers Sports car drivers.......post adolescent speed freaks who couldn't make it as bikers for various social reasons. Also involves mid-life crisis. Tribal eskimos.....kayakers that kill whales Kayakers......Shall we say, self involved, tree hugging, government building, isolationists who want everyone to think like them and see everything their way??? Please add/correct if this is in error. OTHERS?
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>TIME OUT Guys! >BTW, before we go off the deep end talking about the ethics of hunting >(which I fear is where we are going), wouldn't that discussion be a >little too far off topic? > >Larry Snow I agree, I was under the impression that Wavelength was to remain the list where open discussion of all things environmental was to happen. Perhaps you could move this thread over to wavelength_at_lists.intelenet.net please *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
At 02:37 PM 7/30/98 EDT, WILAX_at_aol.com wrote: >Well, >I have seen an interesting trend in the past 3 weeks on the PW list. Seems >like governmental extremeisem (and bad spelling) are the side-bars for our >conversations. It's interesting that it probably is the overflow that John Q >Public derives his stereotypical perceptions from. >HERE'S A NEW PADDLE GAME.......FROM THE GAMES THREAD. You list the special >interest group and we get to give you the stereotypical, J.Q. Public >perception of who/what they stand for. > >I'll start with a few samples >Jetskiers.........alcohol crazed, pre-adolescent speed freaks with zits, hell >bent on bothering paddlers. > >NRA Members.......alcohol crazed, gun toting (full automatic with 17 round >clip), rednecks with confederate flags in the back windows of their pickup >trucks. > >Motorcycalists.....alcohol and drug crazed, post adolescent speed freaks with >tatoos > >Politicians.... sex crazed special interest fund raisers > >Sports car drivers.......post adolescent speed freaks who couldn't make it as >bikers for various social reasons. Also involves mid-life crisis. > >Tribal eskimos.....kayakers that kill whales > >Kayakers......Shall we say, self involved, tree hugging, government building, >isolationists who want everyone to think like them and see everything their >way??? Please add/correct if this is in error. > >OTHERS? Ok I will confess that I am a NRA Member,Motorcycalists,Politician,Sports car driver,Kayaker and only missed the list by not being a jetskier or a eskimo. Not bad for a days work!!! Dana *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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