That 45 is funny, but ugly. I prefer the Colt version.
That 45 is funny, but ugly. I prefer the Colt version.
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." - Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Constitution, Draft 1, 1776
Originally Posted by RoyGBiv
"... And miles to go before I sleep".
This one clearly belongs at this place (are you paying attention, Stephanie?):
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." - Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Constitution, Draft 1, 1776
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." - Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Constitution, Draft 1, 1776
Very good.
Very very good.
Over the holiday, I was in Texas with the fam. Mother-in-law decides we need to go to the Fort Worth Stockyard for a steak dinner, she's buying. Before going into the restaurant, we wandered the area a bit. We stepped into "M.L. Leddy's Western Wear." And whilst inspecting a pair of $8500 custom boots, I let out an audible expression of mirth at the price tag. Upon hearing my mirth I had a salesman snidely ask me, "Well sir, we are a store for consouissers of western wear and tradition. Perhaps it isn't for you?" To which I replied,
"Consouissers of western wear and tradition?! Every fucking salesman INSIDE THIS BUILDING IS WEARING A HAT. Maybe your mama didn't teach you, but in western culture, we take our hats off inside a building."
Salesman, "Pardon me sir, I didn't mean to offend."
"Well, at least I know where the term asshat came from. Because everyone ass in this place is wearing a hat."
And then I walked out.
Seriously, that clip reminded me of propper manners when he removes his hat in the restaurant. And this whole adventure stuck in my craw something fierce. Selling a bunch of tenderfoot bullshit to big city folk and acting like they are somehow higher and mightier than those around them. Those fellas were the definition of carpetbaggers.
I have a 40+ year old pair of ML Leddy boots. The folks in the Midland store were considerably more polite then.
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