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Gosh, Al, that seems overly harsh considering I've always treated you with respect. Did Grouse ask you to stick up for him? He's not going to grow as a person if you keep fighting his battles. I have fun countering Grouse's insane shitposting. Mind you, that is after repeated attempts to engage in honest discourse and an offer to quit the sub if he would and an offer for a beer. He couldn't bring himself to have a man-to-man conversation. Oh well. What could have been a sub for important issues affecting all of us became a repository of one man's late-night batshit crazy attempt at relevance and purpose. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that may have contributed to the formation of another vehicle to discuss hunting in NY. I have also taken a bit of abuse, but accept that with the good graces of @Northcountryman. My self-worth is not measured by what internet constructs think of my internet construct. Good luck with the dogs, Al.

Bit of an exaggeration. No one "pissed and moaned" or "bashed the site" or "attacked like a pack". They simply lamented an absent and indifferent owner. And t-shirts. Something to do with t-shirts. I'm just here for the memes and fascinating airedale trivia.

My wife just had a rather small pre-cancerous mole removed from her leg. They took a ton of skin - at least 2” above and an inch on each side - in a diamond shape. Think dress pattern. This allowed them to close it up as best as possible though you can still see an indent. Her brother died of cancer that started on his skin and spread inside.

Hey Al - did you know that two Airedales were among the dogs lost with the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The Airedale “Kitty” belonged to Colonel John Jacob Astor IV, the real-estate mogul, who also died in the sinking and the second Airedale belonged to William E. Carter of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Carte. I hope they died well.

Have you considered sticking your head out the window and yelling, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna to take this anymore"?

Meme Warrior would be a cool tattoo. You could shorten it to Me Me Warrior in case you need to remind yourself who you are. Of course reading it would require putting your head between your legs and stretching your neck really far. Are you flexible?

Imagine having your entire political position informed by Russian meme farms.

I think it's the new GQP slogan: Let's burn the country to the ground so we can put out the fire with libtard's tears.

Sage makes great rods. I have an 8wt VPX that I use for salmon and love my T&T 6wt LPS. But more often than not, I reach for my Redington CT 4wt for trout.

Nothing will make you feel smaller than the "well, you blew that cast" from a flats boat guide who just spent 45 minutes trying to find you a fish.

To be fair, that's one of the more coherent things he's said and a pretty good synopsis of Fright Night. Walker has a future doing youtube movie reviews.

But I love old comedians. Best night of my life was when I was invited to the Friars Club for dinner. Hung out on in the Shecky Greene room. Here's Buddy Hackett telling his famous duck hunting story.

And Henny Youngman.

Damn ... when the Post refers to an ex-president, a New Yorker no less, as "florida man" and puts him on page 26, it's not looking good. Maybe Fox News is kinder? "Three-time loser?" Nope. That's okay ... he has some very solid support among the voters. "Trump or death" seems like a hell of a good slogan to win the hearts and minds of the people. Going to be a fun couple of years.

Perhaps people are hunting rabbits.

You have an odd definition of "stud."

This is trolling, right? But I wasn't commenting on Clinton. Nor have I ever. Are you defending Oz for being a carpetbagger as there are/were others in the political realm of this country with the "they started it" tactic or criticizing me for calling someone a carpetbagger without listing every carpetbagger throughout history in the footnotes? Honestly, I think I just like saying "carpetbagger."

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So you agree that carpetbaggers should be run out of town on a rail? Okay. Or is the point that the people will vote for who they want to vote for and it's up to to figure out why? Fetterman is easy to understand. So is Clinton. I'm not sure I understand the hypocrisy.

Excellent. Then I'm sure you know The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog. The only movie to star an airedale.

Hey Al - nice to hear from you. Hope you're doing well. Socialist politics? The last time I was accused of being a Markist, so I guess I'm doing a little better in your eyes. The difference between me and Oz is that I'm not running for office. I'm also taller, but I think he has better hair and more money. Did you know that John Wayne's nickname came from his childhood airedale, "Duke"? How cool is that?

I didn't say any of that. I did say that: a) Walker is stupid. Uniquely so; b) Fetterman won because the people rejected a TV personality who was clearly a grifter and carpetbagger. Given the choice, they chose. Biden does not have dementia. He's just too old to be president and there needs to be an age cutoff for all members of congress, the courts, and those wanting to be president, as well as term limits for all. Again, if you want to understand why Biden is president, see b) above. Referring to you as Ted Lasso is a compliment. A rather large one at that.

North, I just realized that you're the Ted Lasso of the forum. Walker is unfit by any and every standard. I don't know if it's a result from his football days (if so, he has a good case against the NFL), but he is abjectly stupid. Fetterman is easy to understand. Given the choice between a local boy with some health issues and a carpetbagging snake-oil selling fancy lad from the big city (and not even a PA city), the decision from voters was expected. This election was a complete repudiation of Trump and the batshit crazy GQP. At a certain point, you have to take a hard look at the piled-up losses and come to the realization that maybe it isn't the other guys (or the myriad excuses that grouse is clutching at) ... maybe it's us. I can assure you that the powers-that-be at the RNC are looking at that. If Trump announces tomorrow, prepare for the near destruction of the GOP in a Thunderdome-like shitshow.