[Regia-NA] Squirrls, guns and silencers. Oh my!

Wed, 8 Oct 2003 20:21:38 -0500

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OK.  Squirrels, guns, silencers and everything else combined, I'll bite.
Please forgive me for intruding as I am not a member of Regia UK or its
US affiliate, but after reading many of your posts I've got to respond
to these related posts.

You might notice that I live in Louisiana.  No, I am not a Cajun
(although my wife is) and yes, Cajuns eat most anything including
squirrel.  I how ever have not.  I am not from Louisiana, but I spent
most of my misguided youth in Utah pretending that I was really a
mountain man (think of a geeky 14-16 year old trying to be Jeremiah
Johnson).  I've tried eating gopher (not bad, but greasy), jack rabbit
(too tough and stringy) and even the elusive porcupine (I found out that
the 'pine' in the name stands for it tasting like a pinecone).  Out here
we eat alligator.  Not bad, but then every things better in a good Cajun
sauce picante.

On to guns.  I grew up the son of a US Army colonel, and knew how to use
and clean a 22 cal. rifle before I was 6.  By 9 I was a good shot and
during my stint in the Army my shooting only got better.  As a former
member of the US Army's 7th Special Forces Group shooting had to be good
and accurate.  Mine was.  Nothing that I am proud of today, suffice it
to say, I am still alive after Granada, (thanks Thatcher) and Panama
(thanks Bush Sr.).  No, today I don't own a gun or even an air pistol.
My wife (a 17 year police vet) doesn't own one or even want one in our
house.  I agree.  I've seen too many bad things happen due to guns.  I
do own a longbow, and a poor replica of a 10th century Viking sword and
my wife has qualms about them, but I keep them away from the niece and
nephew and I've never had to use one to dispatch an enemy.

The lady who took the child away from the folks whose dad killed the
rabbit obviously has never been hungry for rabbit.  I wonder if teaching
a 5 year old to gut a fish is against the law too.  Although I can't
bring myself to hunt anymore, I don't see the harm in increasing your
larder by doing so, but only if you really plan on using it.

So why I am interested in Regia, history, culture, language and the
opportunity to understand my Swedish grandfather's forefathers.  Plus, I
think they had really neat pointy things to scare their neighbors with.
Way too cool!  Oh, and I can't forget about the boats.  Love them boats.
However I feel that what the Vikings really needed were a few good
platoons of airborne troopers, we'd all be speaking Danish or Swedish
today had they had them.

I am still trying to learn modern Swedish and more of the esoteric arts
of the Norse like bone carving and shoe making.  I don't think I'd be
much good on a battlefield today.  Once you've seen the elephant, the
circus isn't much fun.

Eric M. Lyman
A.k.a. Mons Monson (yes, it was my grandfather's name)
Baton Rouge, LA
eml862@cox.net

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OK.&nbsp; =
Squirrels,
guns, silencers and everything else combined, I&#8217;ll bite. &nbsp;Please forgive me for intruding =
as I am
not a member of Regia <st1:country-region><st1:place>UK</st1:place>=
</st1:country-region> or its =
<st1:country-region><st1:place>US</st1:place>=
</st1:country-region> affiliate, but
after reading many of your posts I&#8217;ve got to respond to these =
related posts.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>You might notice that I live in =
</span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font
  size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Louisiana</span></font></st1=
:place></st1:State><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>No, I am not a Cajun (although =
my wife
is) and yes, Cajuns eat most anything including squirrel.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>I how ever have not.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>I am not from Louisiana, but I =
spent
most of my misguided youth in Utah pretending that I was really a =
mountain man
(think of a geeky 14-16 year old trying to be Jeremiah Johnson).<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>I&#8217;ve tried eating gopher =
(not bad,
but greasy), jack rabbit (too tough and stringy) and even the elusive =
porcupine
(I found out that the &#8216;pine&#8217; in the name stands for it =
tasting like
a pinecone).<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Out here we =
eat alligator.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Not bad, but then every things =
better in
a good Cajun sauce picante.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

On to =
guns.&nbsp; I grew up the son of a US Army =
colonel,
and knew how to use and clean a 22 cal. rifle before I was 6.&nbsp; By 9 I was a good shot and =
during my
stint in the Army my shooting only got better.&nbsp; As a former member of the US =
Army&#8217;s
7th Special Forces Group shooting had to be good and =
accurate.&nbsp; Mine was.&nbsp; Nothing that I am proud of =
today, suffice
it to say, I am still alive after =
<st1:City><st1:place>Granada</st1:p=
lace></st1:City>, (thanks Thatcher)
and <st1:country-region><st1:place>Panama</st1:pl=
ace></st1:country-region> (thanks
Bush Sr.).&nbsp; No, today I =
don&#8217;t
own a gun or even an air pistol.&nbsp; =
My
wife (a 17 year police vet) doesn&#8217;t own one or even want one in =
our
house. &nbsp;I agree.&nbsp; I&#8217;ve seen too many bad =
things
happen due to guns.&nbsp; I do =
own a
longbow, and a poor replica of a 10th century Viking sword =
and my
wife has qualms about them, but I keep them away from the niece and =
nephew and
I&#8217;ve never had to use one to dispatch an =
enemy.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The lady who took the child away from the folks whose =
dad
killed the rabbit obviously has never been hungry for rabbit.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>I wonder if teaching a 5 year =
old to gut
a fish is against the law too.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; =
</span>Although
I can&#8217;t bring myself to hunt anymore, I don&#8217;t see the harm =
in
increasing your larder by doing so, but only if you really plan on using =
it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>So why I am interested in Regia, history, culture, =
language and
the opportunity to understand my Swedish grandfather&#8217;s =
forefathers.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Plus, I think they had really =
neat
pointy things to scare their neighbors with.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Way too cool!<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Oh, and I can&#8217;t forget =
about the
boats.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Love them =
boats.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>However I feel that what the =
Vikings really
needed were a few good platoons of airborne troopers, we&#8217;d all be
speaking Danish or Swedish today had they had =
them.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am still trying to learn modern Swedish and more of =
the esoteric
arts of the Norse like bone carving and shoe making.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;d =
be much
good on a battlefield today.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; =
</span>Once
you&#8217;ve seen the elephant, the circus isn&#8217;t much =
fun.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Eric M. =
Lyman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

A.k.a. Mons Monson (yes, it was my
grandfather&#8217;s name)<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><st1:place><st1:City><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
  style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Baton =
Rouge</span></font></st1:City><font
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<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>eml862@cox.net<o:p></o:p></span></fon=
t></p>

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