[Regia-NA] Re: [Regia-NA] Squirrls, guns and silencers. Oh my!
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Hi Eric,
I putter around with bone carving (and a bit of horn and antler). Hopefull=
y I will be getting my house in some sort of order shortly (still trying to=
get the blasted thing sorted since taking custody from the very messy prev=
ious tenants) and I would like to host a get together of Regia members and =
prospects...maybe around November. I live in Biloxi, and if you would like=
to come along, we could exchange info.
Bill
Message date : Oct 09 2003, 02:23 AM=20
>From : Eric M. Lyman=20
To : list-regia-na@lig.net=20
Copy to :=20
Subject : [Regia-NA] Squirrls, guns and silencers. Oh my!=20
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OK. Squirrels,=20
guns, silencers and everything else combined, I=92ll bite. style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun:yes'> Please forgive me for intruding as I am=20
not a member of Regia size=3D2 face=3DArial>UKsize=3D2 face=3DArial> or its=
size=3D2 face=3DArial>USsize=3D2 face=3DArial> affiliate, but=20
after reading many of your posts I=92ve got to respond to these related pos=
ts.
=20
You might notice that I live in size=3D2 face=3DArial>Louisianasize=3D2 fac=
e=3DArial>.style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> No, I am not a Cajun (although my w=
ife=20
is) and yes, Cajuns eat most anything including squirrel.style=3D'mso-space=
run:yes'> I how ever have not.style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> I am not from L=
ouisiana, but I spent=20
most of my misguided youth in Utah pretending that I was really a mountain =
man=20
(think of a geeky 14-16 year old trying to be Jeremiah Johnson).style=3D'ms=
o-spacerun:yes'> I=92ve tried eating gopher (not bad,=20
but greasy), jack rabbit (too tough and stringy) and even the elusive porcu=
pine=20
(I found out that the =91pine=92 in the name stands for it tasting like=20
a pinecone). Out here we eat alligator.style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Not ba=
d, but then every things better in=20
a good Cajun sauce picante.
=20
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>On to guns.size=3D2 face=3DAri=
al>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> I grew up the son of a US Army colonel,=20
and knew how to use and clean a 22 cal. rifle before I was 6.style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun:yes'> By 9 I was a good shot and during my=20
stint in the Army my shooting only got better.style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> =
As a former member of the US Army=92s=20
7th Special Forces Group shooting had to be good and accurate.style=3D'mso-=
spacerun:yes'> Mine was.style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Nothing that I am pro=
ud of today, suffice=20
it to say, I am still alive after size=3D2 face=3DArial>Granadasize=3D2 fac=
e=3DArial>, (thanks Thatcher)=20
and style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Panamasize=3D2 face=3DAria=
l> (thanks=20
Bush Sr.). No, today I don=92t=20
own a gun or even an air pistol. My=20
wife (a 17 year police vet) doesn=92t own one or even want one in our=20
house. I agree.style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> I=92ve seen too many bad thing=
s=20
happen due to guns. I do own a=20
longbow, and a poor replica of a 10th century Viking sword and my=20
wife has qualms about them, but I keep them away from the niece and nephew =
and=20
I=92ve never had to use one to dispatch an enemy.
=20
The lady who took the child away from the folks whose dad=20
killed the rabbit obviously has never been hungry for rabbit.style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun:yes'> I wonder if teaching a 5 year old to gut=20
a fish is against the law too. Although=20
I can=92t bring myself to hunt anymore, I don=92t see the harm in=20
increasing your larder by doing so, but only if you really plan on using it=
.
=20
So why I am interested in Regia, history, culture, language and=20
the opportunity to understand my Swedish grandfather=92s forefathers.style=
=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Plus, I think they had really neat=20
pointy things to scare their neighbors with.style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Wa=
y too cool!style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Oh, and I can=92t forget about the=
=20
boats. Love them boats.style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> However I feel that wh=
at the Vikings really=20
needed were a few good platoons of airborne troopers, we=92d all be=20
speaking Danish or Swedish today had they had them.
=20
I am still trying to learn modern Swedish and more of the esoteric=20
arts of the Norse like bone carving and shoe making.style=3D'mso-spacerun:y=
es'> I don=92t think I=92d be much=20
good on a battlefield today. Once=20
you=92ve seen the elephant, the circus isn=92t much fun.
=20
Eric M. Lyman
A.k.a. Mons Monson (yes, it was my=20
grandfather=92s name)
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<P>Hi Eric,</P>
<P>I putter around with bone carving (and a bit of horn and antle=
r). Hopefully I will be getting my house in some sort of order shortl=
y (still trying to get the blasted thing sorted since taking custody from t=
he very messy previous tenants) and I would like to host a get together of =
Regia members and prospects...maybe around November. I live in Biloxi=
, and if you would like to come along, we could exchange info.</P>
<P>Bill<BR><BR><BR><BR></P>
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ls, <BR>guns, silencers and everything else combined, I=92ll bite. <SPAN <b=
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-FAMILY: Arial"> or its </SPAN></FONT><st1:country-region><st1:place><FONT =
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rial">US</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region><FONT <br>size=3D2 f=
ace=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> affilia=
te, but <BR>after reading many of your posts I=92ve got to respond to these=
related posts.<?xml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-c=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
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<br>size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: A=
rial">.<SPAN <br>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </SPAN>No, I am not a=
Cajun (although my wife <BR>is) and yes, Cajuns eat most anything includin=
g squirrel.<SPAN <br>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </SPAN>I how ever=
have not.<SPAN <br>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </SPAN>I am not fr=
om Louisiana, but I spent <BR>most of my misguided youth in Utah pretending=
that I was really a mountain man <BR>(think of a geeky 14-16 year old tryi=
ng to be Jeremiah Johnson).<SPAN <br>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> <=
/SPAN>I=92ve tried eating gopher (not bad, <BR>but greasy), jack rabbit (to=
o tough and stringy) and even the elusive porcupine <BR>(I found out that t=
he =91pine=92 in the name stands for it tasting like <BR>a pinecone).<SPAN =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Out here we eat alligator.<SPAN <=
br>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </SPAN>Not bad, but then every thin=
gs better in <BR>a good Cajun sauce picante.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><B=
R><BR>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DGramE><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
<br>style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>On to guns.</SPAN></FON=
T></SPAN><FONT <br>size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt;=
FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN <br>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </SPAN>=
I grew up the son of a US Army colonel, <BR>and knew how to use and clean a=
22 cal. rifle before I was 6.<SPAN <br>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> =
; </SPAN>By 9 I was a good shot and during my <BR>stint in the Army my shoo=
ting only got better.<SPAN <br>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </SPAN>=
As a former member of the US Army=92s <BR>7<SUP>th</SUP> Special Forces Gro=
up shooting had to be good and accurate.<SPAN <br>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes=
'> </SPAN>Mine was.<SPAN <br>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</SPAN>Nothing that I am proud of today, suffice <BR>it to say, I am still =
alive after </SPAN></FONT><st1:City><st1:place><FONT <br>size=3D2 face=3DAr=
ial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Granada</SPAN></=
FONT></st1:place></st1:City><FONT <br>size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=
=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, (thanks Thatcher) <BR>and </SPAN=
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r>style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Panama</SPAN></FONT></st1=
:place></st1:country-region><FONT <br>size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=
=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (thanks <BR>Bush Sr.).<SPAN style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>No, today I don=92t <BR>own a gun or e=
ven an air pistol.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>My <BR>wi=
fe (a 17 year police vet) doesn=92t own one or even want one in our <BR>hou=
se. <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I agree.<SPAN <br>style=
=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </SPAN>I=92ve seen too many bad things <BR>=
happen due to guns.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I do own=
a <BR>longbow, and a poor replica of a 10<SUP>th</SUP> century Viking swor=
d and my <BR>wife has qualms about them, but I keep them away from the niec=
e and nephew and <BR>I=92ve never had to use one to dispatch an enemy.<o:p>=
</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
10pt; br: Arial">The lady who took the child away from the folks whose dad =
<BR>killed the rabbit obviously has never been hungry for rabbit.<SPAN <br>=
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </SPAN>I wonder if teaching a 5 year o=
ld to gut <BR>a fish is against the law too.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: ye=
s"> </SPAN>Although <BR>I can=92t bring myself to hunt anymore, I don=
=92t see the harm in <BR>increasing your larder by doing so, but only if yo=
u really plan on using it.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
10pt; br: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
10pt; br: Arial">So why I am interested in Regia, history, culture, languag=
e and <BR>the opportunity to understand my Swedish grandfather=92s forefath=
ers.<SPAN <br>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </SPAN>Plus, I think the=
y had really neat <BR>pointy things to scare their neighbors with.<SPAN <br=
>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </SPAN>Way too cool!<SPAN <br>style=
=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </SPAN>Oh, and I can=92t forget about the <=
BR>boats.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Love them boats.<S=
PAN <br>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </SPAN>However I feel that wha=
t the Vikings really <BR>needed were a few good platoons of airborne troope=
rs, we=92d all be <BR>speaking Danish or Swedish today had they had them.<o=
:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
10pt; br: Arial">I am still trying to learn modern Swedish and more of the =
esoteric <BR>arts of the Norse like bone carving and shoe making.<SPAN <br>=
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </SPAN>I don=92t think I=92d be much <=
BR>good on a battlefield today.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </S=
PAN>Once <BR>you=92ve seen the elephant, the circus isn=92t much fun.<o:p><=
/o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=3DMsoAutoSig><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=
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<P class=3DMsoAutoSig><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=
10pt; mso-no-proof: yes; br: Arial">A.k.a. Mons Monson (yes, it was my <BR=
>grandfather=92s name)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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