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Bill Murphy
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Posted: Sun Apr 9th, 2006 01:44 pm |
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| Paul, I'm sure there are pictures of Dr. Wilson in the club historic display in the entrance foyer if someone will run over there and check it out. While there, it would be nice if that industrious researcher would jot down the serial number of the Parker. I hope the Parker wasn't just on loan. Hopefully, it is still there.
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Posted: Sun Apr 9th, 2006 08:47 pm |
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Quote: ~ Paul Driscoll Wrote: "It's amazing what a little Botox will do."
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Be careful with that Botox stuff, sometimes it can backfire and leave you looking a little Goofy
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Bill Murphy
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Posted: Sun Apr 9th, 2006 11:01 pm |
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| It's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide. What? Me worry? AEN.
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Posted: Sun Apr 9th, 2006 11:47 pm |
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| It's insane to bribe a crooked police officer in counterfeit bills.
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Posted: Mon Apr 10th, 2006 01:34 am |
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CSL, this is beginning to look like another old MAD classic... Spy vs. Spy or ... vs.
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Posted: Mon Apr 10th, 2006 02:01 am |
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| Here's the final great grandfather pic with the boat load of ducks I promised Destry. Once again there may be some confusion as to who's the relative. I'll leave that call to the viewer. Attachment: WmJCrosswell.jpg (Downloaded 182 times)
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Posted: Mon Apr 10th, 2006 02:17 am |
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I would be very hard pressed to shoot that well with a necktie... heck, I have a hard enough time of it with a hat on 
Is it the angle of perspective or does that look like a short barreled gun for waterfowling??
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Posted: Mon Apr 10th, 2006 12:21 pm |
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| My Dad shot birds and handled our dogs in a white Arrow shirt and tie until well past his mid sixties. After his retirement from the working world, he occasionally ventured forth in a sport shirt, but that is not the memory I have. The lone surviving picture of my Grandfather presiding over his pigeon ring on Pine Street in Hazleton Heights, Pennsylvania shows him in white dress shirt (though coatless) holding his E Grade Lefever at port arms after a shot. This is a fairly late picture of him, probably within ten years of his death in 1929. Ties and hunting were very common into the fifties. Jeff, thanks for the translation of Mr. Neuman's famous quote. The editors of MAD wisely left it unexplained for going on fifty years now. Last edited on Mon Apr 10th, 2006 12:24 pm by Bill Murphy
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Posted: Mon Apr 10th, 2006 12:25 pm |
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I always look at some of the pictures in my collection that show the old boys in their white shirts and ties with great nostalgia. I swear I'd give it a try if my shooting buddies wouldn't laugh me out of the duck boat.
I think I remember Mr. Kaas telling me that a shirt and tie is required to shoot flyers at the Philadelphia Gun Club. If I'm remembering that correctly then I think it's a fine idea.
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Posted: Mon Apr 10th, 2006 12:31 pm |
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| Destry, our little flyer club chose not to require ties but has reverted to the old "shirts and pants" requirement instead.
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Posted: Mon Apr 10th, 2006 12:34 pm |
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Being as how you're a member of the club and I've actually seen you in your jockey shorts I can see why they've made that rule.
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Posted: Mon Apr 10th, 2006 12:41 pm |
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| Indeed, Destry, at the PGC we shoot in ties and coats are required in the house. It is an effective yet simple way of upholding some basic standards of decorum. Our late beloved President, Mr. Gene Hill was a big proponent of combining cravats with shotguns on most occasions. I often wear a tie when shooting upland game but I confess I rarely do when in the duck blind. A tie and a bowler hat is de rigeuer for railbirding. When you fall out of the skiff, the guide can more quickly and easily locate you by reference to the floating hat... Last edited on Mon Apr 10th, 2006 12:46 pm by Don Kaas
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Posted: Mon Apr 10th, 2006 02:58 pm |
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Way back when I was seven years old my Dad started taking me along with his cronies on opening day of squirell season and one of the foursome always wore a white shirt and tie. Charlie also acted the gentleman at all times ie no foul language or off color jokes or inuendos. He was well aquainted with my granddad back in Washington,Pa. hence he had many good stories to tell me on these annual hunts.
Sad but no one even thought to carry a camera along on these hunts.
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Posted: Mon Apr 10th, 2006 03:04 pm |
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Roger,
First cool weather squirrel hunt we make this year it's ties all the way. *wink*
Don,
I went railbirding last year and never fell out once dammit. But the black gentleman that was poling for me used a Carolina Skiff. Those make a pretty firm platform even for a fat boy like me.
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Posted: Mon Apr 10th, 2006 07:35 pm |
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There was a time when neck ties, bowler hats, and Parker double guns were as all American as Apple pie and Baseball.
This early group of "Bowler-clad" live bird shooters from the Pa area were obviously well dressed for the occasion.
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Posted: Mon Apr 10th, 2006 07:36 pm |
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| Destry, maybe you were in a Carolina Skiff, but the guys who planted the railbirds for you probably used a true railbird skiff.
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Posted: Wed Apr 12th, 2006 02:10 am |
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Destry, we will make a squirrel hunt or two this fall in cool weather thus making dress shirts and cravats bearable.
I am sure Paul and Evelyn will roll in used corn fodder laughing at the two of us.
Happy Easter Roger
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Posted: Wed Apr 12th, 2006 03:12 pm |
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| Weston, Those pictures, if from the Georgrtown area are probably from between the Waccamaw and the Pee Dee rivers, a vast swampy and marshy area that is mostly wild even now. Lots of rail and ducks. Let' s go next fall you guys!
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Posted: Wed Apr 12th, 2006 05:03 pm |
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David, Weston, or anyone, are you familiar with a "Gastonia N.C." area?
I have a few early 1900's large Hunting photos similar to those Weston has posted, which came from photographer "John Green, Gastonia N.C." .... Lot's of Quail, with some great images of double guns and Setter dogs...
Best, ChrisLast edited on Wed Apr 12th, 2006 05:09 pm by Christopher S. Lien
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Posted: Wed Apr 12th, 2006 07:11 pm |
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| I happened to be in Mullins, South Carolina, yesterday and visited the tobacco museum. They have on the wall a restored "boat" that looks exactly like the one in the first picture in this thread. I'll post pictures and the story behind the boat later. Cheers, Tom
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