Date:         Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:25:55 -0700
Reply-To:     Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
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From:         Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
Subject:      Fw: Re: bears burgling for food? (way, way longer than long)
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> Robert,
> Wow! from the list of remarks like: "Republicans screaming", "torturing
> animals", "sociopathic little bastards",  to "I
> > would take your damn toys away from you and kick your ass all the way
down
> > to the nearest Ranger or Sheriff's station". ( love that one) to "most
> people
> > are not, in fact, capable of dealing with wild animals",  to Ted
Nugent's
> philosophy " so on, and so on.
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> Where should I start??.........."Robert, perhaps you should switch to
decalf
> ?"
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> I could take your e/mail apart point for point as you did mine and throw
it
> all right back at you but
> frankly I feel this thread has reached a stage were the list members have
> probably had enough.
> Hopefully there is a "silent majority" out there who "gets it" and
realizes
> I was having a bit of fun with
> the liberal community of  my great state of California, I went fishing and
> you took the bait for sure.
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> That some of these "rules" are getting so out of hand it's as you put it's
> "unbelievable".
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> Please note, that no bears were hurt or injured in the making of this
> dialogue.
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> I will leave you with these thoughts.
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> When your bro gave the bear the sandwich was he respecting nature?
> (fed bears equal dead bears)
> If I shoot a bear in the rump with a bean bag round for coming into human
> territory, could I be saving that bears life?
> (rangers shoot bears with non leathal rounds to prevent having to destroy
> the bear)
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> If I see a bear breaking into your westy in a campground some night when
you
> are nowhere around. Would you like me to just say "oh, well its just
nature,
> lets respect it" or try to get the bear to stop ripping your door open?
>
> Lastly, I have to say having read many of your posts that I see you as a
> good contributor to the vanagon list.
> I appreciate the dialogue.
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> Doug
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