Re: Moose Jaw...

On 16 Cze, 15:46, Joe English <joeengli...@wisperhome.com> wrote:
> janus...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > On 15 Cze, 20:37, George Cathcart <george.cathc...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> >>On Jun 15, 1:54 pm, "Chris Guynn" <chris.gu...@gamil.com> wrote:
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> >>><janus...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >>>news:1181918504.704891.59820@q66g2000hsg.google groups.com...> On 15 Cze, 15:07, "Chris Guynn" <chris.gu...@gamil.com> wrote:
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> >>>>><janus...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >>>>>news:1181848134.726294.136940@z28g2000prd.goo glegroups.com...> On 14
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> >>>Cze, 19:27, Grumman-581 <grumman...@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM-gmail.com>> > > wrote:
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> >>>>>>>On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:36:46 -0700, JOF <jofran...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> >>>>>>>>I looked up hoplophobe in the dictionary but it doesn't appear.
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> >>>Does
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> >>>>>>>>it have something to do with a fear of shortlegged bunnies?
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> >>>>>>>Well, let's see... Hoppe's is a cleaner that we use on our
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> >>>>>firearms...http://www.hoppes.com/products/solvents.html> > Perhaps a
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> >>>hoplophobe is someone who is afraid to clean their firearm?
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> >>>>>>>Or it could
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> >>>be:http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionar.../www.reference.
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> >>>>>com/browse/wiki/Hoplophobia
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> >>>>>>so as the science words are based on ancient Greek the word
> >>>>>>hoplophobia should mean fear of big round shield (hoplon).
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> >>>>>>Janusz
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> >>>>>According to reference.com, hoplon means weapon. I suppose it's
>
> >>>possible
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> >>>>>that they got it wrong and you got it right though.
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> >>>>http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Aspis
> >>>> - to Hoplon : (early principal meaning) the type of shield
> >>>>that the heavy Greek infantry used to carry in the Hoplite phalanx
> >>>>( ) , the Hoplite ( ) took his name from his
> >>>>shield ( ).
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> >>>>Janusz
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> >>>So, uhh, did you even finish reading the rest of your cite?
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> >>>Here's what the rest of it says:
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> >>>?? ???? - to Hoplo (n) : first meaning was: TOOL, INSTRUMENT; later meaning
> >>>was the tool of war = weapon
> >>>?? ???? - ta Hopla (pl.) : tools of war = mainly referred to the protective
> >>>armaments but could also include all the weapons.
> >>>?? ????? - to Hoplon : (later generic use) tool of war, including all kind
> >>>of weapons
> >>>?? ????? - to Hoplon : (early principal meaning) the type of shield that the
> >>>heavy Greek infantry used to carry in the Hoplite phalanx (???????? ??????)
> >>>, the Hoplite (???????) took his name from his shield (?????).
>
> >>>Look, there at the end of the list is the definition you referenced.
> >>>Apparently, both are right. Imagine that.
>
> >>http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,124...http://en.wiki...
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> >>The Deseret News piece is especially interesting...
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> > IMHO the best part is about gun-rights advocacy group. Something for
> > rec.scuba gun nuts.
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> > Janusz
>
> > BTW I'm curious how many of our gun nuts carry their weapons
> > underwater?
>
> personally don't know any 'gun nuts' I know people who prefer to
> exercise their rights as a 'Free American' whether theu Choose To Carry
> or Choose NOT To Carry
>
> Gun Nuts - not hardly

What is it? Memory problems? First Poopeye claims that he doesn't know
me, now you? Is it infectious or just comes with age or proximity of
large number of weapons?


For you I will rephrase my question

How many of our hoplomaniacs carry their weapons underwater?

Janusz