America's Gun Violence

mcgruff10 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Pretty much impossible to legally carry in Maryland too.  Basically have to be a police or federal officer or an armored truck driver. Otherwise, there is no carry.  And I'm ok with that.  I actually feel a lot safer that way than knowing a bunch of rednecks in a bar might all have their sidearms on them ready to pick fights er, I mean, defend me against tyranny.

Totally agree that carrying in a bar is retarted. Alcohol and firearms should never mix in any capacity. 

HughFreakingDillon said:

mcgruff10 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Pretty much impossible to legally carry in Maryland too.  Basically have to be a police or federal officer or an armored truck driver. Otherwise, there is no carry.  And I'm ok with that.  I actually feel a lot safer that way than knowing a bunch of rednecks in a bar might all have their sidearms on them ready to pick fights er, I mean, defend me against tyranny.

Totally agree that carrying in a bar is retarted. Alcohol and firearms should never mix in any capacity. 

dude, stop saying that word. 

mcgruff10 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

mcgruff10 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Pretty much impossible to legally carry in Maryland too.  Basically have to be a police or federal officer or an armored truck driver. Otherwise, there is no carry.  And I'm ok with that.  I actually feel a lot safer that way than knowing a bunch of rednecks in a bar might all have their sidearms on them ready to pick fights er, I mean, defend me against tyranny.

Totally agree that carrying in a bar is retarted. Alcohol and firearms should never mix in any capacity. 

dude, stop saying that word. 

I m not calling people retarted i m saying the idea is 
Retarted.  Big difference. Around here people use it in that context a lot. 

mrussel1 said:

Please tell me you teach science, not spelling?

mrussel1 said:

mcgruff10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Please tell me you teach science, not spelling?

MY spelling is absolutely atrocious! My handwriting is even worse lol. 

I write like a serial killer. 

PJ_Soul said:

mrussel1 said:

mcgruff10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Please tell me you teach science, not spelling?

MY spelling is absolutely atrocious! My handwriting is even worse lol. 

I write like a serial killer. 

I write like 10 year old boy with ADHD.

PJ_Soul said:

mrussel1 said:

PJ_Soul said:

mrussel1 said:

mcgruff10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Please tell me you teach science, not spelling?

MY spelling is absolutely atrocious! My handwriting is even worse lol. 

I write like a serial killer. 

I write like 10 year old boy with ADHD.

That's not good.  I wrote okay until college, but then it went downhill.  

We're still talking handwriting here, right? My writing skills are good - it's just my printing/handwriting that sucks, lol.

PJ_Soul said:

my2hands said:

So sketchy dudes in the woods, and bears?

Also, brother, I'm far from a spelling nazi... but you really don't know its retarded?

Also, one last thing brother, I'm not exactly a social justice warrior or the PC police... but using the word retarded the way that you are is pretty fucked up and not very cool nowadays. I'm a little shocked that as a parent and educator you use it so openly in that way. Might want to think twice about it, it can be pretty offensive.

Now, sketchy dudes in the woods, and bears? Sounds like Betsy DeVos on the Appalaichan Trail lol

Yeah McGruff, like it or not (I'm find with it), no matter what the context, it just isn't acceptable to use that word anymore. I know it can be hard to not use it - I think we're about the same age, and I know that we both used the word pretty much ubiquitously back in the 80s and 90s; it took a while for me to break the habit too (and the word still comes up in my brain - I've just learned not to say it out loud) ... Sorry, it just doesn't fly anymore. Just like how saying something is "gay" to say it's dumb is no longer okay. It makes no difference if you're thinking about actual gay people when you use the word like that. Like my2hands, I'm pretty surprised you don't seem to know this by now.