French Army Knife..?

Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! · **Reply #30 on:** November 30, 2009, 12:14:22 AM

Quote from: Benner on November 30, 2009, 12:03:14 AM

Quote from: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on November 29, 2009, 06:02:17 PM
I'm wearing a leopard print banana hammock...

...chillaxin'

Benner · **Reply #31 on:** November 30, 2009, 12:18:32 AM

Happy days.

John · **Reply #32 on:** November 30, 2009, 12:27:02 AM

You may take our hammocks but! you will never take our bananas

Santos · **Reply #33 on:** November 30, 2009, 02:32:27 AM

*shrugs*

Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! · **Reply #34 on:** November 30, 2009, 03:13:16 AM

Quote from: John on November 30, 2009, 12:27:02 AM

You may take our hammocks but! you will never take our bananas

All your banana are belong to us

american lockpicker · **Reply #35 on:** November 30, 2009, 03:41:25 AM

Quote from: John on November 29, 2009, 01:05:56 PM

Talking of politics and banana
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Who is she?

bren10man · **Reply #36 on:** December 01, 2009, 12:01:30 AM

Harriet Myers.......

1jump2many · **Reply #37 on:** December 01, 2009, 12:55:10 AM

Quote from: bren10man on November 28, 2009, 02:58:47 PM

Quote from: Anthony on November 28, 2009, 05:11:30 AM
...lots of Americans would surrender to an invading force, and lots would be those men and women in that photo.

In the cities, maybe. And Peoples Republik States (those states with massive gun control, to include but not limited to: Kalifornia, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, LA, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, etc.).

Now, down South and the country where I come from, where there is no gun control, to quote ADM Yamamoto of the Imperial Japanese Navy, who toured the USA and studied here and at Oxford prior to WW2, and who planned the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor: "...you cannot conquer the USA. Behind every blade of grass is a [firearm]..."

bren10man,

Something tells me you've never spent any time in Illinois. You make it sound as if we can't own any weapons. I have many, many guns, from side by side shotguns to gas operated, magazine fed rifles. Not to mention revolvers and pistols. All I needed was a FOID card. I don't have a problem with getting a FOID card, I've got nothing to hide.

As for the South, you must be forgetting about Florida. I lived in Florida for 8 years and Florida has PLENTY of crime. They have very lenient gun laws in Florida too.

Bowman1911 · **Reply #38 on:** December 01, 2009, 02:23:17 AM

Quote from: John on November 29, 2009, 01:05:56 PM

Talking of politics and banana
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It's much worse now.

Shane769 · **Reply #39 on:** December 01, 2009, 06:40:11 AM

Hey guys... I found the Canadian (or at least BC) Army Knife

*Edit: Changed to a way better chainsaw after considering it has to work if it's for Canada

american lockpicker · **Reply #40 on:** December 01, 2009, 06:43:01 AM

Quote from: Shane769 on December 01, 2009, 06:40:11 AM

Hey guys... I found the Canadian (or at least BC) Army Knife

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I must have one!

or nevermind(just seen the site it was on...)

Singh · **Reply #41 on:** December 01, 2009, 01:57:10 PM

Quote from: american lockpicker on November 28, 2009, 06:22:25 PM

Quote from: John on November 28, 2009, 05:37:48 PM
In the event of any invading force it would be a dumb government or state not to rearm it's people that even goes for the UK as well

That reminds me...

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American lockpicker, for the win!

Santos · **Reply #42 on:** December 01, 2009, 02:00:11 PM

the above post in what era was it?

Singh · **Reply #43 on:** December 01, 2009, 03:18:31 PM

Someone mentioned Canada?

bren10man · **Reply #44 on:** December 01, 2009, 03:55:10 PM

Quote from: Santos on December 01, 2009, 02:00:11 PM

the above post in what era was it?

World War II. UK has always had an anti-gun feeling (Remember April 1775, Lexington and Concord, "..the shot heard 'round the world.." the Redcoats were coming to seize powder, shot, and muskets stored there until the Minutemen drove them off; rest is history). Hence, why when Herr Hitler nearly defeated the BEF and the rest of the Allies in France, UK had almost nothing. Hence, the drives in the U.S. to send private arms and then Lend Lease in 1941. After WW2, UK got rid of alot of that Lend Lease and donated arms via shipping back to US as surplus, or scrapping. You can tell if a say Colt M1911A1 or Smith and Wesson Victory model revolver (mainly in .38 S&W, not .38 Special) was formerlly in UK service by the MOD release stampings or Broad Arrow stamping.

bren10man · **Reply #45 on:** December 01, 2009, 04:08:48 PM

Quote from: 1jump2many on December 01, 2009, 12:55:10 AM

bren10man,
Something tells me you've never spent any time in Illinois. You make it sound as if we can't own any weapons. I have many, many guns, from side by side shotguns to gas operated, magazine fed rifles. Not to mention revolvers and pistols. All I needed was a FOID card. I don't have a problem with getting a FOID card, I've got nothing to hide.
As for the South, you must be forgetting about Florida. I lived in Florida for 8 years and Florida has PLENTY of crime. They have very lenient gun laws in Florida too.

1. I have cousins and a great-aunt that live in Joliet-Romeoville part of Chicagoland.

2. Why do I need an Firearms Ownership ID Card when there is the 2nd Amendment?

3. Chicago, ran by the stooge, machine politics, anti-gun Mayor Daley:
http://biggovernment.com/2009/11/10/chicago-mayor-daley-blames-fort-hood-on-americas-love-of-guns/
You can't own a pistol, period, in Chicago. No way to legally defend yourself.
Result: http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/1911357,thanksgiving-homicides-cook-county-113009.article
Plus, right after DC vs. Heller SCOTUS decision, NRA and GOA sued to overturn ban in Chicago, and several suburbs of Chicago. Suburbs dropped thier unConstituional laws.

4. Been to Florida numerous times.....grandma livevd in Sarasota in the winter. Crime is in Miami mostly, but not northern Florida. Same for lower Illinois (Egypt) vs. Chicago. Look who lives in both of those places...... BTW: Florida in parts is mostly NE expats, and from Latin America, so that demographic has changed.

nuphoria · **Reply #46 on:** December 01, 2009, 08:15:01 PM

Did someone mention bananas?

1jump2many · **Reply #47 on:** December 02, 2009, 12:25:57 AM

Quote from: bren10man on December 01, 2009, 04:08:48 PM

Quote from: 1jump2many on December 01, 2009, 12:55:10 AM
bren10man,
Something tells me you've never spent any time in Illinois. You make it sound as if we can't own any weapons. I have many, many guns, from side by side shotguns to gas operated, magazine fed rifles. Not to mention revolvers and pistols. All I needed was a FOID card. I don't have a problem with getting a FOID card, I've got nothing to hide.
As for the South, you must be forgetting about Florida. I lived in Florida for 8 years and Florida has PLENTY of crime. They have very lenient gun laws in Florida too.

1. I have cousins and a great-aunt that live in Joliet-Romeoville part of Chicagoland.

2. Why do I need an Firearms Ownership ID Card when there is the 2nd Amendment?

3. Chicago, ran by the stooge, machine politics, anti-gun Mayor Daley:
http://biggovernment.com/2009/11/10/chicago-mayor-daley-blames-fort-hood-on-americas-love-of-guns/
You can't own a pistol, period, in Chicago. No way to legally defend yourself.
Result: http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/1911357,thanksgiving-homicides-cook-county-113009.article
Plus, right after DC vs. Heller SCOTUS decision, NRA and GOA sued to overturn ban in Chicago, and several suburbs of Chicago. Suburbs dropped thier unConstituional laws.

4. Been to Florida numerous times.....grandma livevd in Sarasota in the winter. Crime is in Miami mostly, but not northern Florida. Same for lower Illinois (Egypt) vs. Chicago. Look who lives in both of those places...... BTW: Florida in parts is mostly NE expats, and from Latin America, so that demographic has changed.

I live right around Joliet/Plainfield. There is an awesome Gun store in Plainfield called Mega Sports, indoor range, large variety of weapons of ALL types. Hmmm, remind me again where Rock River Arms and Springfield Armory weapons are manufactured? Oh yeah, N. Illinois.

Cook County/Chicago isn't the whole state. Not to mention, it's a democracy, if a majority of the people that live there want strict gun laws, that's the way it is. I thought the Conservative Party wanted the States to have more self governance?

As for Florida, you are completely wrong. The crime isn't just high in Miami, it's high in all over the State. I lived in the Tampa Bay area, Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. My Dad live in Sarasota and my mother-in-law lives in Bradenton. I take it you've never been to Jacksonville either?

J-sews · **Reply #48 on:** December 02, 2009, 03:17:05 AM

Quote from: Benner on November 29, 2009, 12:18:28 PM

OOooo a political discussion, this will be sure to end well I am sure.

As always, peoples opinions will vary hugely to such topics so keep it civil folks.

Oh boy! Politics AND guns in the same thread!

I can't wait to see how this will turn out.

american lockpicker · **Reply #49 on:** December 02, 2009, 06:14:51 AM

I know I agree with Bren10man.

yud · **Reply #50 on:** December 02, 2009, 06:51:41 AM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on November 28, 2009, 01:47:31 AM

Like supply weapons so you could win your independence? Exercise their own freedom by not agreeing with the US government? Or by sacrificing their own countryside to provide intelligence and free prisoners from the Nazis?

I really am sick of the French bashing BS that goes on from time to time. Learn your history folks.

Def

here a go some histroy on French-American relations.

Ok I am going to say one thing on French-American relations (till it comes back around).

Early (pre civil war) American history has a lot to do with American’s relation to France and the UK, being caught between the two during the Napoleonic wars. To start with the French is who the doubt of gratitude is owed (sadly it back fired on him). Next up was Robespierre whose hands were so bloody many were POed at him. The French revolution was the end good feeling left over from the revolution, on both sides I might add, they were honked off at the US because we did not help them. Next Napoleon he sold us Louisiana (good for him), but violated our flag (so did the Brits by the way) and it was a toss up who would get the War of 1812, but the Brits won that right, but Americans still were not the fond of the French. By default Americans were closest to the British (in blood and ideals), so the bad blood between the two was passed on to the US.

So as to the French resistance (not to forget every country had a resistance movement), I say they were very brave and helped end the war, but come on the French Government was useless during WWII, which I think is was most people refer to.

Honestly I don’t care if they went to war with us or not.

I know my history.

Also I was taught American history by one of you most fine and noble Canadians

.

ringzero · **Reply #51 on:** December 02, 2009, 07:24:17 AM

Quote from: 1jump2many on December 01, 2009, 12:55:10 AM

Something tells me you've never spent any time in Illinois. You make it sound as if we can't own any weapons. I have many, many guns, from side by side shotguns to gas operated, magazine fed rifles. Not to mention revolvers and pistols. All I needed was a FOID card. I don't have a problem with getting a FOID card, I've got nothing to hide.

Unfortunately I live in Illinois.

Illinois sucks, big time.

Illinois is always competing with New Jersey and Louisiana for the title of "most corrupt State in the Union." Currently Illinois holds the title.

The last Governor was impeached and will probably do time in prison for corruption.

The 2nd to last Governor is doing time in prison right now for corruption.

Illinois has sent more Governors to prison than any other State, IIRC - maybe it was more Governors during the 20th Century.

Chicago is a notorious cesspit of corrupt politics - where Obama got started and learned politics.

US Senate and House seats can be bought for cash in Illinois.

Springfield is nearly as corrupt as Chicago, because it's largely controlled by the Chicago pols.

All of this might be tolerable if Illinois was well governed, but it isn't.

Illinois specializes in extravagantly expensive, inefficient, overly intrusive government.

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Santos · **Reply #52 on:** December 02, 2009, 07:47:18 AM

Quote from: bren10man on December 01, 2009, 04:08:48 PM

BTW: Florida in parts is mostly NE expats, and from Latin America, so that demographic has changed.

This is so juicy its not even worth touching

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #53 on:** December 02, 2009, 02:10:20 PM

And all of this has exactly what to do with the French Army knife that this thread was originally about?

Def

1jump2many · **Reply #54 on:** December 02, 2009, 03:07:13 PM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on December 02, 2009, 02:10:20 PM

And all of this has exactly what to do with the French Army knife that this thread was originally about?

Def

I agree, I've made my points, whether anyone wants to believe them or not. I'm not going to hijack this thread as my political soap box. My point wasn't political to begin with but I see it turning in that direction. The reason I like this forum is because it's a non political forum.