Chuck, what was your first clue that what I wrote was tongue in cheek? You know, every time something is mentioned about guns, blood or bullets, my name is mentioned. I have been around the block, so-to-speak, and I have the keen ability to differentiate between those things that are said in jest and those that are not. Including the things you, yourself say. It's all a part of being grown up and being a member of a group comprised of varying personalities. If you are only going to associate with folks on a serious note, you will lose out. And no, I didn't just call you a whiny little brat. ;) Quoting Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com>:
Obviously this is tongue-in-cheek. It would surely get Patrick's license revoked and probably more jail time for the vigilantes than the idiots spotting aircraft with their laser.
In retrospect, perhaps libel is too strong a word. But it is irritating that I am the subject of such jokes, when clearly I have not spent as much money on my laser pointers as others on this list, have used them at star-parties but twice- briefly-, have always gone to great lengths to use them safely, and even tried for almost 2 years to test a batch in order to gain some real, usable data for the prospective purchaser. Tests that only a handful of others have ever taken seriously and expressed an interest in participating or helping. There's a mistake I won't make again. So excuse me if I just don't find any humor in bringing up my name when some moron spots an aircraft. Those tin-foil-hat UFO seeking imbeciles are out playing with lasers more than astronomers anyway- and from the hills above Bountiful, coincidentally. Lets think of them next time this happens, OK?
Thanks to the times we live in, some things just aren't funny anymore. There's a real chance that a joke will bring a visit from Homeland Security.
On 5/1/07, diveboss@xmission.com <diveboss@xmission.com> wrote:
I would be willing to ride shotgun with you Patrick. We could fly across the Wasatch front and put the kibosh on some rude laser users with water balloons, bowling balls or... ;) And, I would condone it! :)
Quoting Bob Moore <BMoore@commercecrg.com>:
I am thinking a good supply of water balloons in the passengers seat might deter that problem.
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