Posted by gardenergirl on February 18, 2006, at 7:10:34
In reply to Re: historical irony » zeugma, posted by jakeman on February 17, 2006, at 21:47:20
> I've done bird hunting and safety is always (in my experience) considered a high priority, especially to be highly aware of the locations of your party and keep your gun down until you intend to shoot. The worse is to drink and hunt, which happens too frequently.
My husband said the same thing. It's important for the hunter to have a "mental map" of where everyone else is in the group. And then at the same time, we both said, "You/I (meaning me) should NEVER hunt!" And then we cracked up.
Mental maps are just not in my repertoire. Can't do it. Never have been able to. So even if y'all stood still, I still wouldn't "know" where everyone was. And then y'all start moving? Sheesh. Can't do it.
Of course, I also know that guns scare the snot out of me, and I just would never hunt, period. Unless it's zombies in House of the Dead. But even with that, I just "run around" and have no idea where I've been or where I'm going. No map, you see. :)
gg
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