Project Appleseed

Hello Group; This is not on topic or on mesage. This has a whole lot to do with DISTRACTIONS, Some we like some we do not..... Have you ever talked to a person who has a one track mind?? We all have... Enjoy the program and make the most of what you have to work with. There are many folks who need Appleseed, and Appleseed needs more Shooters and Staff no matter if they are Green Bay Fans or Chicago Bear Fans... It takes all kinds to make this SHTUFF work well...

Just A Thought Pappy

Pappy,

You missed one response option:

"Sorry, I don't follow hockey.  I'll be seventh stepping in another state for the success of Appleseed."

Just bailing in imaginative ways.

Cooper

Quote from: Cooper on January 22, 2011, 08:51:38 PM
Pappy,

You missed one response option:

"Sorry, I don't follow hockey.  I'll be seventh stepping in another state for the success of Appleseed."

Just bailing in imaginative ways.

Cooper

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We - Team Illinois, Are happy to have You and the living legend Rifle Dog a Direct decendant of the Original Slefoot down here for a visit to lend a helping hand 7th steppin.. P

I confess, I'd rather be at an Appleseed in Buckeye, AZ.   :cool2:

Da Bears will SMOKE da Packers, Go Blackhawks!! and we'll be smokin brats on da patio.   ..:..  @)

Ya! Hey!  

Da Bears!  ::)

Quote from: Old Glory! on January 23, 2011, 01:58:40 AM
I confess, I'd rather be at an Appleseed in Buckeye, AZ.   :cool2:

Da Bears will SMOKE da Packers!, Go Blackhawks!!! and we'll be smokin brats on da patio.   ..:..

Ya! Hey!  

Sheesh GARAND!!!  First you spoil Colycat with your fancy IBC digs and your culinary team of experts; now he thinks I'm rootin for DA BEARS! !@#)  Why.....the inhumanity of it all.  :'(

Supermoderator; WHERE ARE YOU?   >:D

Seeking to balance the discussion.

I found a unique solution to the conundrum of today. How to balance Appleseed with the Packer-Bears game.

My solution, I'm seven stepping at the Las Vegas  gun show this morning.

Taking an extended "lunch break"  to watch the game.

And returning after the game to close out the show and break down the booth.

Go Pack GO!

Old Glory...How does one smoke a brat?  #) I've heard of weird Wisconsin rituals to garner favor for their favorite team, but smoking a brat????

And what kind of torch does it take to light one up?  **)

Quote from: Xeyed on January 23, 2011, 12:24:50 PM
I'm seven stepping at the Las Vegas  gun show this morning.

Taking an extended "lunch break"  to watch the game.

And returning after the game to close out the show and break down the booth.

Go Pack GO!

Go Xeyed! 

Quote from: sparks1 on January 23, 2011, 01:44:11 PM
How does one smoke a brat?  #)

And what kind of torch does it take to light one up?  **)

Guess this is a Wisconsin thing; maybe specifically a Sheboygan thing.  :D  There are brat frys at the local tavern on every neighborhood corner on any given Sunday.  Outdoor charcoal fire, brats sizzling, spewing pork juices onto the fire, causing flames, those manning the fryers (yes they are fryers, not grills ::)) sprinkles water over the brats, and voila! SMOKE!  Smoked brats!  Oh, and use a blow torch to light the charcoal.    **) :--- :--- :---


Having taken The Guy seriously and given up TV, we are going to have to tap into some foreign country's feed to watch some fuzzy version of the broadcast.   Today more than ever, I am reflecting on the TV set on the Couch target that we try to do at every WI Appleseed.    Here are those eloquent words that frame the target.......

"As to the apathy of the American Doofus, the wealth of our generation makes action expensive.   Think of what we stand to lose.  A 2500 square foot house.  Central heat.  Central air.  Two brand new SUV's.  Two bathrooms, both of them inside the house.  TV.  Xbx. Just pay some tax money and elect an official who will hire a gunman to protect you.  And die a long slow death in front of the TV while watching "reality". 

I always thought the first target we shoot at an Appleseed Shoot should be a television.  That is a much more dangerous enemy than the Redcoats ever were".   The Guy

I have no Idea what kind of team shooting them bears and the packers  are doing But watching it would most likly be like watching paint dry I would much rather be Appleseeding anywhere (what kind of names are those for shooting teams anyways?)


Wade

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I'll have a double brat, Thanx OG  ;D

Quote from: Old Glory! on January 23, 2011, 11:38:24 AM
Sheesh GARAND!!!  First you spoil Colycat with your fancy IBC digs and your culinary team of experts; now he thinks I'm rootin for DA BEARS! !@#)  Why.....the inhumanity of it all.  :'(

Supermoderator; WHERE ARE YOU?   >:D

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GO STEELERS!!!

Well, I'm a Packers fan...

But I'd rather be Appleseeding.  Period.

Quote from: Garand69 on January 24, 2011, 11:07:54 AM

..:.. ..:.. ^:)^ ^:)^ **) **) ..:.. ..:..

GO STEELERS!!!

Go figure! ::)

GO STEELERS!!!
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Ouch! That really hurts  :o

Go NFC!

Humbug go steelers. Humbug I say.. &) :)


GO GREEN BAY GO! ..:.. ..:.. ..:.. ~~:)  Mush you huskies, mush!!  ~~:)

Quote from: dragonfly on January 24, 2011, 02:38:13 PM


GO STEELERS!!!

Ouch! That really hurts  :o

Go NFC!
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Quote from: Old Glory! on January 23, 2011, 03:26:57 PM

I always thought the first target we shoot at an Appleseed Shoot should be a television.  That is a much more dangerous enemy than the Redcoats ever were".   The Guy

Amen to that. I went cold turkey with the TV back in 2003. I remember most of my friends saying "How can you live like that?"

TV? The heck with that.

Yeah, most people thought I was unusual, and I am.

Then I met up with the Appleseed crew. Seems like 95% of them could care less about who is in the superbowl or what the latest reality show is. I knew I had stumbled upon a unique group of people.

Y'all are a unique crew.

Thank God that people like you still exist in this crazy world.

People that would rather get out on a weekend and teach others history and marksmanship. That rocks. So I'll be out at a shoot next weekend. Just as it should be.

Quote from: Castle Mountain on January 24, 2011, 03:17:45 PM



Humbug go steelers. Humbug I say.. &) :)


GO GREEN BAY GO! ..:.. ..:.. ..:.. ~~:)  Mush you huskies, mush!!  ~~:)

Quote from: dragonfly on January 24, 2011, 02:38:13 PM


GO STEELERS!!!

Ouch! That really hurts  :o

Go NFC!

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Now if that isn't being taken out of context, I don't know what is.  :D
Go PACK
D-fly  @)

In the grand scheme of things, one, five, ten, twenty years from now...what does it matter who plays in much less who wins 2011's Superbowl???

We have a Nation that's lost it's spirit of patriotism and that sorely needs to refocous on it's roots, let's get behind the team of Destiny...........

GO APPLESEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Respectfully,

Taylor

Did anyone actually read Pappy's opening post????

Or does everyone think IL and WI simply hang out here to talk football?? It's ok, Illinois loves to distract it's fellow States as they fly past them in the Wonderful World of Appleseed  ^:)^ ^:)^ ..:.. ..:.. ..:.. :cool2:


besides.... the Blackhawks will be kickin' Minnesota's butt tonight! Wild? The only thing wild to ever come out of MN is Cooper! :cool2: They should have named them the Minnesota Mellows **)

SSSHHH G You may cause them to see what they are missing....
Reading the first post, who would ever think of that  #) O0 ^-^ ^-^ ^-^ ^-^ 8) :cool2:


From what I have been told, At least the Packers showed up to winning mind set---- A lot like the fellows in 1775... Thats realy all it takes to make the team effort work..
For the Bears, the Cubs, & Chicago there is always next season..
 The Bears need to come to a Appleseed.  
Pappy

A little late to the thread, but had to chime in. 
The TV sucks.(period!)  It's the most nauseating and insulting waste of time I can imagine. ++)
That said, live football is the only entertainment worth watching (IMO).  These are the gladiators of our day.  I'd bet anyone else who has played the game can empathize with this.
There is nothing better than getting out of the house and heading down to Soldier Field, whipping out the grill at 0700, smoking ribs on a weber for 6 hrs, and heading in to watch an historic rivalry enter a new chapter.  If you haven't been there, let me tell you how choked-up I get when I see (feel) tens of thousands of people on their feet, listening to an inspirational singing of the National Anthem, as 4-5 jet fighters buzz the stadium, and the crowd goes nuts as the whole scene reaches a crescendo and patriotism is oozing from your pores.  It's almost as touching as listening to a Gopherboy strike.  Let the competition begin! ^:)^
That's a vacation in my world, and I highly recommend it if you get the chance. O0
Congrats to da cheezeheads.  The injury mojo went against us. 
But there will be another day.
And I guarantee you, I'll be there. 8)
As for the Superbowl, well, I've never been to one, but had tickets if da Bears had won.  Damn!  So close!  I guess I'd rather go to an Appleseed if we're not in the big game.  I'll see you all at Waterman this weekend.  (how's that for priorities?) 
You know what is cool about going to an Appleseed this Superbowl Sunday?  You just know everyone that comes out to shoot really cares.

Ahhh Gravy, a man after my own heart  ;)

While this thread should have been dead awhile ago... I'm going to throw in my .02 on the only sport that involves a ball that is worthy of our Nation... FOOTBALL!!

This may sound a bit controversial  >:D but it is merely my .02 so don't get tooooo worked up about it  ..:..

Those who seek to destroy this great Nation have been targeting Football for decades... In park districts all over this country they have tried to push soccer (at first they at least kept points, now having winners means you have to have losers, so score keeping is highly discouraged  ::) ) as a replacement for Football. They say it is because Football is too Dangerous... Well it can be, I've had several knee surgeries due to my action in Jr High and High school. BUT the most dangerous "Sport" in High School is not Football, it's Cheerleading.... imagine that.

As we Appleseeders all know, American Heritage is what our Nation's enemies seek to bury with the hopes that when the time is right, editing or even eliminating the Bill of Rights and the Constitution will be easy, because no one will care about something written 200 plus years ago...

Where does football fall in?

It is a part of American Heritage despised by those who want America to fail. It teaches things that are scary to them, and they fear it to be used as a tool to stop them.

What does Football Teach?

#1, Objectives-Strategy-Tactics
#2, Working as a Team to achieve the Objective
#3, How to Follow
#4, How to Lead
#5, The knowledge that if you hit your opponent, harder than he hits you... you'll hardly feel a thing

The only other place you can find these things is in the Military, and as History has shown ex-Football players in battle have on many occasions won the day.

Now some of you "other ball players" may whine that your sport does most of that... at least 1-4, and we learn leadership as well....

There is a difference in the quality of leadership. With Football both Offense and Defense have Team Leaders, just like your sport... But with Football, as a leader of Offense, you have to convince the Offensive line to hurl their bodies into their opponents with skill and precision without fear or hesitation. You have to convince a small lil feller (compared to what is going to tackle him), to either take the ball or catch the ball and run into the gauntlet with the hopes of scoring. And you have to convince these players down after down, inch by inch.

On Defense, the Team Leader must convince the Team that down after down, inch by inch, the opposition must be stopped and can be stopped, and that running back that is running full speed at you can be tackled, without fear or hesitation.

While this isn't Storming a Beach a D-Day material, it does teach you to trust the Leadership, the Tactics, and the Equiptment, and what to do if the Team Leader is taken out of the Game.

So where the heck am I going with this? Simple... ish, This is just one more piece of our Heritage that they are after, so fight to preserve it locally. If you have Yoots, encourage them to play if they have interest. Of course that goes with all sports, but those boys should try Football at least once to see if they like it.

As Gravy said, it truly is the last of the gladiator sports  O0

Now, let's get back to the normally scheduled broadcast... ARE YOU SIGNED UP FOR THE HBC YET????? ^:)^

Quotethe only sport that involves a ball that is worthy of our Nation... FOOTBALL!!

There is NO SUCH THING.

Quote from: SamD on February 01, 2011, 06:07:25 PM

Quotethe only sport that involves a ball that is worthy of our Nation... FOOTBALL!!

There is NO SUCH THING.

It seems to me that the only sport that involves a ball that is worthy of our Nation utilizes powder and ball.

Quoteworthy of our Nation utilizes powder and ball.

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Quote from: Cooper on February 01, 2011, 06:12:23 PM

Quote from: SamD on February 01, 2011, 06:07:25 PM

Quotethe only sport that involves a ball that is worthy of our Nation... FOOTBALL!!

There is NO SUCH THING.

It seems to me that the only sport that involves a ball that is worthy of our Nation utilizes powder and ball.

with the ball usually measuring .223-.30", but sometimes a little larger.....  ;)

Boy oh boy Gravy, that was like fishin' with dynamite  **) **) **) ^:)^ ^:)^ **) **) **)

Quote from: Garand69 on February 01, 2011, 12:13:40 PM
Ahhh Gravy, a man after my own heart  ;)

While this thread should have been dead awhile ago... I'm going to throw in my .02 on the only sport that involves a ball that is worthy of our Nation... FOOTBALL!!

This may sound a bit controversial  >:D but it is merely my .02 so don't get tooooo worked up about it  ..:..

Those who seek to destroy this great Nation have been targeting Football for decades... In park districts all over this country they have tried to push soccer (at first they at least kept points, now having winners means you have to have losers, so score keeping is highly discouraged  ::) ) as a replacement for Football. They say it is because Football is too Dangerous... Well it can be, I've had several knee surgeries due to my action in Jr High and High school. BUT the most dangerous "Sport" in High School is not Football, it's Cheerleading.... imagine that.

As we Appleseeders all know, American Heritage is what our Nation's enemies seek to bury with the hopes that when the time is right, editing or even eliminating the Bill of Rights and the Constitution will be easy, because no one will care about something written 200 plus years ago...

Where does football fall in?

It is a part of American Heritage despised by those who want America to fail. It teaches things that are scary to them, and they fear it to be used as a tool to stop them.

What does Football Teach?

#1, Objectives-Strategy-Tactics
#2, Working as a Team to achieve the Objective
#3, How to Follow
#4, How to Lead
#5, The knowledge that if you hit your opponent, harder than he hits you... you'll hardly feel a thing

The only other place you can find these things is in the Military, and as History has shown ex-Football players in battle have on many occasions won the day.

Now some of you "other ball players" may whine that your sport does most of that... at least 1-4, and we learn leadership as well....

There is a difference in the quality of leadership. With Football both Offense and Defense have Team Leaders, just like your sport... But with Football, as a leader of Offense, you have to convince the Offensive line to hurl their bodies into their opponents with skill and precision without fear or hesitation. You have to convince a small lil feller (compared to what is going to tackle him), to either take the ball or catch the ball and run into the gauntlet with the hopes of scoring. And you have to convince these players down after down, inch by inch.

On Defense, the Team Leader must convince the Team that down after down, inch by inch, the opposition must be stopped and can be stopped, and that running back that is running full speed at you can be tackled, without fear or hesitation.

While this isn't Storming a Beach a D-Day material, it does teach you to trust the Leadership, the Tactics, and the Equiptment, and what to do if the Team Leader is taken out of the Game.

So where the heck am I going with this? Simple... ish, This is just one more piece of our Heritage that they are after, so fight to preserve it locally. If you have Yoots, encourage them to play if they have interest. Of course that goes with all sports, but those boys should try Football at least once to see if they like it.

As Gravy said, it truly is the last of the gladiator sports  O0

Now, let's get back to the normally scheduled broadcast... ARE YOU SIGNED UP FOR THE HBC YET????? ^:)^

Yeah Garand, the thread should be dead.  Except, there are patriots like you who understand the virtues of football.  I wasn't fishing with TNT, but I knew there had to be a few ex-players out there who appreciate it.  Really, all I wanted to say was congrats to our Wisconsin compadres - the best rivalry in the best sport deserves the recognition.  And knowing how anti-TV everyone is, make a case for watching something as historical as that.  Most TV sucks.  But a Bears/Packers game (especially for the division title) is something to be cherished.  I wish Da Pack good luck this Sunday.  Go kick some Steeler a$$!

Hopefully without belaboring the point, I applaud your feelings towards the sport.  It is American.  It is about discipline.  It is about strategy.  You MUST focus on your strengths and plan around your weaknesses.  There is nothing that comes closer to battle than strapping on the pads and going head-to-head against a worthy opponent. 

I fully support the ideal of letting your kids play all sports and letting THEM pick what they like - just so long as they play sports.  Whether it is a team or individual sport, learning about the spirit of competition and developing the motivation to succeed is what matters.  And I fully support the idea of exposing kids to football.  I wish and hope that my 2 boys will like the game and play; but it will be their choice (after I make them play a season).  Get them in the game to at least try it!  If nothing else, they will learn what it means to control their bodies, throw their weight around, and coordinate with others.  To this day, I am unlikely to back down from most men in any physical confrontation, regardless of size, because I learned from football how to use my body.  This is a lesson from football life, and I don't know of any sport that teaches/coaches it better.  In addition to that, you learn life-long exercise habits and a respect for authority. 

I could delve in to parallels with Appleseed, but I think we can all see the overlap. 

Long live the sport of Football!  Long live marksmanship!  Long live our heritage!
Good luck Packers!  O0

Nice post Garand!  I think you have a few doughnuts to contend with. ;D    I'll see you on the battlefield.

QuoteI think you have a few doughnuts to contend with.  ;D

You pickin on my portlyness??? Why I outta  &) You know Redi-Mix Truck Drivers are sensitive about their weight!

P.S. In honor of the Green Bay Packers... Rumor has it that GopherBoy, our Fearless of Northern Reprisal Shoot boss, will be replacing the Redcoat targets with Greencoats  >:D **) **) **)

"Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem."
-- Ronald Reagan. (1911-2004) 40th US President

"If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on earth."
-- Ronald Reagan. (1911-2004) 40th US President 1964


If the Packers loose all hope is lost. ;)

CM

And furthermore, as JFK would often say.... and further more let me say this about that......about the role of government lest we forget
that the true end of the super bowl and the Packers winning is to secure our happiness. ;)  something to think about here.

CM




... Why, then, the substitution of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" for "lives, liberties, and estates"? The phrase comes from George Mason's Virginia Declaration of Rights, with which Jefferson was familiar and possibly had before him when composing the Declaration of Independence. Mason, an uncompromising Lockean, had written that the "inherent rights" to which all men are born include "the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." There is nothing in Jefferson's paraphrase of Mason that remotely suggests, as Vernon Parrington contended, that this constitutes "a complete break with the Whiggish doctrine of property rights," nor, as Arthur Schlesinger argued, that Jefferson meant to imply that the true end of government is to secure the happiness of its subjects.



Jefferson:
http://www.amconmag.com/blog/mr-natural-rights/

Quote from: Castle Mountain on February 04, 2011, 12:18:42 PM




"Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem."
-- Ronald Reagan. (1911-2004) 40th US President

"If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on earth."
-- Ronald Reagan. (1911-2004) 40th US President 1964


If the Packers loose all hope is lost. ;)

CM

Hello Group; I am really worried that in all of Appleseed that there is not a single person who enjoy`s the Cheerleaders..... Wow. Have we shot the last non PC appleseeder. I do not watch or really care for Football, If the sport was banned I would not loose any production talking about it at my job... But if the Cheerleaders were removed from the game well that would be worth talking about.... I would like to place another vote, ( I am from Illinois so its aloud to vote twice) I enjoy the Cheerleaders!!!!!! And Appleseed... Pappy

Go Packers!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~~:)  ..:.. O0 Pappy

Quote from: Pappy on February 04, 2011, 07:52:35 PM
Hello Group; I am really worried that in all of Appleseed that there is not a single person who enjoy`s the Cheerleaders..... Wow. Have we shot the last non PC appleseeder. I do not watch or really care for Football, If the sport was banned I would not loose any production talking about it at my job... But if the Cheerleaders were removed from the game well that would be worth talking about.... I would like to place another vote, ( I am from Illinois so its aloud to vote twice) I enjoy the Cheerleaders!!!!!! And Appleseed... Pappy

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