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On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:08:05 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

What the hell has happened to the yute of today?

They are in training to become the old farts of tomorrow.

We made it, they can to after years of practice.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:55:33 -0500, John H.
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On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 21:30:31 -0700, "CalifBill"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:06:24 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
om...
On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:39:30 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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On Oct 2, 3:26?pm, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:
I like that feature, but I don't see it in the West Marine
catalog.http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?..._imageViewsInd...

No reference to a fish cannon at your link. ???

But it may be similar to a "herring charge". When my granddad
served
on destroyer escorts in the British Navy, WWI, detecting a German U
boat always resulted in fresh fish for dinner. In his personal log
from the war, he describes how the mess hands would run out on deck
with long handled nets during depth charge runs and scoop up huge
quantities of stunned fish.

Sometimes you hear about rednecks supposedly doing some catfishin'
with dynamite. Probably 99% urban legend, but the results would be
similar to Grandpa's depth charges- if on a smaller scale.

Chuck, you have a big boat, but you can't afford new glasses? Look at
the
picture, directly above the guy in the yellow helmet. It's a fish
cannon.

I am not in the mood to explain simple things tonight. Get with the
program,
please.

I have no idea what a fish cannon is unless you are talking down
riggers.

Oh no. Not you too! :-)

Well, I've never heard of a "fish cannon". It looks like the type of
artillery that uses a rocket powered shell of some sort, but why they
would call it a fish cannon I have no idea.

Got a reference to fish cannon?

It is a 25mm cannon. Never heard of a fish cannon. Potato gun, but not
fish cannon.

I was thinking about 105mm, or maybe even 5 inch, not knowing anything
about how the things are armed.

The only reference I could find on "fish cannon" was on a gaming group
for Halo 2.

Which means this is probably Doug's very sad attempt at some sort of
"humor".

No sadder than your interplanetary fantasies, captain. :-)

On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:44:39 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:08:05 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

What the hell has happened to the yute of today?

They are in training to become the old farts of tomorrow.

We made it, they can to after years of practice.

I suppose, but you gotta wonder what ever happened to...

Well, maybe I am getting old. :)

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:44:39 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:08:05 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

What the hell has happened to the yute of today?

They are in training to become the old farts of tomorrow.

We made it, they can to after years of practice.

I suppose, but you gotta wonder what ever happened to...

Well, maybe I am getting old. :)

http://tinyurl.com/2gsljb

On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:32:02 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:55:33 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 21:30:31 -0700, "CalifBill"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:06:24 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
om...
On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:39:30 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
oglegroups.com...
On Oct 2, 3:26?pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
I like that feature, but I don't see it in the West Marine
catalog.http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?..._imageViewsInd...

No reference to a fish cannon at your link. ???

But it may be similar to a "herring charge". When my granddad served
on destroyer escorts in the British Navy, WWI, detecting a German U
boat always resulted in fresh fish for dinner. In his personal log
from the war, he describes how the mess hands would run out on deck
with long handled nets during depth charge runs and scoop up huge
quantities of stunned fish.

Sometimes you hear about rednecks supposedly doing some catfishin'
with dynamite. Probably 99% urban legend, but the results would be
similar to Grandpa's depth charges- if on a smaller scale.

Chuck, you have a big boat, but you can't afford new glasses? Look at
the
picture, directly above the guy in the yellow helmet. It's a fish
cannon.

I am not in the mood to explain simple things tonight. Get with the
program,
please.

I have no idea what a fish cannon is unless you are talking down
riggers.

Oh no. Not you too! :-)

Well, I've never heard of a "fish cannon". It looks like the type of
artillery that uses a rocket powered shell of some sort, but why they
would call it a fish cannon I have no idea.

Got a reference to fish cannon?

It is a 25mm cannon. Never heard of a fish cannon. Potato gun, but not
fish cannon.

I was thinking about 105mm, or maybe even 5 inch, not knowing anything
about how the things are armed.

The only reference I could find on "fish cannon" was on a gaming group
for Halo 2.

Which means this is probably Doug's very sad attempt at some sort of
"humor".

He's trying to entice us into some sort of political argument wherein 'fish
cannon' play a major role.

After hours of research, I came up with this:

http://tinyurl.com/2eyxnp

On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:56:33 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:44:39 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:08:05 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

What the hell has happened to the yute of today?

They are in training to become the old farts of tomorrow.

We made it, they can to after years of practice.

I suppose, but you gotta wonder what ever happened to...

Well, maybe I am getting old. :)

http://tinyurl.com/2gsljb

Here's a bit of TV trivia for you.

Who were the two women in that commercial?

On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:44:59 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

No sadder than your interplanetary fantasies, captain. :-)

Oh, we shall see about "fantasies" my friend - we shall see.

Your first on the list. :)

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:56:33 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:44:39 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:08:05 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

What the hell has happened to the yute of today?

They are in training to become the old farts of tomorrow.

We made it, they can to after years of practice.

I suppose, but you gotta wonder what ever happened to...

Well, maybe I am getting old. :)

http://tinyurl.com/2gsljb

Here's a bit of TV trivia for you.

Who were the two women in that commercial?

Mongo not know. Who were they?

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:44:59 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

No sadder than your interplanetary fantasies, captain. :-)

Oh, we shall see about "fantasies" my friend - we shall see.

Your first on the list. :)

You can't touch me, antennae face. I just got a new roof, and I opted for
the....

Never mind. You haven't heard of this yet.