Hawken... a pet peeve

[Billnpatti]

Hmmmm :hmm: You could number them rather than name them and completely avoid any problem stemming from your aversion to cute names.

 

[nchawkeye]

No problem with cute names, my property, my rules... :blah:

 

[Stophel]

The Germans assign gender to stuff willynilly. Der, die, and das are respectively the male, female and neuter gender expressions of "the." If I recall correctly, a pencil is male (der), while a fountain pen is female (die). I defy anyone to get sexist or gender pejorative with those.

The linguist summed it up with this: "Der, die, das, scheiss."

Yes, the German gender assignment for words is totally arbitrary and irritating. I met a German gentleman at Friendship several years ago, and got to talking with him about the language and he told me "we don't worry about it, we just use whichever one (der, die, das/ dem, den, des) pops into our heads first." I know that often I will see in books/documents how one word will use one article once, then another article later on! Which one is "correct"??? :haha:


Being rather obsessive, I have SO many "peeves".... Like others here, I cannot stand "Remmy", "shotty", "flinter", or any number of other cutesy, silly nicknames for guns (or anything else...). One thing that really drives me crazy is that almost NO ONE seems to be able to spell the word "gauge". I dare say that at least 90% of the time I see someone trying to use the word "gauge" they spell it "guage". "I've got a 12 guage shotgun". It's like an icepick into my brain!

 

[Wes/Tex]

Which one is "correct"?....It's like an icepick into my brain!

Oh yeah, guy! When you think German is difficult, try spending an afternoon with three Italian exchange-students trying to explain the English language & American football!

What's with 'where', 'wear' & 'ware'?
What's with 'to', 'too' & 'two'?
Why aren't 'taco' & 'Waco' pronounced the same?
Are 'red shirt' & 'red dog' similar?
Who picked 4 downs instead of 3?

"There is no reason, it's just company policy!" :youcrazy: :haha:

 

[Billnpatti]

Well, there are a few minor problems with using a numbering system rather than names. If you had a bad cow and you told someone to "Look out for number 2", they may not know whether you are talking about the cow or what she left on the ground. :hmm: Oh well, I didn't say it was a perfect system. :idunno:

 

[Golfswithwolves]

OK

Jim Hawkins was the cabin boy from Treasure Island.

Samuel And Jacob Hawken were builders of the famous mountain rifle.

Companies produce the modern "hawken" type of rifle based on the Thompson Center Hawken.

So Hawken Rifle, hawken or Hawken's rifle are correct.

Hawkin, Hawkins, Hawkings, Hawkinz or even Hawkens, not so much.

Anybody who saw the movie "Treasure Island" knows that the cabin boy's name is Jim Arrhkins.

 

[Spikebuck]

Yes and then there is Spikebuck who neutered his guns so he doesn't have to name them ... tisk tisk :hmm:

They might be neutered, but I didn't remove the ramrods. :grin: Did I just assign a gender to my guns? :idunno:

 

[Alden]

Well, there are a few minor problems with using a numbering system rather than names. If you had a bad cow and you told someone to "Look out for number 2", they may not know whether you are talking about the cow or what she left on the ground. :hmm: Oh well, I didn't say it was a perfect system. :idunno:

That's very mooving.

I've heard of mad, but "bad" cow? Doesn't come when you call -- with bells on. Won't sit up or roll over. Begs at the table!

Bottom line: any excuse to spray-paint or tip a cow is OK with me.

 

[FishDFly]

Hmmmm :hmm: You could number them rather than name them and completely avoid any problem stemming from your aversion to cute names.

You do not understand ranch management.

My step-mother started naming them, prior to her, they had numbers, in sequential order of arrival.

The new wife assumed the responsibility of assigning names to them from my step-mother, labor did not get a vote.

My role is labor, equipment operator; labor gets hunting and fishing rights, no salary.

My new wife keeps trying to assume the role of ranch Foreman, with labor resisting, labor is winning.

Step mother is the Financial Officer, she bought labor a nice new truck for his labors, first since 1974. After the new wife finished with it, it looks like it came from "DUCK DYNASTY".

At least I get hunting rights.

I am opposed to cute names and sexist naming, labor does have rights.

 

[tom deinek]

???

Are you suggesting my friend eats dogmeat?

Wrong ethnicity. Iraq is in the mid-east, not asia.

Actually, Al is Chaldean, a Christian arab. One of the reasons he left was because of religious persecution.

 

[nkbj]

Oh, and the .62 rifle is "Rattler" because of what my better 2/3's says the windows do in the quiltatorium.

 

[Billnpatti]

Richard, you sound like a man like myself who has learned when it comes to taking with a woman, the only right answer is "Yes 'mam!". :thumbsup: Pay attention 'cuz it is good advice. :hatsoff: Stick with that and you, too, will one day celebrate 50 years of marriage like my wife and I will do in a few months. :grin:

 

[Billnpatti]

Rattler is one sa-weet looking gun. Rifle or smoothbore?

 

[Wes/Tex]

Stick with that and you, too, will one day celebrate 50 years of marriage like my wife and I will do in a few months. :grin:

Like the T-shirt says, "The first 50 years of marriage are the hardest"! Congrats to both of you...especially the boss, who has had to put up with you!! :wink: :hatsoff:

 

[Alden]

50 years? Wow. That's a really long time. Congrats you guys!!! I can't even imagine being that old...

 

[Billnpatti]

Wes and Alden, Thank you, gentlemen. :hatsoff: There is no question that my wife disserves many stars in her crown for putting up with me for this long. :bow:

 

[Wes/Tex]

There is no question that my wife disserves many stars in her crown for putting up with me for this long. :bow:

Afraid that's true for many long-suffering wives. Bev kept smiling through some of my misadventures over the decades. She kept me from doing really stupid things for nearly 35 years and is probably asking God right now to keep me from trying again!

 

[RAEDWALD]

Which one is "correct"?....It's like an icepick into my brain!

Oh yeah, guy! When you think German is difficult, try spending an afternoon with three Italian exchange-students trying to explain the English language & American football!

What's with 'where', 'wear' & 'ware'?
What's with 'to', 'too' & 'two'?
Why aren't 'taco' & 'Waco' pronounced the same?
Are 'red shirt' & 'red dog' similar?
Who picked 4 downs instead of 3?

"There is no reason, it's just company policy!" :youcrazy: :haha:

Wes, I think you will find that you were explaining American language and American football. Not English language.

The spelling used to reflect the given pronunciation when spelling was standardised in the 18th century. Thus 'where' used 'wh' as it was a soft expelling of air. Thus the difference between 'whales' and 'Wales'. 'Ware' used the magic e thus 'wayur' and wear was 'wee ar'

Another example is "plough'in English, which used to be onomatopoeic reflecting the noise of a simple plough pushing through soil. Thus 'pluchh'. I used to live near Poughhill; pronounced 'puffle'.

'To' was 'toe' (which was itself 'toh'), 'two' was 'twoh' and 'too' was always 'too'.

Try this one out. 'It's brass monkey without and I'm fair starving.'

Have I helped? Ducks and leaves the room with celerity.

 

[nkbj]

Rattler is one sa-weet looking gun. Rifle or smoothbore?

Hoyt cut the rifling.

 

[Billnpatti]

Well, I have heard noting but good about Hoyt's work so you've got a good 'un there. For some reason, I'd love to have one just like yours but I actually have no use in the world for it and just can't bring myself to spend the money for a new barrel for my mule ear full stock plains rifle. I just have a love for shoulder cannons. I have a Pedersoli Sharps chambered for the .45/120 cartridge and a full load with a 500 gr. bullet on that sweet thang will get your attention.....I love it.