On Mar 8, 7:41*am, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:
On Mar 7, 7:58*pm, Giles wrote:





On Mar 7, 12:17*pm, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:

Just watched CSI. One victim had a fly vest on, but it was EMPTY!!!
Okay, first clue that it was a murder was that the FLY VEST WAS
EMPTY!!! Ain't gonna happen in real life. AN EMPTY FLY VEST! Come on
folks, its just wrong.
Frank Reid

oh, for Gawdsakes!! You, yourownself *have often plotted to do me in for the
contents of my fly vest. I suspect this is a more common crime than most
would suspect.....

Tom, don't worry, its not JUST your fly vest, but the travelling fly
shop you bring with you. *I would not be so base as to kill you for
JUST your vest.
Frank Reid
(who is building a pretty good traveling fly shop on his own)

I wouldn't steal the contents of either of your vests without there
was a Sherpa I could steal to carry the ****. * * *

However, looking at this in the original context, what kind of idiot
would kill somebody for the contents of his fly vest.....and then
leave the empty vest? *John is right, this makes no kind of sense
whatsoever. *If fly fishing, the vest, or its depleted condition had
anything at all to do with the plot line, some sort or explanation
should have been forthcoming. *Presumably, this was not the
case.....or this thread would not exist, ainna? *So, it had nothing to
do with the story, right?. *This leaves us stewing over John's
observations.

A gazillion people involved in the production.......and nobody caught
this? * * *

They have fact checkers!....especially on shows that have do to with
the sciences.....whatever the hell those are.

Well, we're a rare breed, fly fishers.....but not THAT rare! *Besides,
what particular flavor of rocket scientist does it take to make a
connection of sorts between an infinitude of pockets and the
likelihood that something or other might reside in them?

So, Becky's current favorite TV show is "Bones." *And, yes, I enjoy it
too.....very much. *It's got about everything going for it that a TV
show should have. *We watch it together whenever our schedules....and
those of the network (remember when the word "season" had a semblence
of meaning in TVland?) allow. *What Becky does NOT like is someone's
frequent jabbing of the pause button and ejaculations of "NO! NO!
THAT'S WRONG! *THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S DONE!" *Her brows lower, and knit,
and there is no happiness is viewerland. * * *

And the play button is pushed.....quietly and without further
comment.

And truth, fidelity, accuracy......well, Coleridge was right.....I
guess.....maybe.

There are shows, CSI, anything military, ... that I'm forced to watch
by myself in the basement... with the door closed... *phone turned
off... *and no after action reports allowed. *I mean, seriously, a guy
wandering around a military base with the Medal of Honor on his
uniform and not one salute. *Hell, protocol would be drooling all over
themselves to make sure everyone knew the guy was on base. *Saw this a
couple of years ago and railed about it

The willing suspension of disbelief is easy enough.....till the
subject matter hits close to home. Interesting, and somewhat
sobering, to reflect that whatever the subject matter, it MUST hit
close to home somewhere. Makes a boy wonder if television ever gets
anything right.

till the bride laced my coffee
with Mother-in-law Tongue.

Did it work (he asks, naively)?

giles