more ff /elitists?

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Chester the Molester wrote:

No Daisy Mea, this *is not* a sensitive subject,...


Hey Chester, go crawl back under your rock. Crazy cracker filth
like you ain't never been fit to be in the company of decent
sportsmen.


god, if i didn't know any better, i'd say this "tag, yer it"
playalong is some form of wierd mating ritual.

come october, i just may have to shackle both of you boys
together and roll ya in to snowbird.... with only one fly rod.

wally

walt winter wrote:


come october, i just may have to shackle both of you boys together and
roll ya in to snowbird.... with only one fly rod.

....perhaps you could add a cement block and a less pristine spot with
deeper water? the tuckaseegee or tennessee?

jeff (who's absotively posilutely certain some place other than
graham/swain county, and some time other than october, would be more
suitable for a chest-thumpin, testosterone pumpin, swaggerin, and harsh
talkin gathering. i hear north dakota can be a fine venue for such
activity in, say, january?)

ps - and wally, speaking of ugly things, ya got my hinged-hip,
trailin-hook leeches in the mail yet?

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
snakefiddler wrote:

... i already have a feeling that this may be a sensitive subject, ...

Yes Daisy Mae, this is a sensitive subject.

Only if you're sensitive to being called on your BS.

[snip the Farting Fairy's condensed personal fishing history]

Are we elitists to believe this ? Well, I am. I am an elite among
fishermen and it would be ridiculous to deny it.

Ah, you can smell the humility from here.

Some of the folks on this newsgroup are elite fishermen but
cannot bear the thought of being labeled an elitist. That's a
useful distinction for some, by the way, the distinction
between an elite and an elitist, but for me it's a distinction
with little difference.

I'm uncertain, but I believe that the difference has something to do
with the relative position of one's nose in relationship to one's
bloated ego. In Ken's case, his bloated ego keeps his nose pointed
upwards at the proper fly fishing angle. Trouble is, sometimes he has a
hard time seeing the surface of the water.

Your chucklehead friends are jealous of fly fishermen and that's
pretty much the natural order of things. Let them be jealous.
There's not a thing in the world wrong with being an elitist
fisherman.

What a crock. I was an angler for many many years without jealousy and
I seriously doubt that my bait slingin' neighbor spends any of his
precious mental effort coveting my preferred angling style. The only
thing wrong with thinking that you are better than the unwashed hordes
is that, well, you aren't. 'Natural order'. Ha! The 'Natural order'
often results in the humiliating public failure of the overly pompous.
Hence Ken's hesitance to actually show up at a clave and fish where his
'elite' angling skills can be properly demonstrated. He's probably
keeping secrets--elite fly fishing secrets--from the rest of us.

Watch that nose angle,
Tom G
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"Tom G" wrote in message
...
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
snakefiddler wrote:

... i already have a feeling that this may be a sensitive subject,
....

Yes Daisy Mae, this is a sensitive subject.

Only if you're sensitive to being called on your BS.

[snip the Farting Fairy's condensed personal fishing history]

Are we elitists to believe this ? Well, I am. I am an elite among
fishermen and it would be ridiculous to deny it.

Ah, you can smell the humility from here.


yeah, butchya can't smell the *fecies*, because, as we all now know, becasue
of forty's elite fly fishin skills, his don't stink..........


Some of the folks on this newsgroup are elite fishermen but
cannot bear the thought of being labeled an elitist. That's a
useful distinction for some, by the way, the distinction
between an elite and an elitist, but for me it's a distinction
with little difference.

I'm uncertain, but I believe that the difference has something to do
with the relative position of one's nose in relationship to one's
bloated ego. In Ken's case, his bloated ego keeps his nose pointed
upwards at the proper fly fishing angle. Trouble is, sometimes he has a
hard time seeing the surface of the water.

Your chucklehead friends are jealous of fly fishermen and that's
pretty much the natural order of things. Let them be jealous.
There's not a thing in the world wrong with being an elitist
fisherman.

What a crock. I was an angler for many many years without jealousy and
I seriously doubt that my bait slingin' neighbor spends any of his
precious mental effort coveting my preferred angling style.


so right. they, and i, just enjoy a littel back and forth, and this just
happened to be fodder.

The only
thing wrong with thinking that you are better than the unwashed hordes
is that, well, you aren't. 'Natural order'. Ha! The 'Natural order'
often results in the humiliating public failure of the overly pompous.
Hence Ken's hesitance to actually show up at a clave and fish where his
'elite' angling skills can be properly demonstrated. He's probably
keeping secrets--elite fly fishing secrets--from the rest of us.

Watch that nose angle,
Tom G
--

well said-
snakefiddler

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"The majority of the stupid is invincible and gua&teed for all time."
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Tom G wrote:
snip harangue that proves the point
Hence Ken's hesitance to actually show up at a clave ...

Attend a 'Clave ? ME !?! And consort with common roffian
riffraff ? Good gawd man, the mere thought of it gives me
the heebie-jeebies and makes me feel like I should wash
my hands. If the servants didn't have the day off I'd
have someone bring me a Perrier and an aspirin.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Ken Fortenberry wrote in message
Couple snips:
There's not a thing in the world wrong with being an elitist
fisherman.

If you value 'self-proclaimed' titles, I guess it's O.K. One of the
things I teach youngsters wanting to learn to fly fish is that, no
fisherman who enjoys the sport and doesn't break the law is 'better'
than another.

cruxgems wrote:

Ken Fortenberry wrote in message
Couple snips:

There's not a thing in the world wrong with being an elitist
fisherman.


If you value 'self-proclaimed' titles, I guess it's O.K. One of the
things I teach youngsters wanting to learn to fly fish is that, no
fisherman who enjoys the sport and doesn't break the law is 'better'
than another.

That's sweet, and I appreciate the egalitarian sentiment, but
those fishermen who have mastered many fishing techniques ARE
better fishermen than those who have mastered but one or two.
They're not better people, but they ARE better fishermen. And
most of the pre-"Movie" American fly fishermen I've met,
including myself and many on this newsgroup, can fish with bait,
spinners, plugs, with many different rigs in addition to being
accomplished fly fishermen.

People WANT to consider fly fishermen elite fishermen, people
like to denigrate that which they've never accomplished as
snobbery and elitism. Fine by me, I'll play the part and be a
snobbish elitist.

(Don't worry, it's not THAT much of a stretch. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

Sadly, you weren't quite ELITE enough to take your rightful place among the skull and
boners :~^(

Mark --dues payin' member of the not-so-elite White Trash Flyfishers of America--

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
...
cruxgems wrote:

Ken Fortenberry wrote in message
Couple snips:

There's not a thing in the world wrong with being an elitist
fisherman.


If you value 'self-proclaimed' titles, I guess it's O.K. One of the
things I teach youngsters wanting to learn to fly fish is that, no
fisherman who enjoys the sport and doesn't break the law is 'better'
than another.

That's sweet, and I appreciate the egalitarian sentiment, but
those fishermen who have mastered many fishing techniques ARE
better fishermen than those who have mastered but one or two.
They're not better people, but they ARE better fishermen. And
most of the pre-"Movie" American fly fishermen I've met,
including myself and many on this newsgroup, can fish with bait,
spinners, plugs, with many different rigs in addition to being
accomplished fly fishermen.

People WANT to consider fly fishermen elite fishermen, people
like to denigrate that which they've never accomplished as
snobbery and elitism. Fine by me, I'll play the part and be a
snobbish elitist.

(Don't worry, it's not THAT much of a stretch. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry



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I have a brother in law that is what I call a "Bass Cranker". He
participates in many tournaments. It seems like from what I've seen is that
they hook the bass....crank as hard as you can(while skimming the fish over
the top of the water) get it in the boat and catch another one. LOL My son
who is going to be age 11 loves to fly fish..he is learning....tyes some of
his own flies...rough looking now, but effective. I took him fishing with
his cousin(same age) the son of my brother-in-law the "Bass Cranker". When
my son and I took our flyrods out of their cases...preceded to tye on our
flys....the cousins says..."Hey...why aren't you useing "real" fishing
poles? You can't catch anything with those long things". I said
"Son....their are many ways to catch a fish. We prefer the flyrod in most
instances....plus....your dad doesn't know everything about fishing....I was
catching fish when your dad was still p--ping yellow." {:O) That shut him
up quick...{:O) MIKE
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
.. .
snakefiddler wrote:

... i already have a feeling that this may be a sensitive subject, ...

Yes Daisy Mae, this is a sensitive subject.

"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...
o.k., let me say a few things about my post.
first- i may have set a false tone by accidentally omitting my intended
question mark in the subject heading. i was "asking a question" purely in
fun-related to joking around that took place at work.

secondly, i already have a feeling that this may be a sensitive subject,
even with the few responses i have seen thus far.
certainly it was not my intention to offend anyone, and i hope i haven't.

If that's an apology, we don't tolerate that here.

.. . . and since WHEN have you worried about broaching a sensitive subject? ;-)
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TL,
Tim
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