What's your favorite fly fishing book?

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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Nicely said. And best of all, I understand now why you think my
scouting
saga was full of exaggeration: The post was longer than yours.
Sorry,
Wolfgang. Next time I'm inclined to write something that long,
I'll
break it
into smaller, individual posts.

Break it into individual letters distributed at random and the
enterprising reader will be able to do something useful with it.

Wolfgang
and, for the indolent, it will flush easier.



Specifically, which parts do you believe were exaggerated?

The part between "He knew..." and "...kill himself."

Verisimilitude is the name of the game. Absolute and eternal
perfection in the face of an adversary's universal and irredeemable
incompetence is a tough sell because it's impossible to swallow. If
the hero cannot possibly fail.....if he is indisputably
invincible....and everybody knows it, no one will ever buy the movie
rights. Samson had his hair, Achilles his heel, Superman his
kryptonite. Nevertheless, I'd bet a shiny new nickel you can't whup
all their asses at the same time.

Wolfgang



......yawn.....

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message

Verisimilitude is the name of the game. Absolute and eternal
perfection in the face of an adversary's universal and
irredeemable
incompetence is a tough sell because it's impossible to swallow.
If
the hero cannot possibly fail.....if he is indisputably
invincible....and everybody knows it, no one will ever buy the
movie
rights. Samson had his hair, Achilles his heel, Superman his
kryptonite. Nevertheless, I'd bet a shiny new nickel you can't
whup
all their asses at the same time.

Wolfgang



.....yawn.....

There you go! Simple, direct and, best of all, plausible. MUCH
better!

Wolfgang
see how easy it is?

Wolfgang wrote:




There you go! Simple, direct and, best of all, plausible. MUCH
better!



Who's writing your copy today. That statement can't be coming from you.

Willi

Wolfgang wrote:

Former Boy Scouts, almost to a man, will testify (and do) that they are
better men for the experience. I beg leave to remind them of the advice
given to his son by John Andrew Holmes:

"It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling
exception, is composed of others."



My gradeschool and neighborhood were lily white and middle class. Scouts
gave me my first contacts with kids of other ethnic and economic
backgrounds.

Willi

Doug Kanter wrote:


He knew how to pitch a tent when he was 3, although obviously, he needed
help because of his height. But, he understood the order of things and was
able to help by assembling parts and having them ready. He knew the pattern
for which things went into building a campfire (kindling, small wood, large
wood) by the same age, although obviously, he wasn't lighting matches at
that age. But most important, he was well on his way to understanding that a
position of authority in no way indicates competence. And, he knew that it
doesn't take 38 hands to do something more easily done by two or three
people working together. He learned these things from his mom and I.


Your child is/was a VERY gifted child! Those are not the type of things
that a typical 3 year old would be able to learn.


Funny....he's been tying textbook-perfect knots since he was a toddler and
those knots have never failed. Not once.


Or maybe even an adult!



It's too bad Scouting didn't work out for you and your son.

Willi

"Willi" wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:




There you go! Simple, direct and, best of all, plausible. MUCH
better!



Who's writing your copy today. That statement can't be coming from
you.

The staff initial their work, of course, but by the time it's cleaned
up, transcribed and delivered to me I have no idea who the author of
any individual piece is. What's more, I really don't care......I
don't have to care.....I pay them.

Wolfgang
well......maybe.

"Willi" wrote in message
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My gradeschool and neighborhood were lily white and middle class.
Scouts
gave me my first contacts with kids of other ethnic and economic
backgrounds.

Yeah, there are some things they do well......or at least some that
are good.

Wolfgang

On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 12:53:42 -0500, "Wolfgang"
wrote:


"Willi" wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:




There you go! Simple, direct and, best of all, plausible. MUCH
better!



Who's writing your copy today. That statement can't be coming from
you.

The staff initial their work, of course, but by the time it's cleaned
up, transcribed and delivered to me I have no idea who the author of
any individual piece is. What's more, I really don't care......I
don't have to care.....I pay them.

Wolfgang
well......maybe.



Whats this "maybe" ****? Where's the union steward?

g.c.

"George Cleveland" wrote in message
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On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 12:53:42 -0500, "Wolfgang"
wrote:

The staff initial their work, of course, but by the time it's
cleaned
up, transcribed and delivered to me I have no idea who the author
of
any individual piece is. What's more, I really don't care......I
don't have to care.....I pay them.

Wolfgang
well......maybe.



Whats this "maybe" ****? Where's the union steward?

g.c.

You rang, sir?

Wolfgang
who still has a hard time understanding why the simple expedients
never occurred to the likes of ford, gould, morgan, et al.

On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 12:59:54 -0500, "Wolfgang"
wrote:


"George Cleveland" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 12:53:42 -0500, "Wolfgang"
wrote:

The staff initial their work, of course, but by the time it's
cleaned
up, transcribed and delivered to me I have no idea who the author
of
any individual piece is. What's more, I really don't care......I
don't have to care.....I pay them.

Wolfgang
well......maybe.



Whats this "maybe" ****? Where's the union steward?

g.c.

You rang, sir?

Wolfgang
who still has a hard time understanding why the simple expedients
never occurred to the likes of ford, gould, morgan, et al.

Solidarity bites!

g.c.