Something to Think About

[jaysin]

I was a ffl holder for years and ran a shop other then being smoker friendly i was no different then any other shop in the stae or nation. i did take notice of a couple things though. 90% of my clients were smokers out of that 90% 60% smoked pipes 20% cigars and 10% cigs and 10% non smokers. the pipers were more friendly and smarter then the other smokers. other then that it seemd to be the pipe smokers all had facial hair of some sort

so looking back on pipe smokers and what not i found that the most smartest people in the world have been pipe smokers with fical hair so it got me thinking is there a connection in all this?

oh and pipe smokers seem to have a high ownership rate of firearms too. just something odd to think about

 

[baronsamedi]

Guilty. Well, I don't know about the smart part, but I do have facial hair, smoke a pipe and lawfully pack a pistol.

 

[juni]

I sure am glad its the smart people owning guns!

 

[spartan]

I'll put my name into the ballot to become part of the "most smartest" group of people on earth please lol
P.S. - It's incorrect to say "most smartest" Maybe I should be the stereotypical pipe smoking ENGLISH teacher!

 

[juvat270]

Guilty as well. As Baron said, I don't know about the smart part, but I too have facial hair and own a lot of guns. :D

 

[jaysin]

keep in mind my speak may not be percect i am just a good ol counrty boy

 

[uberam3rica]

the pipers were more friendly and smarter then the other smokers

Well I can srike up a conversation with almost anyone. I also tend to score high on tests, especially reading. I had a 12th grade reading level in the 4th grade.

it seemd to be the pipe smokers all had facial hair of some sort

I cant grow a good mustache or beard, I just get kind of a shaggy look, but I never shave until I have to.

pipe smokers seem to have a high ownership rate of firearms too

I own a .22 caliber rifle. I don't hunt, I just do target practice. I've always owned a gun of some kind though. I started with nerf, then a BB gun, then when I was 13 or 14 santa got me a real gun. I've just always liked guns. I'd have an arsenal if i could. I live out in the country so I can just walk into my back yard and do some target practice whenever I want.

 

[logandow]

No facial hair (I wish i could grow a wizard beard) but I do love my guns!

 

[zanthal]

Yeah, unfortunately the guns are in the hands of every sort of person there is.
I've sold almost all of my guns, except for the .45 springfield for home protection.

 

[jaysin]

@zanthal

cant go wrong with a 45 springfield. dont blame ya for keeping that one

 

[aussielass]

then when I was 13 or 14 santa got me a real gun

I think that's just about the scariest damn thing I've ever read in my life!

 

[bigvan]

Facial hair: check

Guns: Check (also a fan of the .45 ACP round and a member of the Kimber Kult).

Most Smartest: the irony of this phrase is hilarious
"keep in mind my speak may not be percect i am just a good ol counrty boy"
It's not how one speaks, my friend, it's how one writes that's important here.

 

[schmitzbitz]

then when I was 13 or 14 santa got me a real gun

I think that's just about the scariest damn thing I've ever read in my life!

That's how it goes here in North America Aussielass; even here in Canada with our gun-control legislation. With so many small and isolated communities, hunting is a necessary way of life for many of us. I was given a .22 for my 12th birthday, and sent off (with my pops) to learn to hunt. Of course, I lived in a small town in the middle of nowhere, Northern British Columbia, where running a trap line is still the most viable way to make a living for the majority of the 800 odd residents; and the risk of running into a grizzly on Main St. was very real.

Honestly, I'm surprised that life isn't similar for Australian youth; at least those living in the backcountry. You guys have the same vast expanses, a whole host of pest animals...never mind the numerous terrifying things that would love to leap out and snack on your limbs.

 

[dylan793]

Another bearded, pipe-smoking gun owner signing in here.
Haven't updated the avatar, quite wooly at the moment 8)

 

[pipedisciple]

I do have facial hair, smoke a pipe and graduated top of my class in college but I don't feel I'm any smarter than anyone else, Just a good finisher. ::

 

[cyndi]

Hmmm. I'll admit to smart and gun-toting, but I don't have facial hair, thank goodness.

 

[maduroman]

i am glad, cyndi, that would ruin the phantasy...

 

[cyndi]

:D Shaun's pretty happy about it too.

 

[pipeinhand]

When I cut off my beard last summer I forgot where all my guns went.

 

[chops]

No guns, no facial hair and dumb as a post.