Plantars Warts and Armchair Physicists

George D. Stout · January 22, 2010, 10:51:00 AM

It has come to my attention that there are several things in this life that are particular annoyances to the archer and bowhunter; not life-threating, of course, just a pain in the anatomical structures. Some are true pains, some more figurative in nature, but nonetheless....pains.

The two that come to mind as I sit here are as mentioned in the title: Plantars Warts and Armchair Physicists. To the bowhunter, both can cause both pain and fits of confusion if allowed to fester: :rolleyes:

1. The Plantars Wart (PW), has no active mind to reason with, and can't intentionally create issues with your physche....it's just a pain in the foot. It is an annoyance but is unable to expand its horizons to include misinformation, or disinformation; nor can it expound on the pythagoran theorem, while eating a donut and drinking coffee. It can be treated however, which makes it more of a minor annoyance and only temporary.

2. The armchair physicist (AP), has an active mind, but not the ammunition to shoot accurately with it, and subsequently can be a pain in the area of the gluteous maximus. It can expound on assorted theorem, but usually....and most often lacks, or omits substantive fact, other than the second hand kind derived at through a casual and accidental meeting with another of its kind.

I watch as the deer gets closer...it will soon be a mere seventeen and three tenths of a yard from my ambush point. Again...."What if you hit heavy bone? That measley, ultra-sharp, two blade head has two bevels! Do you really think you can kill a whitetail with that...at that distance?"

STOP!!!! Oh the humanity! :confused:

I am now so nervous as the deer is close. Just one more step, quartering very sligthly....front foot forward, I'm ready to loose the shaft. Then....I hear it....the deer hears it....a rumbling that is permeating the whole area of forest that we occupy. At first it is a low hum, then it gets louder....deeper in tone until it reverberates through the hollows. The deer explodes in fear, I let down my bow as we are engulfed with the phenomenon. Like a sonic boom it echoes...."WHATSSSSSSSSSSSSSSYOURRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEFFFFFFFFFOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCCC????????"

It was over in an instant. The deer was gone and I was alone again. I could see no one in sight. Could it have been all in my head? Surely....I heard it...the deer heard it. Was I dreaming?

Oh well....I sat down for a minute on the nearest stump, removed my boot and scratched my PW. Time to move along...there's another stretch of woods ahead...maybe????

NorthernCaliforniaHunter · January 22, 2010, 10:55:00 AM

I know an AP that can tell you all about your PW.

trapperDave · January 22, 2010, 10:58:00 AM

lol

straitera · January 22, 2010, 11:01:00 AM

My trouble is I let the AP get under my PW where they both wind up a PITA.

CallMaker · January 22, 2010, 11:02:00 AM

Good start to the day George.....

robtattoo · January 22, 2010, 11:11:00 AM

IMHO, FWIW, the PW & AP are both a PITA & should be made to go AWOL, ASAP.

twitchstick · January 22, 2010, 11:20:00 AM

Thanx George of the reminders.

Shinken · January 22, 2010, 11:23:00 AM

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!

TGIF

:~)

Shoot straight, Shinken

doowop · January 22, 2010, 11:30:00 AM

It must be raining in the Quaker State this morning. The zeal of thine house hath eaten you up.

George D. Stout · January 22, 2010, 11:33:00 AM

'Thoust are mistaken, oh lover of Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps (original doowoppers) 8^)....I am merely waiting for the acrylic to dry on my longbow riser 8^))))).

Mudd · January 22, 2010, 11:34:00 AM

I-T-G-A-I-W-B-T-G-T-B-T!!!!!!!,,,lol
God bless,Mudd

Would a correct para-phrase be? ..Gimme a break!...?

Thanks George!! Much needed lighter side.

the elf · January 22, 2010, 12:02:00 PM

Thank you George-------we all needed that.

M60gunner · January 22, 2010, 12:14:00 PM

Thanks, I agree that we all needed that. I am glad that I am old enough to remember a much simplier archery without the tech stuff.

hayslope · January 22, 2010, 12:26:00 PM

I'm glad I didn't have anything in my mouth when I read that!!!!!

Made my morning as well George!

Ryan Rothhaar · January 22, 2010, 12:26:00 PM

Professor Stout

From a *young guy* that often feels like an old guy - RIGHT ON, BROTHER!

I think learning to walk before you run is the right way to approach archery and bowhunting - as well as life. Too many folks want to run before they even put the shoes on.....I could say something about running and plantar warts, but I think I've mixed enough metaphors already...

R

shadman · January 22, 2010, 01:35:00 PM

Too funny!!!

January 22, 2010, 02:24:00 PM

If I use my pignut and tan Bear Razorheads with the bleeder blades for turkey, will the voice talk to me too? Now I'm scared, because it is ??lbs. @ ??" and my arrows are ?gpi and ??% foc. They are 27"bop I hope that is enough.

SuperK · January 22, 2010, 02:49:00 PM

SpikeMaster · January 22, 2010, 03:24:00 PM

Good one George.

My leading principle and the reason I got into trad archery is K.I.S.S. - keep it simple, stupid!

Guru · January 22, 2010, 03:48:00 PM

Thank you George...it really gets ridiculous reading some of this "stuff" sometimes

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