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    From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Joe Mackey on Mon Jan 6 23:22:00 2020
    Hello JOE!

    ** 06.01.20 - 07:29, JOE MACKEY wrote to DARYL STOUT:

    When I lived in Colorado there was a love/hate relationship with
    tourists. We loved the money they spent, but hated them getting in
    our way. There were bumper stickers reading "If its tourist
    season, does that mean we can shoot them?" Joe

    Personally, I think that's very funny! (Can you say Gary Larson?)

    But, as the sentiment about gun ownership grows in society, I wonder if a bumper sticker message like that could one day be construed offensive.



    ../|ug

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  • From Joe Mackey@1:123/140 to August Abolins on Tue Jan 7 07:35:56 2020
    Aug wrote --

    But, as the sentiment about gun ownership grows in society, I wonder if a bumper sticker message like that could one day be construed offensive.

    I think one day everything will be construed as offensive.
    There are more and more people today just looking to be offended. But
    then we are drifting into current events...
    Joe

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Joe Mackey on Wed Jan 8 18:40:00 2020
    Joe,

    I think one day everything will be construed as offensive.
    There are more and more people today just looking to be offended. But
    then we are drifting into current events...

    Well, if sneezing, belching, and pooting are offensive, they might as
    well just nuke the planet. :P

    Daryl


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