HaasAvocado
09-22-05, 01:57 AM
Real men hunt things that shoot back
Living in the land where Bubba and Bo are used as pronouns life can be tough on a vegan, but today I witnessed one of the funniest events I think I have ever seen. Currently it is September, and close to if not already deer hunting season where I live. Of course the start of deer hunting season makes me sad.
Well as you probably figured I live out in what most would perceive to be the country, and my home is located near a major military installation. I pretty much follow the same routine everyday and visit the same business establishments in my area. Convenience and a little consumer sovereignty normally dictate which station I go to on a particuliar day when getting gas. So, today I was getting gas and was at the counter when I overheard two men in front of me having a discussion. The first man had traditional "Bubba or Bo wear" on, blue jeans and a tee shirt(from the Joe Dirt line of clothing, complete with a mullet), and the second was wearing a military uniform.
The first, a civilian was talking about all these big deer he had been scoping out and bragging of sorts as if showing the soldier he was tough. The soldier just kept his even expression obviously unimpressed so the Bubba said to the soldier, “you been whooping a** on those terrorist?”, the soldier just calmly said, he had just returned from Afghanistan not acknowledging whether or not he had been “whooping a**”, but from the unit patches on his shoulder and the base I would say he had seen his share of war. Well the Bubba persists, “Hey Bo, you need to get one those there M-16’s and come out with us, and we will put ya on some big bucks”, in an effort to endear himself to the soldier. The soldier politely chuckled never letting his temperament change and said;” Sorry Sir, I only hunt things that shoot back” with a straight face.You could see the Bubba get a big lump in his throat and he turned a might bit pale as he quickly exited the store.
It was everything I could do to keep a straight face until the Bubba had left the building , but when he did the cashier, the soldier , and myself were in tears laughing. Regardless of your position on the war, I hope you will take what happened next in jest. Seeing that the soldier was a corporal I knew that he was probably not making that much money so, I gave him a fifty told him to go have a nice night on the town , and said, God Bless America. The soldier smiled and said ; “Thank you , Sir”, I just laughed and said, no problem son.
Living in the land where Bubba and Bo are used as pronouns life can be tough on a vegan, but today I witnessed one of the funniest events I think I have ever seen. Currently it is September, and close to if not already deer hunting season where I live. Of course the start of deer hunting season makes me sad.
Well as you probably figured I live out in what most would perceive to be the country, and my home is located near a major military installation. I pretty much follow the same routine everyday and visit the same business establishments in my area. Convenience and a little consumer sovereignty normally dictate which station I go to on a particuliar day when getting gas. So, today I was getting gas and was at the counter when I overheard two men in front of me having a discussion. The first man had traditional "Bubba or Bo wear" on, blue jeans and a tee shirt(from the Joe Dirt line of clothing, complete with a mullet), and the second was wearing a military uniform.
The first, a civilian was talking about all these big deer he had been scoping out and bragging of sorts as if showing the soldier he was tough. The soldier just kept his even expression obviously unimpressed so the Bubba said to the soldier, “you been whooping a** on those terrorist?”, the soldier just calmly said, he had just returned from Afghanistan not acknowledging whether or not he had been “whooping a**”, but from the unit patches on his shoulder and the base I would say he had seen his share of war. Well the Bubba persists, “Hey Bo, you need to get one those there M-16’s and come out with us, and we will put ya on some big bucks”, in an effort to endear himself to the soldier. The soldier politely chuckled never letting his temperament change and said;” Sorry Sir, I only hunt things that shoot back” with a straight face.You could see the Bubba get a big lump in his throat and he turned a might bit pale as he quickly exited the store.
It was everything I could do to keep a straight face until the Bubba had left the building , but when he did the cashier, the soldier , and myself were in tears laughing. Regardless of your position on the war, I hope you will take what happened next in jest. Seeing that the soldier was a corporal I knew that he was probably not making that much money so, I gave him a fifty told him to go have a nice night on the town , and said, God Bless America. The soldier smiled and said ; “Thank you , Sir”, I just laughed and said, no problem son.