Tinker 1,645 Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 My unicorn just bit me so I blew it's friggin head of with my 50 calibre. Sorry folks, this item is no longer for sale. Love Rambo..... Seeseacol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dad 25 123 Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 With no context or introduction in your original post you got what should be expected in the responses. ie a mixture due to confusion about the context of the question and people wondering what is your agenda. I didn't expect, nor do I believe that I should have expected some people to jump to these erroneous conclusions. It was just a question. Anyone who finds comfort in fishing, shouldn't feel threatened when questioned about the morality of it -- this may have caused them to draw conclusions about my motives, rather than simply answering what they personally think about the question itself. Are you serious , Your'e university educated and you could not perceive that you're question you posted on a fishing forum would not get the reaction it got ,especially you're first post . No offence , but deep thought may not be you're thing or you need to visit more forum's co's you came across like a TROLL with you're question . snapper15.4kg, Tinker and BarneyB 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
outandabout 373 Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Cleaver and Tinker 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bohica 15 Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 With no context or introduction in your original post you got what should be expected in the responses. ie a mixture due to confusion about the context of the question and people wondering what is your agenda. I didn't expect, nor do I believe that I should have expected some people to jump to these erroneous conclusions. It was just a question. Anyone who finds comfort in fishing, shouldn't feel threatened when questioned about the morality of it -- this may have caused them to draw conclusions about my motives, rather than simply answering what they personally think about the question itself. TAT, I think Rod is correct here. With no clear context people will wonder what your agenda is. So........ I can accept at the outset, that perhaps your initial approach was a little naive. However, having received all the responses above, to steadfastly maintain the position that people have jumped unnecessarily to conclusions is really naive. You are 'poking the bear' and are surprised when it bites you hand. Your post has got a lot of hits for all the wrong reasons, but it's uncovered some latent wits, Pauline and Unicorns! Love it. She is/was also deluded. For the sake of the intellectual and purely philosophical thoughts I assume your seeking I'll offer the following. It's one of the few places I experience solitude, a rare commodity on a crowded earth, a time when I can reflect on what is really important in life, undistracted by someone trying to sell me something in a consumerist world. It allows me to look at and appreciate nature at it's finest, dolphins, sea eagles, whales, sharks, fish and seabirds. The pastime influences the way I view the world. When we fish, we are targetting table species. There is always a degree of bycatch that is inedible or undesirable. But they are thrown back. Some live and some die, usually from barotrauma. I don't like waste or unnecessary death, but I accept it as part of it. After filleting the fish we take, I always try and put the waste back in the water to become part of the food chain again. I foresee a future when some undesirables become table fare, travel to the mediterranean and you'll see that in action. A guy in an large Athen's fishmarket told me most of his fish was imported from New Zealand. Any fish we keep are eaten and not wasted, unless my adolescent son unplugs the freezer to vacuum his car and doesn't turn it back on!!!!!! With a little forethought and research of this website, you would have found lengthy discussions and 'conflict' of Rec's v Pro's v Govt v Greenies etc in the fishing fraternity. Personally I think the least damaging way to catch fish is with a line and hook and there are some Pro's that fish that way. The industrialisation of fishing is environmentally destructive in a way not possible by recreational fishers. An analogy...... farmer clears trees with an axe v Corporation uses bulldozers and fire to speed up the process and maximise profits. Either way I'll be fishing till I can't get up or get it up. Whilst we're on philosophy. What about this once proud country becoming a nanny state. Rules and more rules pervading our society to extent that we need signs everywhere we go preventing us from imminent danger. How is that affecting the human gene pool buy robbing morons of their god given right to go kill themselves, sometimes after saying "hey watch this"???? What are your thoughts? Bo brenton, Rod, Poppa Snake and 8 others 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
outandabout 373 Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 I'd have to Think About This........ Tinker and brenton 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheBerg 241 Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 "I Fish, Therefore I Am." BarneyB 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Underpants 1,543 Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 "I Fish, Therefore I Am." " It pisces, ergo sum"........... if you want to be a smart ! TheBerg and BarneyB 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmck 628 Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Thank you to those of you with sincere answers. To give some context to this thread. I have been fishing for the most part of my life, however, I recently finished my "Masters of Philosophy" degree, and it has made me think about things a bit differently. So I thought I'd ask some fellow South Australians a question, because some of you may have had similar thoughts at some point. Cheers. I'm interested to know in which discipline you gained your Masters, please Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rod 773 Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 What was the thesis? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tinker 1,645 Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 FOR SALE Unicorn horn....$50 University degree....$20 Kick in the nuts...... brenton, Des and Seeseacol 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackmac 307 Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Thank you to those of you with sincere answers. To give some context to this thread. I have been fishing for the most part of my life, however, I recently finished my "Masters of Philosophy" degree, and it has made me think about things a bit differently. So I thought I'd ask some fellow South Australians a question, because some of you may have had similar thoughts at some point. Cheers. So you are one of those people wasting tax payers money on stupid uni courses that go nowhere.I bet you are doing an arts degree next. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmck 628 Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 No answers to Rod and my questions.... I note this 'member' joined on Feb 15th and was last active on Feb 16th..... One can only surmise his/her/it's reason for the post. ... wanchor....... Rod, Tinker and snapper15.4kg 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seeseacol 381 Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Cant believe this thread is still going and yet the goose has gone.....why do I feel like a monkey undergoing scientific research ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheBerg 241 Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Perhaps it was a psychological evaluation/test of the fishing community. Posing a question and gauging the reaction. I wonder if we passed ?lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rod 773 Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 It was a pun, it's a fishing forum and he was trolling Cheers Rod lofty64 and TheBerg 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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