Alan Minyard wrote:

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 03:06:38 GMT, "Gord Beaman" ) wrote:

"Tarver Engineering" wrote:

"Gord Beaman" wrote in message
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snip of idiot gibbering

Of course...and for Christ's sake don't add "...and it was a very
bad thing"...

It was a very bad thing. Pandora's box can never be closed again.

Well John, it's quite likely that someone said exactly that when
the very first charge of gunpowder was ignited. And likely again
when the first arrow left it's bowstring...the first club
connected with someone's skull...etc...

Heck, the Pope tried to ban crossbows because they
would "destroy civilization".

Never knew the cross bow was considered to be such a terrible
weapon.

I know the long bow was for a time though.

The armored cavalry types didn't like the idea of being knocked
off their horses on to their tin cans from 80 yards out by mere
peasant folk.

What was the world coming to?


SMH