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In message , B2431
writes From: "Paul J. Adam" As a firearms enthusiast, Jim, you might be familiar with the phrase "going off half-cocked". Paul, that term comes from having an accident while stuffing one's side arm into the front waist of one's pants. Sorry, Dan, but it dates back to the flintlock days: back when you'd half-cock your firelock so you could charge the pan, and a fumble-fingered soldier or one cursed with a badly-made weapon (remember, this was before mass production and interchangeable parts) could discharge his weapon at an inopportune moment. And whether you call the relevant garment pants, shorts or trousers, I was only sticking a loaded and ready firearm in there if there was a proper holster ready to receive it ![]() -- When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite. W S Churchill Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk |
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