Are we crazy?

Don’t get your panties in a wad over a posed propaganda picture made by amateurs at making posed propaganda pictures.
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I think the picture itself is supposed to be tongue-in-cheek.

I think that the OP has it as a light-hearted back-drop to introduce the thread's title question, rather than having people analyse that picture alone. I might be wrong...
 
The only thing I see thats crazy about the guy in the picture is he doesnt have a flat screen TV.....MAN...thats NUTS!!
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I noticed that - matter of fact, that's what got me thinking about how the picture seems to mock "old fashioned" values.
Somehow saying, "If you believe in God and country, you're as out of step with today as someone not using a flat screen HDTV".
 
The picture in post #1: When I first saw it I thought it was my buddy...

Then I realized it did not contain enough guns nor ammo...

Then I realized it contained just the guns and ammo he had to take out of his car when he had his accident...
 
I don't think I recognize anyone on this board that goes over the line in their thinking. a little high strung and over enthusiastic, maybe, but not remarkably so.
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Whether you are hunting squirrels or busting doors with a swat team, you have to plan ahead, and think your way through the situation. figuring out how to kill the undead is a good way to think outside of the box. You know, stop thinking in terms of double tap to center mass, and start asking yourself, "how do I kill a tweaked out crackhead who's not feeling any pain, my .25 acp is bouncing off of his football helmet, and he's got a chainsaw?"

That is when you engage zombie weapon #35 from my private arsenal: The 4 foot roofing shovel. Hit him under the chin, and sever arteries, nerves, and hopefully, spine. if its a short chainsaw, you've got him.
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:D Pretty good.
 
My first reply in this thread was deliberately flippant ("You might be. I'm not. :p ") but also somewhat serious: worrying about other people's mental health status is a good way to drive yourself crazy if you're not already there. Worry about your own instead. It's the only one you have some degree of control over ...

And then, there's the zombie craze. I'm still not even sure what to make of it.
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Zombies? That's just a non-threatening way to think about a very threatening subject. Not something that appeals to me personally, but I can see the reasons for it.

pax
 
With close to 60 years of real life experience I have concluded that I am the only sane person on the planet.

That is, before Al Gore invented the internet.

Now that we have the internet it is quite obvious that we have alot of perfect people that know everything about everything, and have never made a mistake in their lives.:D
 
keep in mind, those guys weren't just bangers, either. Some of them were using SPORTING GUNS, not gang weapons.
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Yup, the third photo has the two guys, one with what looks like a Lefty Remington Model 70, correct me if I'm wrong, and the other with an O/U shotgun, he obviously must have it broke open for safety with the chambers loaded, that's how I'd do it if armed with such a gun.

However, some of us seem to fantasize about such situations to the point where it's a little bit disturbing. In that locked flash mob thread, some posters even sounded a bit bloodthirsty.
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Meh, it's part being prepared, part entertainment. The best way to be prepared is to think about how bad things might happen, it's only natural to make that process into a form of entertainment. People go see bloody movies all the time, doesn't mean they hope it happens.

The picture was a propaganda piece, disguised as a joke. "the american response to global crisis is to sit in front of the tube with their guns handy, in case the tanks come rolling down the street."
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The solution to that is easy, shoot the fuel truck 5' behind it. Of course that assumes that the Abram's tank hasn't broken down or ran out of fuel already like happened in 1991.;)
 
i find the stupidest part of the picture to be the guy sitting there in front of open windows.

Would a genuine paranoid schizophrenc be sitting there exposed to all of the surveillance devices, quislings, snipers, and radiations?

Gimme a break. he's nuts. hes paranoid. he's expecting ragnarok. he's going to be hiding behind that couch, covering those windows. :rolleyes:



Pax, I hope that you rethink your comments about being your brother's keeper as far as mental problems are concerned.

Most psychological issues can be treated. the consequences of not recognizing and treating them are workplace killings, policitical assassinations, passion murders of spouses and lovers, drunk driving deaths, drug deaths, I guess I could go on, but the point is, if you are presented with an obviously disturbed individual, what is the appropriate action. Ignore the situation and then go on CNN to say "gee, I never saw this coming?"

Not in my way of thinking. Nothing personal. People look to you as an authority. Denying responsibility and concern for the other guy's psychological issues while teaching the world how to shoot him if he goes off of the deep end is not something I would want on my resume.

no, you can't make that horse take its thorazine. There are things you can do, though, and even buying someone a cup of coffee can take a few straws off of his camel.
 
Definition of CRAZY
1
a : full of cracks or flaws : unsound <they were very crazy, wretched cabins — Charles Dickens> b : crooked, askew
2
a : mad, insane <yelling like a crazy man> b (1) : impractical <a crazy plan> (2) : erratic <crazy drivers> c : being out of the ordinary : unusual <a taste for crazy hats>
3
a : distracted with desire or excitement <a thrill-crazy mob> b : absurdly fond : infatuated <he's crazy about the girl> c : passionately preoccupied : obsessed <crazy about boats>
— cra·zi·ly adverb
— cra·zi·ness noun
— like crazy
: to an extreme degree <everyone dancing like crazy>


Nope. They are a usable luxury item. Not anymore crazy then a luxury watch collection or the old lady in the stores vast assortment of knitting supply's.
 
I feel bad for the folks who actually do live like that...waiting for civil unrest just around the corner...terrified. But God forbid it happens on whatever level I feel bad for those unprepared as well.

What's the saying? Pray to God to save you but row towards the shore.
 
It's all relative and your perspective

It's all a matter of perspective... A coworker calls gun collectors with "only 2 digits of guns" (less than 100), "Amateurs", and not worthy of the "gun nut" title a positive term.
NY Senator Chucky Schumer on the other hand, no doubt would call each of you a "gun nut" (derogatory term) for just reading TFL, much less anyone who is likely psychotic and dare consider buying a semi or class 3.

As to the earlier "wives" comment, having lived in a country where multiple wives were common, that's clearly nuts in my book :)

It's all relative.
 
Staged

Im betting money that picture was staged.

Anyway, like others have said there are tons of people out there who collect tons of other stuff. Who's job is it to decide what I can collect and enjoy.

I think that picture may also be interpreted to say how great it is to be an American where you can enjoy what you want.

I liked the poster who referenced "How to Know When Your Hobby Becomes an Obsession".

1. You're broke: check
2. You're alone: not quite (I would go by myself if nobody else wants to go)
3. Your house looks like a storage unit: nope (closet yes, house no)
4. You work just enough to pay for your hobby: nope, wife, 2 kids & third on the way. Work to take care of them
5. More people know you by your alias then by your real name: possibly, who knows with what we put out on the Internet? I'm pretty sure more people know NothingFancy on YouTube by his screen name then real name. But, I'm not at his level. I haven't poste any YouTube videos.

Maybe that checklist should be it's own thread.....

And no, we are not crazy. Well.... Maybe you are, i dont really know you that well and im not qualified to diagnose.

To each his own they say.
 
5. More people know you by your alias then by your real name: possibly, who knows with what we put out on the Internet? I'm pretty sure more people know
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Right on with that one.

I have maybe 6 people I talk to at least once a month. No more. I work at home, and have no coworkers. I have 6 or 8 family members on facebook, and a half dozen people who I correspond with. I go for days, sometimes weeks or even months without sending out a personal email, getting on the phone, or seeing someone in person.

On another bulletin board, threads I have started have gone into the thousands of reads. Without these hobbies and the bulletin boards, nobody would know my name at all. You guys may have read some of my squirrel stories somewhere online, they've been copied and distributed from places they've been posted.
 
One thing I learned in the Army, the best way to preserve your sanity is convince everyone that you're crazy. Then they leave you alone.
I hardly find an obviously posed gag picture to be a compelling argument.
It's more a question of balance. The term "one track mind" comes to mind.
 
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