former 173rd
Inactive
This difficulty in posting new threads, rules changing, and so forth seems like another political theme. Take something simple and good and turn it into a PITA. There, I said it, knowing it won't make it past the censor.
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Bureaucracy
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Mike Irwin
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Let me guess, you're not liking the rules change in Gunshow?
Yes, it IS a political theme.
Don't you know that I and Antipitas are actually Nancy Pelosi and Charles Schumer (I'll leave it to you to figure out which is which) and we've covertly taken over TFL.
See you at the "Ban the Tea Party" caucus meeting later, Antipitas!
Anyway, it really stinks when you pay so much money for a place to talk about guns and post your items for sale/buy goodies and you have to contend with political stuff and rule changing and difficulty posting and virtually incoherent messages and...
Wait.
Silly me. TFL is free to us based on the graciousness of Rich Lucibella.
It's a benefit to contributing members, son. Not an entitlement.
Yes, it IS a political theme.
Don't you know that I and Antipitas are actually Nancy Pelosi and Charles Schumer (I'll leave it to you to figure out which is which) and we've covertly taken over TFL.
See you at the "Ban the Tea Party" caucus meeting later, Antipitas!
Anyway, it really stinks when you pay so much money for a place to talk about guns and post your items for sale/buy goodies and you have to contend with political stuff and rule changing and difficulty posting and virtually incoherent messages and...
Wait.
Silly me. TFL is free to us based on the graciousness of Rich Lucibella.
It's a benefit to contributing members, son. Not an entitlement.
Brian Pfleuger
Moderator Emeritus
It's not a bureaucracy, it's a Lucibellaucracy.
It's also the best firearms related forum on the net, by a long shot, with the most dedicated and professional moderators that I've personally ever seen.
It's also the best firearms related forum on the net, by a long shot, with the most dedicated and professional moderators that I've personally ever seen.
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