"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks. --Thomas Jefferson, Encyclopedia of T. Jefferson, 318, Foley, Ed.,reissued 1967.

-- freeman (p@tri.ot), November 06, 1999

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Rat a tat tat, bang bang you're dead

-- (machine@gun.kelly), November 06, 1999.

There is quite a bit of truth there in Thomas Jefferson's remarks. In this football crazy state I live in,(AL), I know lots of people who have been injured playing football. I do know of some terrible incidents involving guns through violence or careless stupidity. My choice however is still the shooting range over the football stadium.

-- (sowingseeds@garden.net), November 06, 1999.