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The Good Old Days

#101
two fingers said:
Actually, if someone were to invent a gun that a child could not possibly discharge, that kind of ad would be incredibly effective. Imagine a YouTube video where someone hands such a gun to a 7 year old boy and says "Shoot that target right there and I'll give you every gaming system on the planet and more games than you can ever play." If the child, or numerous children, were unable to fire the gun, and then an adult given the same gun was able to fire it at will, that would be the one I would buy in a second.

Yes, this old ad us a bit ridiculous. But a modern version with proof would be quite informative. And such a gun would be a welcome piece in my otherwise locked away collection.
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Yeah, it is; and I can only imagine the outcry if someone tried this ad today. But... nasty little pistol or not, that model Iver Johnson pistol was the very first one with a transfer bar mechanism (which almost all revolvers use today), and as far as an accidental discharge from hitting the hammer... very, very unlikely. A little girl could still shoot someone with it, though...:)
 
#102
Marial said:
I never trust people when they talk about 'the good old days'. Ever.
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In my case, I just mean the good times, and the things that really do differ from today. Not necessarily better; just different.

I certainly know that not all was good back then, but when I was a kid, I wasn't paying much attention to the "big picture." I was too busy having fun!
 
#103
Richland123 said:
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Some of these old ads are unbelievable and surely would not be used today.
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Forgive my ignorant whiteguy(TM) viewpoint, but what's so bad about this? As a kid, I always wondered why there weren't bandaids that matched my best friend Taylor's skin color (for the slow people reading, Taylor was a black guy) and thought it was quite unfair that the "skin colored" bandages sold at my local Rite Aide would have looked silly on him.

If anything, this is an idea that should be resurrected IMO*!




*Charles is exceptionally ignorant about other races and cultures, please do not take his opinions too seriously.
 
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#104
cfsporn said:
Forgive my ignorant whiteguy(TM) viewpoint, but what's so bad about this? As a kid, I always wondered why there weren't bandaids that matched my best friend Taylor's skin color (for the slow people reading, Taylor was a black guy) and thought it was quite unfair that the "skin colored" bandages sold at my local Rite Aide would have looked silly on him.

If anything, this is an idea that should be resurrected IMO*!




*Charles is exceptionally ignorant about other races and cultures, please do not take his opinions too seriously.
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No, you're right on the money.
 
#105
GIBrat51 said:
Yeah, it is; and I can only imagine the outcry if someone tried this ad today. But... nasty little pistol or not, that model Iver Johnson pistol was the very first one with a transfer bar mechanism (which almost all revolvers use today), and as far as an accidental discharge from hitting the hammer... very, very unlikely. A little girl could still shoot someone with it, though...:)
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Yeah most of my handguns actually turn the firing pin 90 degrees when the safety is on. But I'm still not letting my girls play with them. Ha!
 
#106
cfsporn said:
Forgive my ignorant whiteguy(TM) viewpoint, but what's so bad about this? As a kid, I always wondered why there weren't bandaids that matched my best friend Taylor's skin color (for the slow people reading, Taylor was a black guy) and thought it was quite unfair that the "skin colored" bandages sold at my local Rite Aide would have looked silly on him.

If anything, this is an idea that should be resurrected IMO*!




*Charles is exceptionally ignorant about other races and cultures, please do not take his opinions too seriously.
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I'm not sure if we are all posting old ads that we think are controversial.
 
#111
cfsporn said:
Forgive my ignorant whiteguy(TM) viewpoint, but what's so bad about this? As a kid, I always wondered why there weren't bandaids that matched my best friend Taylor's skin color (for the slow people reading, Taylor was a black guy) and thought it was quite unfair that the "skin colored" bandages sold at my local Rite Aide would have looked silly on him.

If anything, this is an idea that should be resurrected IMO*!




*Charles is exceptionally ignorant about other races and cultures, please do not take his opinions too seriously.
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You know by mentioning that you have an "Ignorant Whiteguy Viewpoint" is racist. People read that and assume that "Whiteguys" are ignorant about the subject at hand. You only wrote that because you were subconsciously scared to even mention Black people. By writing "Ignorant Whiteguy Viewpoint", it cleared the way to talk about Black people. Your statements about that are harmless. Relax. The race police won't come after you because you merely mentioned Black people when talking about their skin tone in relation to band aids and your Black best friend.
Would a Black man preface his post by saying "Forgive my ignorant Blackguy viewpoint" about lighter shaded band aids? Would the same Black man have implied that Black men are slow because they can't understand that he is referring to his White best friend? BTW. Why mention he was your best friend? It's like you said it in the same way someone says "I have Black friends", but you one-upped it. Your disclaimer about being "ignorant about race" is really true. You meant it as a joke, but you are unintentionally the most racist commenter on this thread. It is classic White guilt. Please apologize for your own ignorance. For instance say "I have an Ignorant Viewpoint".
Hope I did not come off as mean. Just think about it.
 
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#113
Winterglo said:
You know by mentioning that you have an "Ignorant Whiteguy Viewpoint" is racist. People read that and assume that "Whiteguys" are ignorant about the subject at hand. You only wrote that because you were subconsciously scared to even mention Black people. By writing "Ignorant Whiteguy Viewpoint", it cleared the way to talk about Black people. Your statements about that are harmless. Relax. The race police won't come after you because you merely mentioned Black people when talking about their skin tone in relation to band aids and your Black best friend.
Would a Black man preface his post by saying "Forgive my ignorant Blackguy viewpoint" about lighter shaded band aids? Would the same Black man have implied that Black men are slow because they can't understand that he is referring to his White best friend? BTW. Why mention he was your best friend? It's like you said it in the same way someone says "I have Black friends", but you one-upped it. Your disclaimer about being "ignorant about race" is really true. You meant it as a joke, but you are unintentionally the most racist commenter on this thread. It is classic White guilt. Please apologize for your own ignorance. For instance say "I have an Ignorant Viewpoint".
Hope I did not come off as mean. Just think about it.
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I meant "ignorant" as in not knowing the struggles of someone else. Now, I did take it to a humorous conclusion (which you saw and I definitely give you props for :thumbsup:) but when speaking about a culture other than one's own, I find it behooves oneself to have a good deal of humility.
 
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cfsporn said:
I meant "ignorant" as in not knowing the struggles of someone else. Now, I did take it to a humorous conclusion (which you saw and I definitely give you props for :thumbsup:) but when speaking about a culture other than one's own, I find it behooves oneself to have a good deal of humility.
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That's far more honorable than the anti-PC types gingerly dancing around actually saying anything.
 
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Well, I never expected this to go to six pages! One thing I did find out though: Based on minimum wage and the marginal tax rate today vs the 1950's, it is actually cheaper to buy a service grade M1 Garand rifle through the CMP today than it was to buy one through that magazine ad in the 50's!
 

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