Does Your Dog Look Like Your Car?

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Okay, it's late, and I should have turned in hours ago.

*Yawn*

Mind does funny things when you keep it lit up for too long. For instance:

You've all heard the old saw about people having dogs that resemble the owner. (Cue bunch o' pics of odd looking owner/dog combos.)

Well, I've noticed that lately I've leaned toward older designs -- revolvers and lever guns -- even though I have self-loaders with respectable practical rates-of-fire.

I find myself answering "which 3 guns" questions with ".357 S&W, .357 Marlin, .30-30 Marlin" even though I could just as easily answer ".40 XD, .30 Carbine, 5.56 Carbine."

I kind of have a predisposition toward stuff that's inherently reliable in design, where BANG is the predictable result of every trigger-pull.

But then the dog/owner thinking reminds me that I drive a manual (stick) transmission. Always. Every car I've ever owned -- beginning in 1967 -- has been stick shift.

My wife made the switch from stick to auto about 10 years ago, while I insist on driving the stick.

I don't want the car to be smarter than I am. I want it to be in the gear I choose, and I don't want it to argue with me. Further, manual transmissions typically last way longer.

See a reliability theme here?

I don't own a dog, so the manual/auto thing (or lever/auto-loader thing) isn't an issue there. I think if I DID own a dog, it would be a short-bed stick thing, suitable for off-road use.

I seem to be conservative enough (reactionary?) that I like the older "trusty" designs, and this shows both in the guns I choose and the cars I drive.

Freud couldn't make the appointment today, so I'm left speculating on my own.

So, I wonder, sez I, if there are others out there who find themselves driving a Winchester truck, a Glock SUV, a Mossberg Jeep, or whatever.

Is there any consistency in the way you choose cars and the way you choose guns? Guns and dogs?

Gentlemen, start your engines . . .
 
Umm... can you please stay away from the glue-fumes, or lay off the "left handed cigarettes" or the Absinthe (or whatever it is you are high on) when you post?

your question is inane... I feel the need to pickle my brain so I might POSSIBLY understand the question, and where it comes from...

you admit to being tired... maybe you need to only post when wide awake...
 
Let's see... most of my guns were designed before 1900. The other two are from a design adopted in 1938.

I drive a '94 Crown Vic. :scrutiny:

Granted, I only paid about $1000 for the car, and none of my guns cost me more than $300 each... :uhoh: Maybe that's the commonality. :eek:
 
Good thread, Arfin...

I'm a Texas country boy, and a truck's just me, who I am. Simple, utilitarian, not all that flashy. I drove an old Ford truck for six years. '85 model, 351cid V-8, 4-barrel carb. Good truck, cheap to fix when something on it went out. The truck had a lot of miles on it, though, and I needed something newer to get me through school. Had a deal come up on a '98 Honda and it had working AC (which the truck didn't) and maybe 85,000 miles on it -- not brand-new, but close enough for me. And sometimes you just gotta take the deals when they come, even though they might not be just what you want. I took that one. It worked for me through the majority of the remainder of my college career, but I eventually had to get a new ride, and then it was back to the pickup world with an '06 Dodge. And I say all the time, "This thing is so much more...me." :D
As far as my firearm choices, I don't chase fads or go for the esoteric, although some might beg to differ when they see the 10mm 1911. Tried-and-true works just fine for me, with the .45s, 1911s and wheelguns. (I don't mind new things on the 1911s like skeletonized triggers & hammers and night sights, though.) I'll be taking out the new Springfield this morning when it's light. Only one wheelgun in my collection so far, but that'll change. I'd love an M1 Garand, and I've heard good things about the K31, too...so many good old guns, so little money, I sure am glad I have that brand-new truck with the three-year warranty...:D

Ohyeah, one more thing...Dogs. I'll take a black Lab. With a big ole tail that goes thump-thump-thump as he obliviously wags it standing by the door, or the chair, or what-have-you. Like you didn't see THAT one coming. :D Yes, I am an old-fashioned Texas country boy, through and through!
 
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I don't have any dogs. My wife has dogs.

I don't drink at all.

I drive a Kia Sportage. I own a Hi-Point 9mm.

I ride a BMW K1200LT Motorcycle. I have a XD-9. (Keep telling myself I need a HK something or other.)

My boat is a Carolina Skiff with a 20 hp Mercury. My shotgun is a Sears/Roebuck Mossburg 12 ga. pump.
 
Alexfubar,
The Cattle Dog matches the AK. The Dane, the Jeep and the AR go together. Maybe Arfingreebly is on to something here.
 
Wow.

I must have REALLY been tired when I wrote that.

I think, however, that most everybody has grasped what I was trying to say.

It seems that one's personality shows in more ways than just "what car do I drive" or "what kind of dog do I own" and bleeds through in "what kind of guns do I own."

It occurred to me that there might be a correlation.

Gotta get to bed earlier.

I drive a Jeep Cherokee Sport, 5-speed manual.
I favor revolvers and lever-action rifles.
If I had a dog, it would probably be a German Shepherd or something along those lines. We've had them in the family earlier, and I'm kind of fond of them.

Okay, here's the part where you get to laugh: I work in a high-tech field as a software/firmware engineer.

So where do I get this leaning toward low-tech support machinery?
 
Arfingreebly said, "Okay, here's the part where you get to laugh: I work in a high-tech field as a software/firmware engineer.

So where do I get this leaning toward low-tech support machinery?"

Obviously a case of knowing what can go wrong, and eventually wil.

I know an Airplane engineer who hates to fly in anything larger than a cub.

I drive a rusty old Ford with 175,000 + miles on it. The A/C doesn't work, neither does the rear wiper. My accountant tells me I can afford a new car. But I should stick to nonames or Hotwheels (TM). Tonka is out of my price range.

Geoff
Who wants a simple cross between a station wagon and a small truck. GMC and Ford aren't gonna make them any more, no gross excess profits without the Lincoln or Caddy interiors and huge standard equipment lists. Hey Detroit, I've got a two person family, I don't need four TVs w/ DVDs in the back!
 
Dog looks like my car? not so much...

...but with the way the blonde one sheds, my coat definitely looks like my dog!

:D
 
i got a buddy who is going thru a midlife thing right now and he traded in all his newer guns for cowboy action shooting stuff. i donno if his dog looks like his gun or he looks like his car or anything.


my dog looks a little like my m1 carbine. and im sure my guns would look like my motorcycle if i left em outside too.
 
So where do I get this leaning toward low-tech support machinery?
Click to expand...

I tend to agree with what Jeff Timm said, i.e., you know what can go wrong -- and you know what works. High-tech or low, ultimately all that matters is that it works. Plus, the batteries might go dead in your magic death ray, you never know. :D If you hear a click where there should be a bang with that revolver, all you have to do is pull the trigger again...
 
I aquire things differently. They seem to attach themselves to me.
My vehicles, an Isuzu Trooper and a Geo Tracker were hurricane Wilma victims. They are still going well a year later.
The dogs are mostly rescues, the newest is an old English Setter, foster dog from Friends of Animals. Most are mutts. The cats were all rescued.
I have no guns, due to the law, but if the SHTF I will aquire what ever presents itself.
 
I have a German Shepherd, a '96 Chevy truck and usually carry a Hi Power in the glove box. The truck is what you'd probably call a beater, the dog is a rescue from a shelter and the gun has been around for a few years.

I'm city born but live in the country by choice. I'm close to what most would call a redneck, but my job is more to the white collar side of center than the blue and I don't share the racial attitudes often attributed to typical rednecks. But I hunt and fish (have fished with explosives in the past) and watch NASCAR and think Bush is a better president than Clinton ever was. The truck,dog and guns fit my lifestyle pretty well.
 
quote pcosmar;I aquire things differently. They seem to attach themselves to me

that actually sums me up in a way also.I was not sure about this thread at first but....

My Doberman (deceased) I took over from my dad,at first I didnt want the responsibilty but he became one of my truest friends,will get another.Dobermans tend to be my favorite dogs.

There is a all black cat neighbors left behind 2 years ago,when Im outside it always comes to me being friendly.I never really wanted a cat but recently I got suckered,been feeding it and now it sleeps in the house...usually on my bed lol!

Honda Element;at first I thought it was ugly,it grew on me.Now I dont think there is another car Id want period.Totally reliable,400 miles to a tank,$35 to fill it up.ALOT of space for gun stuff and guitar stuff.AC blows cold!(live in FL without ac in the car and it sucks!,I know).No recalls to speak of,radio blares!.Water proof,floor is rubber mat,you can wash it out with a water hose.And accessories include a tent that can be used.Rear seats fold down and sideways making it into a minivan.

Guns,I like all kind o' guns!At first though,never was fond of milsurp bolt action,now I love them.
 
Un well i drive a 2000 Ford Explorer, my dog is an Anatolian Shepherd/English Mastiff mix, and i favor single action big bore revolvers, lever actions and lately milsurps.

Im not sure any of this goes together???:confused:
 
AWD Subaru, turbo and red
AWD super high prey drive Red Heeler mix
Glock

They all look funny, are reliable and like to play hard. The car is pretty high tech, and one might argue that the Glock is too. The dog is a high performance mix between an Australian Cattle Dog and about 13 other breeds (in other words a Mutt with high prey drive and herding instincts and looks mostly like a red heeler).
 
Dogs? Blond Chow Chow (definitely Asian) and white American Eskimo yapper (used to call them Toy Spitz's... probably foreign)

Rides? Champaign colored Honda Civic (there's that Asian influence again) and Bright blue Raleigh Mojave (used to be English, now a Huffy made in China... sheesh)

Guns? (let me pick something to match the first two... if that's possible)
Something Asian for sure... Polytech AKS762 (real blond wood furniture) or Norinco Model of 1911. Yeah, that's the ticket... that'll cover the first.
Now, item number two... Small, fleet, may be foreign, may be American... don't really know, Springfield Armory Champion fit the bill?


So no, they don't really look anything alike.

Arfin... get some deep sleep... ;)

and have a happy new year
 
Hmmm , Ford F150 , 96 , 300ci six
SKS, M44, Taurus PT140, EA Witness .45 , Savage Mark II, K-31, KEL TEC SUB2000
Dog just passed away , Rotti

Not sure what it all means , but content
 
Somebody call Snopes

I'm rapidly concluding that using ones car, dog, or gun is a really, really bad way to evaluate the personality of a shooter.

Forget I said anything.

Let's mark this "urban legend" FALSE, shall we?

It was an (briefly) interesting diversion, and the product of sleep-deprivation dementia.

Happy New Year anyway.
 
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