Thread: Fight was on

Seems to me like classic spring fever in play here more than anything.

just for fun!

That is so funny! LOL

C'mon y'all, we all on the same team. Lets get back to focussing on catching Crappie, and forget those Asian Carp.

As a matter a fact, FIL and I caught some nice ones this morning.

Originally Posted by ifish

Is this factual or a joke? Is this legal or a bad influence in the name or intent of crappie.com?

It's both, actually. I know of no laws restricting the use of a machete to kill an Asian Carp. And it's a pretty far stretch to consider it a "bad influence in the name or intent of crappie.com" to suggest using a legal method.

But I see where most of this debate is coming from, that being friends of Wiskers whom take it upon themselves to protect him in his absence. So, to them and those that think I was disrespecting him or his right to "joke around" ... That was not my intent. While I did direct my comments to his post, no disrespect intended, it was not stated simply towards him ... but, for ANYONE that read his joking remark, and took it serious that he was promoting the use of a firearm in an illegal manner. That was also the reason I posted about the machete, in a minor joking way, as an alternative (legal) method. And since Wiskers has not made any statement, pro or con, concerning my reply (or explanation) ... then I have to assume that he understands what I was doing & why, unless or until he states otherwise.

I worked for/with professionals for the entire 45yrs of my healthcare career, and I've seen instances where an offhand/joking comment has been taken as truth/fact and acted upon with negative consequences, by someone that felt they were being given license to do so ... simply because they heard a respected/professional person (jokingly) say they'd do it or suggest to another person that they do it.
Just as some of you are sensitive to my comments towards the joking comment Wiskers made, I'm sensitive towards the potential for harm to come to anyone that may act upon those comments (joking or not) made by a respected member of this site, and the potential harm that may occur to the site with respect to those actions.

... cp

Seriously!!! You got to be kidding!!! I feel as tho I am at work. That's where this kind is kindergarten Tuff tAkes place!