Yeah, about Hemingway, that happened on my birthday in 1961—-July 2. That’s also the day Amelia Earhart disappeared in 1937. And the Declaration of Independence was supposed to have been issued on July 2, 1776, but that got postponed until July 4. Anybody else with a historically cursed birthday?
Eight billion and counting. I’d like to meet them all. ~ Bob Dole, and Bob Dole loves every single one of you who Bob Dole has already met, and Bob Dole is dead, yes, but Bob Dole is still getting around, that’s Bob Dole, glad to meet you.
Take care, may retired Guns and Ammo Magazine editorialist Jack “Hey There Are Lots Of Deadly Things Under Your Sink So Stop Blaming Gun Makers And Bullet Makers For What People Do With Guns And Bullets And What About Bab-O And Comet Cleanser They Kill Germs By The Millions What About All Those Poor Germs” Bangpowboomord be with you, and gesundheit.
I don’t blame Ernest, if you have an important job to do make sure you have the finest equipment. I mean do you want to do something like that with a shotgun from Sears.
Templo S.U.D. about 2 years ago
So after EH’s suicide, A&F stopped selling rifles thereafter?
Bilan about 2 years ago
The NY Times (at the time) said Hemingway’s death was accidental when he was cleaning the shotgun.
How do you shot yourself with a shotgun?
jmolay161 about 2 years ago
Yeah, about Hemingway, that happened on my birthday in 1961—-July 2. That’s also the day Amelia Earhart disappeared in 1937. And the Declaration of Independence was supposed to have been issued on July 2, 1776, but that got postponed until July 4. Anybody else with a historically cursed birthday?
Huckleberry Hiroshima about 2 years ago
Eight billion and counting. I’d like to meet them all. ~ Bob Dole, and Bob Dole loves every single one of you who Bob Dole has already met, and Bob Dole is dead, yes, but Bob Dole is still getting around, that’s Bob Dole, glad to meet you.
Take care, may retired Guns and Ammo Magazine editorialist Jack “Hey There Are Lots Of Deadly Things Under Your Sink So Stop Blaming Gun Makers And Bullet Makers For What People Do With Guns And Bullets And What About Bab-O And Comet Cleanser They Kill Germs By The Millions What About All Those Poor Germs” Bangpowboomord be with you, and gesundheit.
Vermont Premium Member about 2 years ago
My understanding is that Hemingway shot himself with the same weapon his father had used to commit suicide.
mindjob about 2 years ago
8 billion is a big number, almost as big as what congress spent this year
Teto85 Premium Member about 2 years ago
A & F sold hunting and fishing and camping gear and clothing in those days. High quality clothing, not crappy t-shirts.
WCraft Premium Member about 2 years ago
Why was the piece about Hemingway and his gun pertinent? Merry Christmas to you, too!
poppacapsmokeblower about 2 years ago
Were/are Abercrombie and Fitch shotguns high quality?
Buckeye67 about 2 years ago
I don’t blame Ernest, if you have an important job to do make sure you have the finest equipment. I mean do you want to do something like that with a shotgun from Sears.
LAFITZGERALD about 2 years ago
That’s a scary fact to the rifle Ernest Hemingway obtained from the now-online company!!
The Duke about 2 years ago
Where’s Hal today?
Stephen Gilberg about 2 years ago
Why do we yawn? There is not a consensus
In relevant science communities yet.
One popular theory: It cools down the brain, tho
We don’t do it more when we’ve started to sweat.
It once was believed that a yawn helped move oxygen
Into the blood and move CO2 out,
But studies have shown that inhaling each gas makes
No difference for yawning; that theory’s in doubt.
It could be that stretching the lungs and lung tissue
Will quicken your pulse so you feel more awake,
Or maybe a yawn redistributes surfactant
In lungs so deep breaths remain easy to take.
And why’s it contagious in humans? Reportedly,
That doesn’t happen till circa age four,
When children develop the right mental pathways
They need for an adequate empathy score.
Perhaps yawns evolved to communicate something,
Like “This is unpleasant but not a big threat.”
If so, human progress has made it ambiguous,
Hardly a message we’re likely to get.
Whatever it is, we don’t yawn voluntarily;
Don’t take the act as a gesture of scorn.
And please, if you find yourself yawning too frequently,
Talk to a doctor, as specialists warn.
—me
FireAnt_Hater about 2 years ago
I suppressed an urge to yawn while reading this one…
Angry Indeed Premium Member about 2 years ago
I guess he couldn’t live with himself after buying a firearm from a wimpy clothing store, not that I can blame him. ;-p
Cathy P. about 2 years ago
Why is it of note that Hemingway bought his gun (although they are showing a rifle) from Abercrombie & Fitch?