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CPSA??
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Jb
2006-12-19 21:30:41 UTC
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It seems that once again we have given way to the barmy brigade. It is
proposed that 'Pigeon' is dropped from the title of the CPSA and the word
'Target' replace it because animal rights supporters are too stupid to
differentiate between a clay pigeon and a real one. Mr Boake and his cahoots
would like to welcome you all to the wonderful world of political
correctness.

In the interests of accuracy which is given as one of the reasons for the
change we also need to consider 'Clay', they haven't been made from clay
for years if they ever were.
Perhaps we should also consider the word 'Shooting' that is also in the
title. With it's overtones of violence I think that has to go.
What about the scoring?. A 'kill' ? No not really. How about a 'hit'? No
still to violent. So dressed on our ballistic trousers to prevent nasty
scratches from the greenery, spectacles for our eyes (not glasses dearheart
it's not accurate), wellingtons against wet grass and foot rot, ear
defenders, gloves to stop chilblains, and high vis jacket complete with hard
hat we should say 'disassembled'

Then there are the different types of bird used in sporting rounds.
Springing teal and the rest will have to go and be replaced by things like
'a high looping, a bit on it's edge and going like stink disk of black
composite material'.

I'll bet before long we are asked to consider if there is a more up to date
instrument we could use rather then a gun because we all know guns are nasty
things used by unstable people who could go berserk at any time. We should
ban them and lower gun crime. It worked for handguns didn't it? It didn't?
Oh dear, well I'm sure it will when we ban shotguns.

We must be environmentally friendly so I thought of bows and arrows but
that's still too dangerous. What about if we throw sticks at them? On the
same theme we use electricity to power the traps, Hmm traps, perhaps someone
could suggest a less aggressive word for them. So we now need a launcher
that is zero carbon.

I there for propose:

The Association of people that wouldn't hurt a fly, that are kind to their
mums, old ladies, children and small furry creatures who throw sticks at
black things chucked in the air by environmentally friendly trappers and pay
lots of money for the privilege.
Oops, no, can't call them trappers can we? Damn I'll have to start again
Tim Guy
2006-12-20 13:13:10 UTC
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Post by Jb
The Association of people that wouldn't hurt a fly, that are kind to their
mums, old ladies, children and small furry creatures who throw sticks at
black things chucked in the air by environmentally friendly trappers and
pay lots of money for the privilege.
Oops, no, can't call them trappers can we? Damn I'll have to start again
Hmmm.. ere... "Black things"????

No No No No No

We cant have that..

"Non-White things" Maybe????
Derek
2006-12-20 21:05:29 UTC
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Post by Tim Guy
Post by Jb
The Association of people that wouldn't hurt a fly, that are kind to
their mums, old ladies, children and small furry creatures who throw
sticks at black things chucked in the air by environmentally friendly
trappers and pay lots of money for the privilege.
Oops, no, can't call them trappers can we? Damn I'll have to start again
Hmmm.. ere... "Black things"????
No No No No No
We cant have that..
"Non-White things" Maybe????
Nooooo can't have that "Targets of Colour" has to be the way to go or you
could also fall foul of the Orangemen - you know when you've been Tango'ed
come to think of it I'm sure I've shot white and pink clays as well or is
my memory failing.Time that all these idiots were ousted from polite society
propose a rule that persons making PC resolutions should be automatically
disbarred .

Derek
Tim Guy
2006-12-22 19:58:55 UTC
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Post by Derek
I've shot white and pink clays
as well or is my memory failing.Time that all these idiots were
ousted from polite society propose a rule that persons making PC
resolutions should be automatically disbarred .
We used to have white/pink clays at the Xmas shoot and if you dusted them
they dispeared in a cloud of pink dust..

Luvvvvvley.....
Derek
2006-12-23 15:20:20 UTC
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Post by Tim Guy
Post by Derek
I've shot white and pink clays
as well or is my memory failing.Time that all these idiots were
ousted from polite society propose a rule that persons making PC
resolutions should be automatically disbarred .
We used to have white/pink clays at the Xmas shoot and if you dusted them
they dispeared in a cloud of pink dust..
Luvvvvvley.....
thank goodness senility hasn't quite caught up with me. I always fancied a
try at the floodlit night clayshoot near Westhoughton they were supposed to
use the burst clays that left a nice cloud when smoked. Never quite managed
it the time we went down it was cancelled.
Derek
Zed
2006-12-20 19:26:48 UTC
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Post by Jb
Perhaps we should also consider the word 'Shooting' that is also in the
title. With it's overtones of violence I think that has to go.
The proposed new name is the Clay Target Association so shooting has
been taken out already without a mention.
Post by Jb
What about the scoring?. A 'kill' ? No not really. How about a 'hit'? No
still to violent. So dressed on our ballistic trousers to prevent nasty
scratches from the greenery, spectacles for our eyes (not glasses dearheart
it's not accurate), wellingtons against wet grass and foot rot, ear
defenders, gloves to stop chilblains, and high vis jacket complete with hard
hat we should say 'disassembled'
I believe CPSA refs are already not supposed to say 'kill'
+.com (A.Lee)
2006-12-20 21:38:25 UTC
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Post by Zed
Post by Jb
Perhaps we should also consider the word 'Shooting' that is also in the
title. With it's overtones of violence I think that has to go.
The proposed new name is the Clay Target Association so shooting has
been taken out already without a mention.
No, that was a print error, they had left out the 'shooting' in error.
There is a link from the cpsa homepage.
Alan
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enry
2007-01-19 17:53:51 UTC
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Great

Then CPSA would become CTA - at a phenomenal cost.
We would then all have to unpick the CPSA patches from our kit and then
make sure we were not confused with the following organisations /
acronyms...

Cable Telecommunications Association
California Teachers Association
California Trucking Association
Call to Action (Catholic lay organization)
Canadian Trotting Association
Center for Technology Assessment
Central Tibetan Administration
Certified Tax Administrator
Community Tennis Association

What a complete waste of time and money - not so much PC as job creation -
especially if one of the other CTAs decides to sue the new CTA - i do hope
they have remembered the other CTA acronym

Cover Thy Ass

Ad e Nuff
....
David Christensen
2007-01-19 20:02:36 UTC
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*Date:* Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:53:51 GMT
Great
Then CPSA would become CTA - at a phenomenal cost.
We would then all have to unpick the CPSA patches from our kit and
then make sure we were not confused with the following organisations /
acronyms...
Cable Telecommunications Association
California Teachers Association
California Trucking Association
Call to Action (Catholic lay organization)
Canadian Trotting Association
Center for Technology Assessment
Central Tibetan Administration
Certified Tax Administrator
Community Tennis Association
What a complete waste of time and money - not so much PC as job
creation - especially if one of the other CTAs decides to sue the new
CTA - i do hope they have remembered the other CTA acronym
Cover Thy Ass
Ad e Nuff
....
I believe the proposal is CTSA not CTA - there was a miss-print in Pull!

DC

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