Comments on: Morning Cup of Links: Kinda Sutra

By: Mat

Mat — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:25:00 +0000

Shandi,I wondered if the point about the gun was metaphorical, but the list is extremely literal. So it literally promotes (educated) gun ownership. Maybe it’s because I’m Canadian, and will never understand the idea that there can be such a thing as ‘responsible gun ownership’, but I think it should instead read ‘don’t keep a gun in your house, you’re not a cowboy’.

By: Shandi

Shandi — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:32:00 +0000

Mat, I really don’t think the list was saying that we should all go out and get guns. It’s basically saying that if you are a gun owner, be a responsible one, and part of that responsibility is knowing how to use a gun. It’s not enough to just own one.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:37:00 +0000

It doesn’t matter on which side of the political spectrum you stand. The list had many very good points. I didn’t agree with all of them either, but I’ll share it with friends anyway.

Can’t we all just be independent?

By: Kosmo

Kosmo — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:44:00 +0000

I was reading through the 50 Things Every 18 Year Old Should Know and thought, “This sounds pretty right wing.” I didn’t look at where the source of the list came from until #22 popped up.

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:34:00 +0000

Whew! I’m going to turn 19 is less than a month, (hooray, I’ll be completely legal!) and I’m happy to say that I’ve covered 49 of those things to know- the one hold out is learning to use a gun. The only guns I intend to use are waterguns.

That woman on Britain’s Got Talent really is the most surprising! I was cheering after I watched it!

By: Rissa

Rissa — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:55:00 +0000

Educated gun users are at least better than uneducated ones.

By: mat

mat — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:59:00 +0000

are you kidding me with that 50 Things Every 18 Year Old Should Know?

I will object right now to only one, to keep it simple:
22) It’s not enough to buy a gun and stick it in a drawer like a lucky talisman. You need to learn to use the gun.
Really? We should all buy and learn to use guns? God Help Us All.