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echo: guns
to: DAVE APPEL
from: NOLAN PENNEY
date: 1996-07-09 12:01:00
subject: Nra vote

DA>Uh, Nolan, look up the verb to "vet."
DA>This reminds me of the time I put someone down for claiming that
DA>there was a .38 Special cartridge loaded with a 200 grain bullet.
DA>Since even .357 magnums only go to 180 grains, I thought it was
DA>ridiculous.  But then I looked in a 1970-something Shooters Bible
DA>and saw that there really was a 200 grain factory loaded .38
DA>special cartridge at one time.
DA>It means "to examine or appraise expertly."
That was my mistake.  I looked up 'vett'.  One good thing about managing
to make an arse of oneself is it helps keep you humble.
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