I can see that. "Dick" used to be a common nickname for Richard, and everyone called my father "Dick." After I became an adult, they started calling him "big Dick." I guess you can imagine what they called me....
Try to convince a gun editor that they should not use a decimal point. They cannot except the fact that they should be following industry as opposed to editorial standards, so they just modify a proper name to make it look like something it is not.
My best study-buddy’s mom, decided my name was too much for her smack dab in the middle of Kansas sensibility. “I’m calling you Fred.” It was their camp on their dock, on a lake the name of which is not important; I went with it.
The local newspaper invited me over to talk with their writers and help them be more accurate in their descriptions of arms and ammunition used in various crimes... I covered them well, citing my favorite examples of errors such as the famous ".9" mm cartridge. It was easy to see that the newspaper writers didn't understand numbers, measurements or anything of the kind. I tried.
I can see that. "Dick" used to be a common nickname for Richard, and everyone called my father "Dick." After I became an adult, they started calling him "big Dick." I guess you can imagine what they called me....
I think I remember we spoke about this ‘round a campfire or two in Africa.
Now you know what is wrong with me :)
Try to convince a gun editor that they should not use a decimal point. They cannot except the fact that they should be following industry as opposed to editorial standards, so they just modify a proper name to make it look like something it is not.
My best study-buddy’s mom, decided my name was too much for her smack dab in the middle of Kansas sensibility. “I’m calling you Fred.” It was their camp on their dock, on a lake the name of which is not important; I went with it.
My head hurts now...
The local newspaper invited me over to talk with their writers and help them be more accurate in their descriptions of arms and ammunition used in various crimes... I covered them well, citing my favorite examples of errors such as the famous ".9" mm cartridge. It was easy to see that the newspaper writers didn't understand numbers, measurements or anything of the kind. I tried.