..that the following is absolutely true:
My wife and I were driving down my favorite dirt road today, near my super secret turkey spot. My phone rang, and caller id said it was Gregg Coffey, Shrew Bowyer Extrordinaire. I didn't answer it, knowing he would want to tell me how sweet my Little Favorite came out, what with Lori sitting right next to me in the cab of the truck and all...you brothers of the "Bow Sneak" know what I mean..
So there I was, NOT answering the phone to hear my new turkey bow was fininshed, when I snapped this picture...not 200 yards from my favorite calling spot: (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n180/RogerNorris/PICT0001-3.jpg)
Hmmmmm! Could it be a sign? ;)
Roger....did you know that Lori just registered?
:biglaugh: :biglaugh: Terry I just broke up laughing out loud when I read that.....
David
Yup, has me laughing!! I need more of that! Shawn
Terry, BAN HER! ;0)
Man, talk about being in a spot, I had just told her NO to this Coach Leather purse...1/2 an hour later GRegg is calling about my bow. :scared:
The turkeys have been out in full attack mode on the corn fields near me too. Yeah I would let her have the purse, or sleep with one eye open!
Roger it's the power of the SHREW!Man are you gonna wack turkeys with that bow!No need to call just thinking and talkin about the shrew brings the birds in WHOA!!!Wait until you go in the woods with the bow you won't be able to beat the birds off you!Shrew Power
Who was on the phone honey?It was the handbag counter at the store they do have another one in stock and ready for delivery dear. How bout that?
Roger,
Holy crap, I just left a message on your home phone asking if your new bow was done!! :scared:
OK, seriously Roger, you have to come clean with the rest of the gang here. You're totally leaving out the fact that you took Lori to this sweet exotic island get-a-way last summer with your very own cabana boy servant, extraordinary view, exotic food and relaxing spa, ect. ect. The chick trip that most wives dream about. :rolleyes:
You're golden for AT LEAST a bow or two with that kind of sucking up. Let me test my theory, I'll call, you don't answer and let me ask Lori innocently if your new bow arrived today.
:bigsmyl:
P.S.-
Can Basil Hayden (hush "money") be sent via post office or UPS?? If so, you might develope a lot of new "friends" here. ;)
I just hope Norm Johnson does not call while I am at work about the Blacktail I ordered on the sneak :scared: If he does I am dead meat and I still have to finish paying for it. :bigsmyl:
Ray, she thinks that trip was PAYBACK for all of the other bows, November disapearences, etc...wait a minute, that is the PERFECT side business for you: Marriage Acountant!! You can keep a ledger, you know like, "1 trip to St Lucia = 3 bows, 1 flintlock, and 10 days in November".
You are HIRED, Brother!
If that doesn't work, I'll send Basil Hayden to all my pals, just to keep their Bourbon-Holes shut! :bigsmyl:
Don't worry Roger, I'll just keep the bow. I need one anyway, and then you won't have to worry. :smileystooges:
Roger,
Start packaging, because no matter how the accountant presents the figures, it just doesn't add up in the spouses eyes. :readit:
OH BROTHER!
Couple guys drive down your favorite dirt road and see those black backs and it won't be your favorite secret turkey spot for long :jumper:
Gregg,
If it is a takedown, I could help a brutha' out ;)
Steve O - although you are one of the good guys, youaint gettin my bow! :p
SeekingTradDeer - aint that the truth! They are spooky as heck, too, like they have been shot at from the road. Those pictures don't show it, but they were moving...as soon as I stopped the truck they headed for the bush, some flying.
This would be why Ron will be receiving a MONEY ORDER in the mail this week for my deposit. Checks or debit card = paper trail! :scared:
I would never use the "sneak tactic" with my wife. That's why I ordered my next bow from Ron last week so it's "on the books" before I get married this May. (It's JC's fault too, since I'm getting a takedown with the same wood combinations he got because I couldn't stand not having one like that) ;)
In the accounting world, there's pre-marital assets and of course pre-marital bow payment liabilities. :rolleyes:
Ray, since you ordered the bow BEFORE you got married but won't receive it until AFTER you're married, it will fall under the category of "Community Property" :scared:
QuoteCommunity property is a marital property regime that originated in civil law jurisdictions, and is now also found in some common law jurisdictions.
In a community property jurisdiction, most property acquired during the marriage (except for gifts or inheritances) is owned jointly by both spouses and is divided upon divorce, annulment or death. Joint ownership is automatically presumed by law in the absence of specific evidence that would point to a contrary conclusion for a particular piece of property. The community property system is usually justified by the idea that such joint ownership recognizes the theoretically equal contributions of both spouses to the creation and operation of the family unit.
Ron,
This time I'm getting it right, so like you and Nancy, we'll have the "community property" for a long, long time. :thumbsup:
show us the BOW!.... :)
:biglaugh:
I won't have my hands on it until Thursday...pic' to come!
YEH YEH PIC'S PIC'S
Yep, Steve O and I are going to use it in leagues tonight and tomorrow night. It'll be well broken in by Thursday Roger. :wavey:
It's a two piece bow, isn't it? A piece for you and a piece for her. I don't see the problem.
Come on Ray. A properly executed "Sneak Bow" aquisition is one of the great joys of marriage! :knothead: :archer:
Tim,
Yup, my hat's off to the sneak bow crew and pulling off a proper sneak. Ron's a master of the sneak knife; he's got so many that a new one doesn't even register with Nancy anymore (oops, I wonder if she's registered?).
Imagine this though, a woman who loves you so much, she would do the sneaking to get you a special bow as a surprise. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
... :goldtooth:
Ray,
:thumbsup:
No wait... Don't. I could get a dozen bows on the sneak cheaper than attorney fees! :biglaugh:
Nakohe - the bow sneak that I am about to share with you has never failed. Have the bow delivered to a friend, preferably one your wife does not know well. Have this friend call your home at a time when your wife will be able to answer the phone. Friend asks if you are home and will be there for a few minutes. She says yes. He says rather cryptically, I will be right over. When he arrives she will be curious and will meet him at the door. He has something wrapped in a blanket. He hands it to you and says that he needs you to keep it for him for awhile - family trouble, IRS trouble, burglars in the neighborhood... but he would feel better if you kept it safe for him. He leaves.
You and the wife open the package and there it is. If your name is on the bow, you are cooked, but if not, your in. FYI, I still have a "good friend's" Belgian Browning Sweet 16 that has been safe at my place for 8 years.
I mastered the "shotgun sneak" years ago, it's so simple:
Leave in the morning with an EMPTY gun case, preferably a hard one so that she cannot tell it is empty.Make a show of hauling the case out of the house...she will ask whats going on...you say "I'm working on a trade with a guy" or "I need to have a gunsmith look at this double barrel".
Return in the evening with a FULL guncase, and your in!
The sneak I use when I order a new bow is simple as well. I have the bow delivered to my place of work. I live close enough that I leave work a couple minuets early so I can beat my wife home. Then I just walk in and put the bow in the basement with the rest of them. The thing I have not figured out yet is when we have our first kid in September how I am going to get it past her then. I also got cooked when I came home from Kalamazoo with my new Shrew. She was not a happy camper that weekend.
Tim
Roger, your bow shot great in league last night. I told Steve O. to ignore the little scratch on the lower limb where the guy next to me nocked it over and dropped his field point arrow straight down on it. The paste wax really made most of it disappear. Really. ;)
Ray, remember paybacks?? :readit:
You never learn do you? :goldtooth: :biglaugh:
QuoteOriginally posted by Ron LaClair:
Ray, remember paybacks?? :readit:
You never learn do you? :goldtooth: :biglaugh:
By the time July 2008 comes around, he'll have forgotten. :D
Forgotten what? Hey, this porchlight is broken... :knothead:
Roger,
Pay no attention from the guy up North. Sam test drove yer bow for you, and he said it was too light. Never mind, he's only 11. :knothead:
Hey Roger, looks like someone else got their Bow first....
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/RoyStroh/IMG_2298.jpg)
:bigsmyl:
Ouch, that hurts Roy. ;)
BTW, congratulations.
QuoteOriginally posted by Ray Lyon:
Ouch, that hurts Roy. ;)
:bigsmyl: couldn't help myself
Weeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllll,
I actually DID get to shoot Roger's bow this morning before he picked it up (with his permission or course :saywhat: )and it is a beauty! Had a nice lunch with Gregg and Roger to cap off the morning.
BTW, Gregg also had a 52" Classic he was shipping off as a display bow and I was AMAZED at how well it shot...I wonder if Ron remembers I am on the list???
Roy, that is a beauty, almost as nice as the Flintlock you made for Mr. Coffey :thumbsup:
QuoteI wonder if Ron remembers I am on the list???
List :confused: :confused: ...you're on the list? :confused: ....what's your confirmation number Steve?
Well, it's in my hands now! AWESOME! I shot a couple arrows out the back door, but I won't be able to truly give it a work out until morning. Winds are about 30mph right now...
Pictures to follow!
Not a great picture, but this shows the Chameleon laminations...I know they are supposed to be functional, but I think they look awesome.
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why the heck won't my picture come up?
She's a beaut Roger. I love my Lil Favorite and I have a Chameleon longbow that is very nice too.
QuoteOriginally posted by Roger Norris:
why the heck won't my picture come up?
Just flick that little switch on your computer Roger. :bigsmyl:
When the pictures come up, look close at the brown area of the Chameleon pattern...I have never seen figure like that in that pattern! That is the first thing I noticed when I looked over the bow.
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n180/RogerNorris/PICT0002-4.jpg)
Yep, look at the brown on top...
Oh, bye the way, NICE couch...that musta' cost a couple bows :biglaugh:
Roger, that's a gorgeous bow. Good call on the Chameleon pattern. Ya might want to edit the picture size though, it says 640x480 and I think 600 is max.
Roger,
That's is a beauty. Could you post a pic of the side view of the riser and a full length shot of the limbs?
Pretty bow you have there Roger.