Green Anaconda Trying to eat a dog (vid)

[JLC]

Aahhhhh Jody....I see where you're coming from, now. Let me see if I'm understanding this correctly. You're not at all against hunting (legal, and for the right reasons)....but in your mind, to call it a "hobby" demeans the seriousness of intentionally taking another life. Yes?

[JLC]

judy,
When have you ever seen me on here not to respect others or be civil??

It's all good!!

NEVER!! Which is why I felt so taken aback by the way the thread seemed to be turning. And I was really wondering if someone had somehow drugged our "cyber-air" to make everyone so irritable and jumpy. Probably just left-over nerves from that other thread tonight. Sheeeesh, what a night, eh??

Yes, it's all good!!

[Shelby]

I was only seeing where this thread could go downhill and wanted to make sure it didn't go there.. debate is good, but not arguing or namecalling. No offense meant.

[jotay]

I have no problem with the killing part.
I was just trying to help you to see that like a vid of a snake attacking a dog gets folks up in arms that when we call our sports a hobby or a sport it gets those same type of people up in arms.
You said you got tried of people geting on you for your hobby of hunting and I said that maybe you shouldn't call it a hobby.
I guess the " crazy talk" reference doesn't do well over the internet, I don't know if you watch SNL or Mad TV, I can never remember which one the guy is on that does that. Anyway like I said it's all good. No problems here.
And I always love to chat with folks.

[jotay]

judy,
Yes
It would make one think hunting is ruthless like the snake eating the dog.

I wasn't in on the other thread and haven't seen it ( thank the lord)

Shelby i know you don't know me to well because I wasn't around much for a while, I was MIA for a bit but I don't do the name calling thing at all. Just takes to much darn energy

Also anyone reading this thread now knows I stink as a typist

[daniel1983]

By saying 'most', it sounds like you are saying the majority. Maybe 'some' would have been a more appropriate word. I really don't understand how calling something a hobby can cause such a problem. What else should I call it.....sport?....no sport that I know involves killing an animal. I just don't understand why calling it a hobby give it a negative meaning....I have never encountered that before. If simply calling something a 'hobby' can get people to go against something...what is this world coming to?

And I definately agree with you about fixed hunts, baited hunts, and all of that kinda stuff.

Do you call keeping a ball python a hobby?

[Shelby]

I guess I'm a bit touchy since that 'other thread' disintegrated into a lovely mess, and we don't want a repeat. So.. I apologise if I reacted to quickly.

[jotay]

No not anymore than I would call keeping a dog or my cat a hobby.
I just call keeping it a pet, but then I only have one.

This world is coming to political correctness h*ll that's what it's coming to

No calling it a sport is just as offensive to "some " people ( not me )
I think it's like Judy said it makes it seem like life is cheap to folks who don't like it to begin with, it just adds fuel to their fire that killing something is a hobby like coin collecting or baseball cards.

I just call mine fishing and my friends who hunt just call it hunting.

It's a complexed world these days

[jotay]

Gee, glad i missed that " other thread"

[daniel1983]

I understand.....so your main point was that calling hunting a 'hobby' or 'sport' can be offensive to some people....

ha...that is just crazy, I can't believe I have never encountered that before. WOW!

I had to go look up the definition of hobby just to make sure I was using it properly...

hob·by 1 (hb) n. pl. hob·bies
An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure.

By that definition, I would consider hunting a hobby.....ha... oh well....

I also found this as a defintion of hobby...

hob·by 2 (hb) n. pl. hob·bies
Any of several small falcons of the genus Falco, formerly used for catching small birds or game.

It would be neat to trace the word to see if that second definition is where it originated.....that would be a wicked piece of info if someone ever tries to say something about hunting being a hobby