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Old 10-11-2013, 11:05   #14
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it's not egotistic, it is an attitude earned and validated by a harsh and unforgiving career.
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I was installing some electronic devices in the home
Can you swing by and program Trappers VCR...

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his great room looked like he could have stocked a new Cabelas with his trophy mounts. He had all the big cats, cape buffalo, every imaginable african animal with horns or claws. He was holding court with his cronies about his new electronic toys and saw me eying his trophies. in a mildly condescending voice asked "do you hunt?".

without skipping a beat, i replied "not since Afghanistan, if they aren't shooting back, it just doesn't seem exciting anymore." the look on his "buddies" faces was more than worth explaining to my boss why the customer had a problem with my attitude.
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