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llmart

(15,503 posts)
26. No.
Mon Dec 17, 2012, 07:10 PM
Dec 2012

In fact, they actually think the opposite.

"Boy, I bet my neighbors think of me as the ultimate macho man who'll save their life one day with my high powered rifle and I'll be a hero. That hot chick at work is probably fantasizing about me because I keep bragging to everyone around how many guns I have."

Or some version of that.

As someone who is a psychologist just told me, stop trying to apply rational thought to irrational people.

That's from that asshole gun group in Arizona, isn't it? TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #1
Editing note: "Asshole gun group" is a redundancy. villager Dec 2012 #28
Especially when they are located in Arizona! csziggy Dec 2012 #80
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Dec 2012 #112
Yeah that does make it a triple. slampoet Dec 2012 #127
The third is particularly disturbing with that little boy in front... joeybee12 Dec 2012 #2
Oh yeah, a future, deeply disturbed teen in the making. Philosoraptor Dec 2012 #5
Or as a friend says to me about some children in those situations, that they Cleita Dec 2012 #106
Plus, he's wearing his hat like a rapper!!! JoePhilly Dec 2012 #33
You mean the kid who's getting ready to blow his foot off? 11 Bravo Dec 2012 #38
The third one is from Western Colorado. (nt) Doodler71 Dec 2012 #41
It looks that little kid is holding a real handgun. Look at how he's holding it. It's heavy. catbyte Dec 2012 #81
Absolutely vile. rivegauche Dec 2012 #3
because we invite them BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2012 #101
Every gun owner in America is guilty? Bake Dec 2012 #107
Can't imagine why she might be just a little bit upset, Bake. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #116
Getting wasted? Not lately. Not in a long while. Bake Dec 2012 #117
They probably are my neighbors Warpy Dec 2012 #4
I know a few dozen of these types. Philosoraptor Dec 2012 #7
I got them all around me. I bet every gun shop in America doc03 Dec 2012 #6
Cuz Merkins Lurv Thur Guns Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #8
It makes you wonder RoccoR5955 Dec 2012 #9
Shooting range here is sponsoring photos of family, guns, and Santa Claus. sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #10
they very much want their psychosis to be seen as normal Skittles Dec 2012 #15
Cool. I wonder how much help they'll be to their owners when CakeGrrl Dec 2012 #11
Long time no see. Philo-rapt. annabanana Dec 2012 #12
hey there back atcha anna Philosoraptor Dec 2012 #21
Let me tell you a story. A couple weeks ago, my neighbor rang my doorbell. He asked if I'd seen Erose999 Dec 2012 #13
Oh. My. Gawd. So paranoid they don't even recognize Trick or Treaters! Maraya1969 Dec 2012 #47
Do these people have any idea how they appear Surya Gayatri Dec 2012 #14
no, and it is up to us to let them know Skittles Dec 2012 #17
They're proud of their de-evolution into animals Philosoraptor Dec 2012 #19
+1,000! Surya Gayatri Dec 2012 #20
animals are so beautiful, predators only kill for food sasha031 Dec 2012 #77
No. llmart Dec 2012 #26
Yep, you can't reason with unreason! You can only stay as far away from it as possible... Surya Gayatri Dec 2012 #30
Yep. llmart Dec 2012 #39
You might want to reconsider either your opinion of gun owners or your avatar... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #123
No, I don't think so on either of your suggestions....... llmart Dec 2012 #128
Annie Oakley... lancer78 Dec 2012 #137
And his wife is cradling her gun exactly as you'd hold an infant. Ugh! eom truth2power Dec 2012 #34
Yeah, noticed that too. Like she was rocking it to sleepy-bye...sick freaks! Surya Gayatri Dec 2012 #37
I see little if any difference between those photos and this famous one. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #46
Ooooh...Come to sexy BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #59
Looks like my Uncle Joe, wearing a habit. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #69
yes agree 100% they are the same people sasha031 Dec 2012 #76
Only differences? More modest wardrobe taste, better hairdresser and photographer... Surya Gayatri Dec 2012 #91
I didn't know this one was famous LiberalLovinLug Dec 2012 #109
I dunno, the look on Santa's face is pretty damn funny. renie408 Dec 2012 #16
you're actually able to discern a "look" on santa's face in that photo...? Mel Content Dec 2012 #18
It's in the eyes, they are the windows to the soul n/t Fumesucker Dec 2012 #24
you're seeing what you want to see...not what's actually there. Mel Content Dec 2012 #89
No, the other poster is right. His eyes are just a little bugged out... renie408 Dec 2012 #44
you're just seeing what you want to see... Mel Content Dec 2012 #90
Boy, I bet you are loads of fun at a party. renie408 Dec 2012 #95
He looks like he's telling myself over and over, "It's just a gig. It's just a gig. gkhouston Dec 2012 #53
This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #22
Neighbors? Fumesucker Dec 2012 #23
In my case that is more true than for many others. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #25
What, no happy family photo of the man who took his son to a gun show Doremus Dec 2012 #27
Piece on Earth -- Merry Christmas from the Gunfuckers Blue Owl Dec 2012 #29
After learning about the craziness of some gun owners mrsadm Dec 2012 #31
I know how you feel. freshwest Dec 2012 #119
Freaks. AndyA Dec 2012 #32
They should move to a country like Somila where they would get an opportunity to really use their JoePhilly Dec 2012 #35
+1,000! Move someplace where they could get in some serious, up-close trigger time! Surya Gayatri Dec 2012 #40
I wonder how many of the fathers in these photos alp227 Dec 2012 #45
Poor Somalia has enough problems. Let them go to their very own private island. Maraya1969 Dec 2012 #48
Every time someone asks them about why they don't want to move there, Jamaal510 Dec 2012 #111
Disgusting! SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #36
It really is a fetish for them. An object they imbue with special power and personal meaning. scarletwoman Dec 2012 #42
Well put. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #124
Alamogordo had its armed teaparty protest Jan 2010 duhneece Dec 2012 #43
That dog was not happy. His tail was not wagging. It was between his legs. I hate seeing that. Maraya1969 Dec 2012 #50
Everyone is old enough to know not to put their finger on the trigger..except little dude Sheepshank Dec 2012 #49
Bunch of degenerates. nt cecilfirefox Dec 2012 #51
If there were a reason to wage war with Iran, it would be to draft these people muntrv Dec 2012 #52
plea for help commonsensevoter Dec 2012 #54
military takeover? hrmjustin Dec 2012 #56
...While visions of Red Dawn dance in his head... nt Ilsa Dec 2012 #60
Totally. That's it, right there. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #92
They're actually remaking that one hootinholler Dec 2012 #113
It is more likely that these nuts will be the cause of the problem, Ilsa Dec 2012 #57
Experience, history & statistics say "you're right" duhneece Dec 2012 #96
Enjoy your stay. Sedona Dec 2012 #61
TS'ed after 3 posts! nt Ilsa Dec 2012 #66
So, did the military takeover happen before or after you were abducted by aliens? n/t gkhouston Dec 2012 #62
You mad me LOL! freshwest Dec 2012 #120
If theres a crazy person shooting up my town, Vanje Dec 2012 #63
Yeah, because your stupid little guns will surely stop a military takeover involving drones. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #64
Help...I'm blinded by the white BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #55
Walking talking self-fulfilling prophecies every last one of them & when that day comes in which patrice Dec 2012 #58
+1,000 to what you said. freshwest Dec 2012 #121
They don't scare me one bit. nt rrneck Dec 2012 #65
Repulsive. And these people are not my neighbors. I live in a large Northeastern liberal city. smirkymonkey Dec 2012 #67
There are millions of us. And we all need to be putting the pressure on lawmakers to DO SOMETHING! LuckyLib Dec 2012 #108
Could be? These people are our neighbors. iemitsu Dec 2012 #68
Do these idiots not realized how stupid they look? Odin2005 Dec 2012 #70
Oh, aren't they tough. BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #71
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #72
Oh but you're wrong. It's not that they could be - they ARE Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #73
My Republican neighbors look like them Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2012 #74
The photos weren't intended to be "funny" lbrtbell Dec 2012 #75
Finally. Styles828 Dec 2012 #131
So people think this picture is not funny and silly that means we are "spewing hatred" hrmjustin Dec 2012 #132
Yes Styles828 Dec 2012 #134
Look gun owners are welcome here. We have many gun owners here. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #135
There are people right here on DU that saw nothing wrong with those, and worse gun stuff. Hoyt Dec 2012 #78
OK, what's wrong with the pictures? Recursion Dec 2012 #82
You wouldn't understand. Enjoy your guns. Hoyt Dec 2012 #83
I don't have any guns Recursion Dec 2012 #85
I know that they are flashing guns around their children blueamy66 Dec 2012 #100
Going to explain once Caretha Dec 2012 #129
Err... they're not meant to be funny Recursion Dec 2012 #79
Maybe , sans guns. Hoyt Dec 2012 #84
Guns turn good people into bad people? Recursion Dec 2012 #86
Damn, but DU got super judgemental lately. flvegan Dec 2012 #87
Apparently you've never met any of these folks Philosoraptor Dec 2012 #94
Show us you Guns! - SNL 1975 ThoughtCriminal Dec 2012 #88
Santa looks like he's being held hostage. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #93
The Santa photo is definitely funny RZM Dec 2012 #97
What a bunch of pathetic losers. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #98
I don't freak out over things like this. former-republican Dec 2012 #99
These people ARE my neighbors! wanttosavetheplanet Dec 2012 #102
Cringeworthy libodem Dec 2012 #103
Creepy people. Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #104
Those people or people like them are my neighbors. They are also Cleita Dec 2012 #105
Now, THIS is true pornography... VOX Dec 2012 #110
What a bunch of trash. Iris Dec 2012 #114
Nauseating. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #115
It's A Cult Dirty Socialist Dec 2012 #118
89/100 have guns amborin Dec 2012 #122
It's that kind of fear Fearless Dec 2012 #125
Well, if they are your neighbors customerserviceguy Dec 2012 #126
My favorite line from the old TV show "ER"......... llmart Dec 2012 #130
Please read in entirety. Styles828 Dec 2012 #133
That kid in the center on the bottom picture JoeyT Dec 2012 #136
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