Re: GENTLEMEN!



On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 13:00:18 GMT, "Lionel F. Stevenson"
<sumer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I don't intend to blow smoke, if you know what I mean, but the posters on
>ROFF seem to be a good lot. Humor and helpfulness prevail.
>
>BTW, having completed my first season of fly fishing, I would like to state
>that I met a lot of gentlemen on the stream. No one was nasty, except as a
>joke.
>
>I asked one person which fly he was using, and he replied, "None of your
>f-in' business!" I said, "That's what it's called?" He said "Yep!"


Your response was perfect. Especially if said with a smile.
>
>Another guy was stomping what looked like a large olive leech in a mud
>puddle to get it wet. I went over to take a look. He said "Some people might
>take offence to you even watching what I'm doing." It was said with a smile.
>
>-- Lionel


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