Silly Little Tribes - Page 4

VTR996 · February 20, 2002, 06:05 PM

Throught my years of dodgeing Darwin (some narrow escapes) I found, Whatever I have at the time that works is what I like...eg...my buddie is a Yamaha freak,lives,breathes,blue blood,and all,,dislikes Honda a lot, that's what I got. His Yamamaha went broke on a trip from Tulsa and he was happy to get a ride from a Honda. Another eg..different buddie, Chevy certified NUT,4wd of course, always running down my Nissan,,,Chevy got stuck in the middle of BFE and Nissan pulled him out,,he now has a tight lip about that.

slickpuppy · February 20, 2002, 06:12 PM

This thread has outlived its usefulness. I would suggest that the originator eliminate it. Or, a responsible moderator do so.

New_comer · February 20, 2002, 07:18 PM

Before the mods do that, let me plug in my $00,000.02 worth:

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Ok, I'm done.

JohnK · February 20, 2002, 07:54 PM

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When you buy a Glock or an HK or a Harley or a Honda or a Macintosh, you're not just getting a product, you're getting admission to the tribe.

Which is exactly what the various companies want. They want you to feel special because you own a X, they want that brand loyalty and go to extreme lengths to get and keep it. Glock sponsers 'Glock only' matchs, Sig has a magazine they send to people who buy a new Sig and send in a postcard Corvette owners always wave to each other on the road etc etc etc.

On top of that people really don't like to look stupid to them selves or others so will defend their choices, both good and bad.

Bobcat46 · February 20, 2002, 08:11 PM

I like what I have, Thats why I have it. In other words I shoot what I like, I ride or drive what I like, I don't give a rats A$$ if you like it or not, I can see you enjoy what you have and really enjoy watching you shoot or ride what you have, If it shoots straighter
(doubtful) good for you, If it goes faster Get your butt down the line and sit and wait for me or keep going if that makes you happy, I can't afford a bunch of guns to sit in this house that is paid for and my family is safe inside, I can tell you this for sure, When its all over I hope you have enjoyed life and each other as much as I have.

Bobcat

gumshoe4 · February 20, 2002, 11:02 PM

As a reformed revolver owner and disciple of Gunfu Sensei on the path of semi-automatic enlightenment, I warn you all that you are heretics. You are not supposed to like what you own. You must own Glocks or be eternally damned.

Revolverless Geek

coonan357 · February 21, 2002, 12:48 AM

I don't care what your car, bike, or gun has what name on it you are all of one big tribe thats the American tribe! look at the Bill of rights sometime this is why we buy what we buy and say what we say because we CAN!!! If some third workld country or ORder decides to make the mistake of attacking Us I be more than happy to have you in my foxhole because your one of the "TRIBE" just don't show me that tatical tuperware

Blackhawk · February 21, 2002, 12:55 AM

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Why can some people not objectively discuss their preferences in guns, cars, PC's, whatever, without using the words "sucks", "rules", "junk", "fool", "garbage", "ultimate", and such?

You're just toying with the Silly Little Tribes because you don't really expect a definitive answer to that question.

Another in the same vein is "Why can some blondes post Silly Little Questions without even using descriptive titles and yet get a bunch of responses (and some invitations) while others get thoroughly ignored when they do the same thing?"

Both questions have the same answer: human nature. Viva human nature! How boring things would be without it....

C.R.Sam · February 21, 2002, 01:21 AM

If it works, it is good.

Sam

gyp_c2 · February 21, 2002, 01:00 PM

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I'm beginning to think...

Crack me up...

Art Eatman · February 21, 2002, 01:58 PM

A reasonable generalization about a large part of our society is that we tend to define ourselves in terms of job, money, and posessions.

For some, it's keeping up with the Joneses; for others, it's exceeding the Joneses.

Those who get excited about what particular brand of critter they use, to the point of flaming and all that nonsense, do indeed fit the above, particularly the "exceeding" part.

And then there are those of us who don't give a hoot about the Joneses, in any way, shape or fashion. I call it the utilitarian approach: If it works good enough to suit me, it's good enough to suit me. Other peoples' opinions are a matter of indifference.

, Art

Oleg Volk · February 21, 2002, 02:58 PM

Seems that brand loyalty would be a marketing communications issue...and that's another topic altogether.

February 20, 2002, 06:05 PM	#76
VTR996 Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2001 Location: OKLAHOMA Posts: 195	Throught my years of dodgeing Darwin (some narrow escapes) I found, Whatever I have at the time that works is what I like...eg...my buddie is a Yamaha freak,lives,breathes,blue blood,and all,,dislikes Honda a lot, that's what I got. His Yamamaha went broke on a trip from Tulsa and he was happy to get a ride from a Honda. Another eg..different buddie, Chevy certified NUT,4wd of course, always running down my Nissan,,,Chevy got stuck in the middle of BFE and Nissan pulled him out,,he now has a tight lip about that.

February 20, 2002, 06:12 PM	#77
slickpuppy Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 1999 Posts: 928	This thread has outlived its usefulness. I would suggest that the originator eliminate it. Or, a responsible moderator do so.

February 20, 2002, 07:18 PM	#78
New_comer Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2001 Location: Manila, Phil. Posts: 1,004	Before the mods do that, let me plug in my $00,000.02 worth: . . . . . . . Ok, I'm done.

February 20, 2002, 08:11 PM	#80
Bobcat46 Member Join Date: January 27, 2002 Location: 2 Miles west of Hell Posts: 20	I like what I have, Thats why I have it. In other words I shoot what I like, I ride or drive what I like, I don't give a rats A$$ if you like it or not, I can see you enjoy what you have and really enjoy watching you shoot or ride what you have, If it shoots straighter (doubtful) good for you, If it goes faster Get your butt down the line and sit and wait for me or keep going if that makes you happy, I can't afford a bunch of guns to sit in this house that is paid for and my family is safe inside, I can tell you this for sure, When its all over I hope you have enjoyed life and each other as much as I have. Bobcat

February 20, 2002, 11:02 PM	#81
gumshoe4 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2000 Posts: 266	As a reformed revolver owner and disciple of Gunfu Sensei on the path of semi-automatic enlightenment, I warn you all that you are heretics. You are not supposed to like what you own. You must own Glocks or be eternally damned. Revolverless Geek

February 21, 2002, 12:48 AM	#82
coonan357 Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2002 Location: in a state of confusion and disbelief ! Posts: 726	I don't care what your car, bike, or gun has what name on it you are all of one big tribe thats the American tribe! look at the Bill of rights sometime this is why we buy what we buy and say what we say because we CAN!!! If some third workld country or ORder decides to make the mistake of attacking Us I be more than happy to have you in my foxhole because your one of the "TRIBE" just don't show me that tatical tuperware

February 21, 2002, 01:21 AM	#84
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 30, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	If it works, it is good. Sam

February 21, 2002, 01:58 PM	#86
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	A reasonable generalization about a large part of our society is that we tend to define ourselves in terms of job, money, and posessions. For some, it's keeping up with the Joneses; for others, it's exceeding the Joneses. Those who get excited about what particular brand of critter they use, to the point of flaming and all that nonsense, do indeed fit the above, particularly the "exceeding" part. And then there are those of us who don't give a hoot about the Joneses, in any way, shape or fashion. I call it the utilitarian approach: If it works good enough to suit me, it's good enough to suit me. Other peoples' opinions are a matter of indifference. , Art

February 21, 2002, 02:58 PM	#87
Oleg Volk Staff Alumnus Join Date: December 6, 1999 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 7,022	Seems that brand loyalty would be a marketing communications issue...and that's another topic altogether.