Not to make light of it or ruffle anybodys feathers but I was sitting here at the puter having a drink of appletons spiced rum and reading about the Boise Cabelas store thing. I live in BC we do not have a Cabelas or anything like it Here in my home Province. Oh you may snicker at this but visiting a Cabelas is on my life list. Even if it is “just a sporting goods store.” Excuse me for a moment I just needed another sip of this delicious Jamacian rum, smoooooth gotta visit Jamacia some day stock up on rum. If I make a side trip from the Lowell Idaho fish-in it will only be a 600 mile round trip detour to cross off “visit a Cabelas store” from the list. That is instead of a 1206 mile round trip from my home. Whoa! boy! I better not drink any of this spiced rum before that trip don’t want to drink and drive.You can drink and putt but not drink and drive. (golf joke) This stuff is gooood n strong. So lets see if I have this right. The closest Cabelas to me is 606 miles away however due to the ongoing controversy,I might not want to shop there because the staff is a little green. Oh yah and the manager is a bit of a twit. But If I can get them to make a dumb mistake then mebby I can get 50% off on a pontoon boat and some other kewl stuff. Bonus!!! Boy this is good rum!! JC should sponsor Appletons! Hey JC… I got a good idea for a new sponser!!! 181 proof Jamacian Rum. ya gotta like that. warms up the cockles of yer heart after fishing in the rain. (You see the connection to fishing here? )
Says here on yahoo maps that the second nearest Cabelas is in Reno 905 miles from here.Wow thats far! Do I drive the extra 299 miles to the other store or not? 299 miles extra seems like a little far just to pee on a darned fence. I can’t feel my nose and my teeth r numb. That brings up sommpin else How cum that Mr. Ward guy showed Jonzee how to build an electric fence all the way from the fish-in to Boise just so everyone can have a go jest cause someones big brother got to pee on an electric fence and he didn’t I wanna no fer sure. Darn I’m out of this here rum, this is all to confusin I’m going ta bed.
I jest thought of sometin else, You suppose I could borrow Bob’s Harley for the trip, twould be a much nicer ride. Just kidding Bob nobody lends a harley.
Gnu Bee Flyer,
I hope that rum helped you sleep good!
Do you have any idea what the definition of COCKLES is??
Thanks,
Doug :shock:
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source cock?le1 (kkl) Pronunciation Key
n.
Any of various bivalve mollusks of the family Cardiidae, having rounded or heart-shaped shells with radiating ribs.
The shell of a cockle.
A wrinkle; a pucker.
Nautical. A cockleshell.
intr. & tr.v. cock?led, cock?ling, cock?les
To become or cause to become wrinkled or puckered.
Idiom:
cockles of (one’s) heart
One’s innermost feelings: The valentine warmed the cockles of my heart. Or better said, the rum warmed the cockles of a Canadians heart. I too like a good rum, however, here in S.E. Michigan there are many who prefer Wisers Canadian Whiskey. In Ontario, it is said, the locals send Crown Royal for Americans to drink, they keep the Wisers for themselves. It is 10 years old and as smooth as a J.C.s laid out cast at 50 paces.
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The explaination is quite simple matey! I am a Pirate. Pirates soak cockles with rum to eat as appitizers. Pirates don’t bother to shuck them first preferring to eat them whole shell and all. Your stomach rests quite near to your heart. The soaked in rum then proceeds to warm the cockles of your heart. You’d know that if you were a pirate.
Gnu Bee Flyer,
Thanks to you and Jonezee for educating me about COCKLES.
I had NO IDEA that 7 years ago, when I logged on FAOL, that I would get to talk to PIRATES!!! :shock:
Flyfishing plus Pirates = Casting 101 with a Patch on one eye and Pegg leg and also some Rum.
Is this a SECRET Society?? 8)
I’m glad Pirates have a better reputation now, than when I was a kid.
Pirate Job Application;
Must have experience in Sword Fighting
Must have experience Plundering
Must NOT be prone to sea sickness
Must LIKE hanging out with the Guys
Must be willing to start out as Apprentice cannon ball loader
Must have a general dislike of the Establishment
Must have some experience throwing grappling hooks
Must be expected to have Boat and Health Insurance deducted from your paycheck.
I can NOW see the attraction of this JOB back then!
See, back then you weren’t FIRED, you were FIRED UPON
If I could only start over, but alas that shall not occur! 
You guys be careful and watch where your pointing your sabres!
Doug 
Sabres? They be a Cutlus lad! Don’t worry, it took Long John Silver twenty years to make it back to treasure island…there is still hope.
Please forgive me!
I need to study the PIRATE dictionary.
I also forgot about Long John Silver.
I thought that was a RESTAURANT! :oops:
Doug :shock: