Board:   [DoveNet] Firearms
Subject: snobby
From:    Moondog
Date:    Sat May 06, 2023 22:33

@VIA: CAVEBBS
  Re: snobby
  By: Jimmy Anderson to Moondog on Fri May 05 2023 07:33 pm

 > -=> Moondog wrote to Weatherman <=-
>
 >  Mo> I get what you're saying about having a name that delivers a larger
 >  Mo> price, however I find it strange that Ruger's auto-loading pistols
 >  Mo> haven't sold as well as Smith and Wessons or similar priced guns.  I
 >  Mo> don't know many police or security guys who carry Rugers.  I see alot
 >  Mo> of Sigs, Glocks, and Smiths.
 >
 >  Mo> I find it silly how snobbish people get when someone says they own a
 >  Mo> P-series Ruger.
 >
 > Not just guns... I have an old Yamaha acoustic guitarthat was made in
 > 69. It's basically a copy of a D-18 Martin, and people at bluegrass jams
 > will comment on the sound, and then they see the headstock and you can
 > see the nose turn up cause it 'ain't a Martin...'
 >
 > :-)
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > ... Be alert!  The country needs more lerts.

Snobbery is universal.  I can understand it somewhat.  When one gets used to
a premium product, everything else is "inferior" no matter it's strong or weak
 points.

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