tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post486303459534786548..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Newest felony: Misrepresenting a fishGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-68839196405891883902011-07-16T16:01:55.857-05:002011-07-16T16:01:55.857-05:00Come on guys. Find whatever it
is you're usin...Come on guys. Find whatever it<br />is you're using for a brain and<br />re-read the legislation. It isn't<br />about lying (misrepresenting) the<br />size of a fish. It is about being<br />in a tournament and submitting a<br />fish you have obtained from another<br />source (that means a fish you did<br />not actually catch in this tournament) and submitting this<br />as your own catch. Think about<br />the rewards in bonafide tournaments. If you publish a<br />work or a song that you represent<br />to be your own which in truth and<br />in fact was the work of another<br />that's plaigarism. Think about<br />the athletes who are being nailed<br />for lying, not to mention using<br />steroids. The list goes on and<br />on. We have become a nation of<br />liars. Lying to your wife is<br />one thing. Lying for monetary<br />gain is quite another. Some<br />group out there was lobbying for<br />the passage of this bill for good<br />and serious reason which is why<br />it was tacked on to another piece<br />of legislation in the first place.<br />Common sense tells me that it will<br />not be heavily policed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-12527771582539500942011-05-16T10:49:32.436-05:002011-05-16T10:49:32.436-05:00The lobby for the Tricked Womans Alliance of Texas...The lobby for the Tricked Womans Alliance of Texas has added an amendment to the bill, that can only be used during the punishment of the trial. <br />If the person found guilty of lying about the size of his fish is found to have lied size matters else where in his life it bumps it up to a second degree felony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-91022655421783016892011-05-14T01:24:09.508-05:002011-05-14T01:24:09.508-05:00Convict No. 1: "So what are you in for?"...Convict No. 1: "So what are you in for?"<br /><br />Convict No. 2: "Me? Lying about the size of a fish. What about you?"<br /><br />Convict No. 1: "They caught me with some sage plant, an herb called 'salvia divinorum.' "<br /><br />Convict No.2: "Oh well, I s'pose that a police state is a small price to pay for living in a free country."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-12618266625714813362011-05-11T14:30:31.723-05:002011-05-11T14:30:31.723-05:00This has got to be the funniest string of satirica...This has got to be the funniest string of satirical blog comments I have read in a long time. Thanks, Grits Community!A Texas POnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-55865436658848841542011-05-11T13:06:46.337-05:002011-05-11T13:06:46.337-05:00Is there a registry for fish stories yet?Is there a registry for fish stories yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-15999489154358665502011-05-11T09:01:28.611-05:002011-05-11T09:01:28.611-05:00Ladies and Gentlemen, I am deeply saddened by this...Ladies and Gentlemen, I am deeply saddened by this event. Truly one of the last bastions of manhood has been stripped from us. Men have misrepresented their fishing trophy's for thousands of years, even gone so far as to stop at the market and buy them when we had a bad day. So far as lying about the size and fight they put up, it is an inalienable right. I call to action all good men ( and Women) resist this unholy seizure of our traditions. Mail a dead fish to your congressman and maybe they will begin to see that WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH they must cease and desist from this practice. They have just turned every law abiding male citizen in this state into a felon. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.<br /><br />I cheat at Solitaire too...........The Homeless Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004267716709384953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-30039325267295570352011-05-11T08:50:55.375-05:002011-05-11T08:50:55.375-05:00"The golf lobby is high-fiving each other to ..."The golf lobby is high-fiving each other to celebrate their exclusion from this bill.<br /><br />And if you cheat at solitaire, I guess it's up to God to strike you dead."<br /><br />Genius sir! I literally laughed out loud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1495328831421884142011-05-10T23:48:15.537-05:002011-05-10T23:48:15.537-05:00Maybe eventually, they'll make running for or ...Maybe eventually, they'll make running for or holding a public office in Texas a felony and solve all our problems!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-19433590617452693662011-05-10T22:21:54.559-05:002011-05-10T22:21:54.559-05:00How does one "misrepresent" the size of ...How does one "misrepresent" the size of a fish in a tournament? <br /><br />"Yeah, here she is, all 36 inches of her!" as he hands the fish off to the tournament judge holding a ruler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-34981002721290674302011-05-10T20:19:57.314-05:002011-05-10T20:19:57.314-05:00The sad fact is this legislature and idiot Governo...The sad fact is this legislature and idiot Governor were re-elected en-masse by an electorate that simply does not care...Hook Em Hornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660612847019528535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50979159662560137942011-05-10T20:15:33.068-05:002011-05-10T20:15:33.068-05:00Will this be declared emergency legislation by Gov...Will this be declared emergency legislation by Govenor Goodhair?? (My sarcasm knows no bounds !!)DEWEYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50663018451068140902011-05-10T19:52:27.009-05:002011-05-10T19:52:27.009-05:00What is the Texas Tribune?
It’s entertaining how ...What is the Texas Tribune?<br /><br />It’s entertaining how naive the mainstream media thinks we are. Back in 09 the San Antonio Express news wrote an article about how John Thornton, a venture capitalist/big democrat donor, was taking a break from donating to Democrats in order to assist the “non-partisan” Texas Tribune get off the ground.<br /><br />The article attempts to imply that Mr. Thornton has all of the sudden forgotten about his liberal roots out of a desire to spread “non-partisan” news.<br /><br />Really? Do they honestly expect us to believe that?<br /><br />Everyone has an agenda. It’s our individual opinions which make us human. Therefore to assume that John Thornton is less partisan because he is now giving his money to a non-partisan, non profit organization is a message that will only work for political novices.<br /><br />So why would he do it? Why would John Thornton remove hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Democratic party? Could it be that he felt that his agenda would be best championed by a different organization? Why not put your time, talents, and efforts into an organization which isn’t publicly labeled as a group with liberal bias?<br /><br />When you look at the blatant biased agenda that the Texas Tribune has been subtly communicating since it’s inception it’s not hard to understand why liberal donors would be supporting them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-18038897264292060182011-05-10T16:01:36.195-05:002011-05-10T16:01:36.195-05:00Don Wrote:
"The golf lobby is high-fiving ea...Don Wrote:<br /><br />"The golf lobby is high-fiving each other to celebrate their exclusion from this bill."<br /><br />OMG, you gave me a hearty laugh!<br /><br />I was thinking that next session all us guys that lie about the length of our 'parts' will be in a real pickle... 2nd degree felony maybe?<br /><br />On the serious side of things, What happened to all of those less important bills like the Budget? <br /><br />Sometimes you think that the session will produce great things for the lives of the citizens, then the cold dead redsnapper of truth hits you right across the face...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-76527369762376145732011-05-10T14:39:52.224-05:002011-05-10T14:39:52.224-05:002011 Legislature Motto: Stupid is as Stupid does2011 Legislature Motto: Stupid is as Stupid doesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-58794346333861154152011-05-10T13:54:08.017-05:002011-05-10T13:54:08.017-05:00The golf lobby is high-fiving each other to celebr...The golf lobby is high-fiving each other to celebrate their exclusion from this bill.<br /><br />And if you cheat at solitaire, I guess it's up to God to strike you dead.<br /><br />I can only surmise that the Legislature has already solved all of our other vexing social problems, such as tax relief for yacht purchasers, legislators' compelling need to bring guns into churches and bars, and criminalizing the hiring of any undocumented alien except one who is providing child care or lawn care.Don Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216181226322913663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-47315028121532913932011-05-10T13:19:07.294-05:002011-05-10T13:19:07.294-05:00This has to rank way up there among stupid new fel...This has to rank way up there among stupid new felonies, maybe tied with the one that would make just watching a cockfight a felony. Don't know where that one is in the system, but it was endorsed by small government advocate Amarillo Globe News.ckikerintuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670661043872744115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-51628766039340203142011-05-10T11:25:14.214-05:002011-05-10T11:25:14.214-05:00I think someone on the Lege needs to start serious...I think someone on the Lege needs to start seriously asking the question of all new Bills: "what happens if we DON'T do this?" Because if the answer is "nothing", then why pass it in the first place? Passing it causes more things to happen, most of which can't be afforded right now. Ignoring it will not increase anyone's costs, and seriously, how exactly will this Bill benefit the majority of people in Texas today?sunray's wenchhttp://lookingforthecabinbythelake.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-28393927896072121382011-05-10T10:05:32.119-05:002011-05-10T10:05:32.119-05:00Texas = PRISON STATE! Any questions?Texas = PRISON STATE! Any questions?Hook Em Hornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660612847019528535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-28021680110716318142011-05-10T09:32:33.379-05:002011-05-10T09:32:33.379-05:00You have GOT to be freakin' kidding me!You have GOT to be freakin' kidding me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-87661156271443673062011-05-10T07:36:16.487-05:002011-05-10T07:36:16.487-05:00Is this really that big of a problem here?Is this really that big of a problem here?A Texas POnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-68942193291390139372011-05-10T06:10:17.441-05:002011-05-10T06:10:17.441-05:00Well darn it Grits, I thought all fishermen misrep...Well darn it Grits, I thought all fishermen misrepresent the size of the fish, especially the ones that get away :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com