Dear Unsapien,
Nah, I was just doing a little leg-pulling!
You were not being refered to in that regard, and have NEVER posted anything offensive at all! You have posed intelligent, and great questions on a subject that is dear to my heart! I often enjoy a little hyperbole to keep things rolling, and, as you said, you are NOT a "newbie"! You should have read some of the silly fun Zorrro (ALSO NOT a newbie, but a master slinger!) and I had at each other's expense a while back over how many angels could sling on the head of a pin while blowing off their hands with zip guns!
Actually, I DO wish to call attention to the many varieties of slinging (ESPECIALLY SPEED SLINGING! It is a real potential hunting and/or self-defense option for people who may need it, and have little other choice. Therefore, people like lobohunter, Tint and yourself, among others here, are especially important to the survival and development of this vital area of slinging.) and other things, and the fact that different styles are designed toward different ends. My area of interest is in often somewhat ugly, but nevertheless efficient ways to delivery maximum energy and destruction on a target under difficult and/or serious conditions. (Your revival of this topic has really made me very happy, in fact!)
Yurek's area of interest is in out-distancing an ICBM using his shoestrings and a lead glande or good stone. (which he does quite nicely, by the way!)
Tint's interest is in blowing us all away by developing, and performing the most amazing precision slinging techniques, including speed slinging techniques, ever seen, and being a true renaissance gentleman of the East. (Actually, similar to yourself in my case, perhaps I should ask TINT if any of my silly musings and awkwardly-worded posts have ever annoyed HIM?...I hope not, because he is a really sincere, and nice guy!)
Techstuff's area of interest is learning, and forgetting more about the technology of slinging than most of us will ever know, but sharing as much of it as possible, anyway!.
Lobohunter's areas of interest are many, and varied...including developing slinging weapons and projectiles approximating the effectiveness of an ICBM, and seeking the next level of slinging mastery that is possible, and being there, on the cutting edge of practicality, I think.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg! There are so many amazing slingers, and things on this site that I like to read about, and ideas that I want to explore here, that every time I get the time to come here, I enjoy musing, joking, asking, arguing, suggesting and listening to everyone's ideas and accomplishments here. There's nothing wrong with newbies, by the way, really! They are just a good straw man I have chosen to generalize about, since some of them HAVE, occasionally, annoyed me with certain dismissive, or otherwise "authoritative" statements and comments with which I VERY strongly disagreed, although I AM "forever in debt for their priceless advice"!
Thank you for your sincere concern, and nice post, by the way!
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