# The answer to the gun problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-answer-to-the-gun-problem/33833>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [September 20, 2000, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-answer-to-the-gun-problem/33833 "2000-09-20T06:33:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Biffer\_Spice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Biffer\_Spice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffer_Spice)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2000, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-answer-to-the-gun-problem/33833/221 "2000-10-04T08:22:46Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Anthracite \*  
> \*\*Wow - it took you nearly 12 days to get up the courage to post this? Did you think I was going to go away?
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> You still refuse to address my question of why you chose to post inflammatory, incorrect information irrelevant to the topic at the time. Until you 'fess up, all other points you make are irrelevant. \*\*

Yeah, you’re right. I’ve been quaking in the corner. Now I’ve managed to stammer out a response, I hoped you wouldn’t read it, cos I was pretty scared as to what your words would do to me. I’ve already taken several days off work due to your unkind words in the past. :rolleyes:

The “information” I posted was a viewpoint by an American comedian. Comedians often use slight exaggeration to make their point, something I’m amazed I need to tell you. At no time did I claim to have written that myself, merely used Hicks’ text to illustrate my point, as I believe it was relevant to the gun problem in America (read the topic title). When the points are taken out of the comic format, and translated to serious points, with more factual backing (something I never claimed to do, as looks pretty clear to me, looking back through the topic), guess what? You have no problem with them! By all means “fact me 'til I fart!”\*, but when I post quotes from statisticians, I’m talking facts, when I post quotes from comedians, I’m probably talking viewpoints. Go figure :rolleyes:

- Chris Morris, another comedian, so don’t bother coming back to tell me that you cannot ‘fact’ someone, and that this probably would not cause flatulence. You’re probably missing the point.

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**Author:** ![sloblock\_uk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@sloblock\_uk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sloblock_uk)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2000, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-answer-to-the-gun-problem/33833/222 "2000-10-04T12:14:46Z")

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\*Originally posted by SPOOFE Bo Diddly \*  
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> What was the name of that British sitcom based on the exploits of a Royal Artillery concert party based in Burma at the end of WWII and when was it originally shown?.

The answer my friend is It Aint Half Hot Mum and it originally ran from 1974 till 1981.

This link should provide all the information you need;

[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/hotmum/index.html](http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/hotmum/index.html)

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**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2000, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-answer-to-the-gun-problem/33833/223 "2000-10-04T22:10:57Z")

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I said that? 🙂

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