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I actually found it entertaining, thought provoking, something to get the old grey matter working. I enjoy a good debate Good for you Moll. Breaking the stereotypical mould of the Neanderthal hunter isn't easy. As we have discovered over the course of this thread. Making them think, hurts their brains, making them address their limitation, causes them to be come abusive and obstructive, making them face the realities of the modern world and how society sees, them causes them to retreat into the comfort of the familiar behavioural patterns where they feel secure and unchalleng

I have heard about baiting, badger baiting in fact. But the ironic thing, i only ever heard of it happening in the media, i know a great many digging people, people who used to dig to badger when it was still legal. And not one of them actually knew anyone who did actually bait badgers then, nor since. I hate to think of the type of people you must associate with that baiting actually happens! But then again i do think it is all a play on words, very similar to the media's way of brainwashing, the mention of baiting, terrier men, and digging to fox all in the same paragraph. Just as deer c

I've never said that there wasn't good and bad from both sides of the social divide. Like you I have met good from every walk of life. However they usually had a few things in common, the right attitude, respect for others and common politeness. Qualities sadly lacking in much of modern society today.

It was mentioned merely as a light hearted response to an inane ond puerile suggestion. No big deal. The Op was intended to illustrate the ridiculousness of certain choices, certain behavioural types and certain attitudes. I think it has achieved that and more. As ample examples of those ridiculous choices, behaviours and attitudes have been more than ably supplied by some of the contributors to this thread. Yourself excluded of course. Credentialise certainly doesn't appear in the OED, the universally recognised authority on what is and what isn't english. Must be just another example of

Oh well WILF. I guess I'll just have to stay ignorant of hunting with dogs. Still good to know you've still no answer to the question regarding the ethics and moralities that saw coursing and the vast majority of terrier work banned. We too have a name for such people in my neck of the woods........and it ain't 2 bob millionaires. Comical they certainly are.

Where do you start? Lets just say, if you need to ask you'll never really get it, and leave it at that.

In the words BT. It was good to talk.

Hugh Hefner..... hardly. Wouldn't mind his money though. Or a couple of his houses

:notworthy: Thanks but that would be the last thing I'd want to be doing.

Thats Kate Middleton when she worked for the Really Wild clothing company at the Blenhiem Gamefair back in 2008. Not a shaved head, tattoo, bullx, minging terrier, tatty headed partner, or snotty kid in sight. Just as it should be!

As historical reference points I thought they were rather good. given the context in which they were used.

Secretarial school perhaps.

You're right PMI is often used as an employment perk. In my case I have to buy it. We all make choices in life. One of mine was to start a business. Personally I feel that it defines nothing other than a need to insure that I get access to the right medical treatment, when I want it and where I want it. What others think about it is of no concern to me. Believe me, I have no desire to convince anyone of how well educated I might be, or how successful. Especially not on a internet forum such as THL. Are you sure there is such a word as credentialises

This thread has been about many things. Thats just the way things go sometimes. It wasn't I who brought up the subject of coursing deer with longdogs. I merely answered a question posed.Bull baiting, cockfighting, infant child labour, and the common man dying regularly of typhus were all historical practices. Simply becos they use to happen doesn't give them a free pass in today's society. Using such a easily defeated arguement is what got you where you are today, banned, ostracised and deminshing in number year on year Fair enough. I have always held to the view that in regard to ethic

Moll "Baiting" happens. Whether terriermen like it or not. The fact that it is such an emotive topic on both sides is simply unavoidable. The digging of foxes is equally emotive for a large number of people from many elements of society. In my defence whilst I have been accused of class snobbery I don't consider my self guilty. If you can find anywhere that I have singled out a particular class of society for comment please point it out. You'll have to forgive me in regards to the Danny character. I was never a reader of the Moochers forum. I hope that I have explained myself