Annie Oakley's story is a must read

Tribune Chronicle ^ | 12-09-02 | By BOB ROBINSON Tribune Chronicle

[Molly Pitcher]

Excellent post! Yes, Annie is a most un-PC heroine these days.

[MissTargets]

Lincoln Was Right
You may hit some of your targets most of the time
And hit most of your targets some of the time
But you can’t hit all of your targets every time all of the time.
No matter how great your skill and how hard you try,
Sooner or later you’ll let one go by.

Great quote from the link you provided about, "Plinky"
There is a wax figure of her, at the "Trapshooting Hall of Fame".

I wonder how these "Great Shooters", would do with modern firearms, and ammo.

[MissTargets]

Thanks. A lot of interesting reading on the links.
It's fun to read about the past "Greats".

[MissTargets]

I bet Annie would give ole Sarah, the what for, on gun control.

[Billthedrill]

The server's kinda slow so I'll just post a link. Here's a picture of Annie herself.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Here was an interesting bit of trivia from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

Main Entry: Annie Oakley
Pronunciation: "a-nE-'O-klE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural Annie Oakleys
Etymology: Annie Oakley died 1926 American markswoman; from the resemblance of a punched pass to a playing card with bullet holes through the spots
Date: circa 1910
: a free ticket

I remember seeing in a couple of old movies where a character would say that they were given a couple of Annie Oakleys to some event. I think it was even used to describe free movie passes. So her name is also a defintion.

[anniegetyourgun]

Yeehaw! Phoebe/Annie is clearly one of my heroines. I don't hunt, but love to shoot and am a bit of a sure shot myself!

I have a daguerreotype photo of me in Annie-style western gear (had to fake the guns though, because all they had were some silly pistols). I am just 5'2" and weighed about 100 lbs. at age 19 when the picture was taken. It's the one I would put on my profile page....if my hubby let me post pictures of myself. But alas, he is about as protective as I am independent!

Thanks for the ping, FtUSA and for the post Miss T. I gotta get this one for my daughter for Christmas!

[anniegetyourgun]

Ping!

[AlwaysLurking]

"Oh, a man may be hot....but he's NOT when he's shot!
Oh ya can't get a man with a gun!"
----Musical, Annie Get Your Gun

[Deadeye Division]

bttt

[MissTargets]

Please let me know, if you hear anything today, on the vote.