LOL Randy!
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Those are some very astute, sophisticated, yet ubiquitous phrases from the legendary writers.
[huh?]
Can we do better?
- "... that is winter steelheading: long hours of cold, interminable work, punctuated with breathless moments of excitement." Steve Raymond 'The Year Of The Angler' (1973) >
- Should have been "... that is winter steelheading: long hours of getting corked, losing fish, falling in the water, punctuated by the breathless moments of excitement while watching guys fistfight at Blue Creek" RT
- "Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after."
Henry David Thoreau >
- Missing something. Oh ya, "Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after, but actually women." RT
- "Twas employment for his idle time, which was then not idly spent. For angling was...a rest to his mind, a cheerer of his spirits, a diverter of sadness, a calmer of unquiet thoughts..."
Izaak Walton >
- Ah ... "Twas employment that he skipped, which was then a demerrit. For angling was...a rest to his behind, a cheerleader in his mind, a converter to unemployment, a catalist of naughty thoughts..." RT
- "There is a pleasure in madness that only madmen know" Alexander Pope
- "There is a pleasure in badness that only bad men know!" RT
- "If I can't have Rosignol, then give me Head" ... anonymous
- "If I can't have Rosignol, then give me Head"... RT (I'll take the blame
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