as dead as his bank account. One of my favorites.


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It� a serious lack of taste not to have read the PHC�s complete works. Especially for his devastating humour ; he remains a formidable raconteur.
Speaking of the death of his opponents he used funny comparisons : never as dead as a doornail, but
as dead as CHARITY
as dead as FREE LUNCH
as dead as������.
Quote his others as dead as comparisons
NB don�t fabricate false ones rather like
as dead as French modesty.

I always liked "as dead as chivalry . . ." too.

"It� a serious lack of taste not to have read the PHC�s complete works."



I found his work boring with a few exceptions. I would suggest that you recalibrate your "taste" before making such outlandish statements.

odie I think you will find that you are among the minority.
Bryan

"odie I think you will find that you are among the minority."



It wouldn't be the first time however since the vast bulk of humanity hasn't read his works including most of the greater hunting community to say you have a serious lack of taste not having done so smacks of elitism or yet another pissing contest.

It's the internet and it wasn't a joke.

I didn't take jbderunz's comment of "It�s a serious lack of taste not to have read the PHC�s complete works" so seriously or literally. IMHO, the subject of this thread has a humorous tone and it was just jbderunz's way of leading into the subject.

Just my two cents worth....
-Bob F.

Dead as nickel coffee. I don't know whether that is mine or his. "D"

How about deader than yesterday's puppy love. It is not Capstick's but it fits.

Sorry to disagree, but the majority of the hunting community HAS read at least one if not all of Capstick's works. Further, given the overwhelming majority of positive responses here regarding Peter's works begs the question: Why don't YOU recalibrate." Somehow I doubt you will as your posts are obvious attempts to to antagonize. jorge

A postscript: keeping with the flavor of this post, your posts are about as dead as Dan Rather's career. My words and not Capstick's BTW.

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Either that, or you remind me of the skit on SNL where John Lithgow visits the proctologist.

I point out that people can have something other than a lack of taste if they don't bow at the altar of Capstick and the sycophants blow everything I've said out of proportion. Especially to Jim in Idaho, I said recalibrate, not recalibrate to my tastes now didn't I. As to you posters who think (hmmmmmmm) that he really didn't mean what he said, why cut him a mile of slack and me little/none.....sorry I forgot it's that sycophancy thing again.

Now to jorge's little pile on post, for the record I said,

"It wouldn't be the first time however since the vast bulk of humanity hasn't read his works including most of the greater hunting community to say you have a serious lack of taste not having done so smacks of elitism or yet another pissing contest."

Then you say, "Sorry to disagree, but the majority of the hunting community HAS read at least one if not all of Capstick's works.", which is spin. The original poster said it was a serious lack of taste not to read them ALL plus neither I nor the original poster specified the hunting community but I'll give you that small point because of where we are posting. Further, if anywhere near half of the entire hunting community had read Capstick, his works would be of very high volume, multi millions sold. I doubt it, but if you have the proof......I won't hold my breath. Regardless, I know plenty of hunters that have not read one line of Capstick but then they don't hunt Africa and think they can speak for the entire hunting communtiy either. To condemn those people as somewhat tasteless is judgemental to the extreme. My pointing that out to your consternation doesn't change that but feel free to coddle extremists all you want.

Just because some, many or most on this board think Capstick was somehow a great writer doesn't mean all agree. It indeed is a matter of tastes. I know a hunter that didn't like Horn of the Hunter which I do, I didn't say anything negative to him. I said a few of Capstick's works were notable but I found most not, that also is an opinion. You're not afraid of opinion are you. (rhetorical)

P.S. As to those drooling at the prospect of getting their daily feed from my backside, maybe if you kiss and caress it nice, it will happen sooner.

Well, now that matter surely is dead. Have fun prattling hens see you at the next post.

VERY SORRY. I didn�t want to offend anyone else.
My post was excessive so as to tease the reader, but the only aim is humour and hats off to PHC.
My wording was awkward (and outlandish). �lack of taste� in French is mostly to criticize the way one is doubtfully dressing (for instance yellow shoes and tuxedo).
Elitism, I hate elitism, it�s the surest way to despise others. One could tolerate elitism if intended to charitably improve other people.
Speaking of PHC : on another post I explain gobbling up his books improves strongly my English. At least it�s terribly vivid and colourful (the lively account of fantastic Wally Johnson�s life), and he is an outstanding raconteur,notably to depict a devastating sunrise. His adventures are fairly incredible but Zambia is the back of beyond (in French the Earth�s arsehole) where anything stunning may happen. Bad-mouthing about him seems unfair. Remember he always was respectful towards anybody he quoted : pukka Sahib J H Patterson �Maneaters of Tsavo or square-headed (he disliked the French, which is not a lack of taste) Richard Meinhertzhagen.

REFORMULATION OF MY POST

It�s a lack of rejoicing, or a lack of thrill or a lack of curiosity or a lack of empathy not to have read (or enjoyed) PHC� work.
Thanks Odie, BFaucett and Jorge reading my mind AS DEAD AS CHASTITY.

Here in Kentucky you are "dead as a hammer". Bryan

BobF,
Give me a call or E mail and let's talk Namibia hunting.
hunters-hq@cowtown.net

"spin"? am I on Bill o'Reilly?Nowhere did I say that you HAD to like the man's writings, nowhere.Nor did I say one was {sic} tasteless for not having read Caprstick.

I just thought your original post was way over the top and still do. Capstick's works are on their fourth of fifth printing, particularly, Death In The Long Grass. Suffice to say I am not willing to do the research to prove a point ( You can hold your breath all you want though, I promise I won't lose sleep). Since this is an AFRICAN HUNTING Forum,and many here have already chimed in saying they've read his works, dare to say the majority, proves my point as to his popularity AND notoriety. In the Hunting Circles I inhabit, it is conventional wisdom that it was Capstick's works that rekindled the just about extinguished African safari industry in the 1980s. Having said all of that, I fully recognize and accept that Capstick was not without criticism and had many faults, but most that have read him view him in a positive light. Regarding Ruark, I've read him also, but liked Capstick much better. If that makes me tasteless, that's ok too. jorge

In the movie The Eiger Sanction George Kennedy says to Clint Eastwood that they found one of the bad guys, "deader than Kelly's nuts". I have know idea what he meant by that, but have used the phrase ever since. No one has ever asked me what I meant either. They were probably aprehensive as to what the answer would be.

Odie isn't a troll. His post count does not meet the IBSTDL (International Brother & Sisterhood of Trolls, Dorks & Losers)minimum requirement for issuance of a union card. He just has a bilious personality. As one of my esteemed colleagues mentioned, nothing a corn cob-ectomy wouldn't help.

JCN