Betty,

    As a boy growing in the rural South, most of us had BB guns, or pellet
air
rifles and some, like my brother and I, had real firearms. Mith "weapon of
choice" though was my trusty Red Ryder lever action Daisy BB gun. Now other
than glass bottles, the other prime targets are birds, or "birdies" as you
state. My favorite Target was "Mockers" because they were so mean. This is
regardless of the fact Mocking Bird was the Texas state bird and it was
against state law to shoot them, a minor fact we gave little regard. Wjat I
guess I am saying is shooting birds with BB guns was a rite of passage in the
South. Besides, have your ever tried to kill a mocker with a Red Ryder. You
have to be damn good!! Especially if your spastic CP!!!

Bobby

>I meant this with regard to your desire to shoot the little birdies, that's
>all.  I certainly wouldn't want to see you hurt Kyle.  I might be given
>to
>wonder, from time to time, just how big your ears actually are, but I'd
>never
>want to see you hurt.