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themp
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Username: Themp
Post Number: 2867
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 12:38 am: | 
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BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush told a German newspaper his best moment in more than five years in office was catching a big perch in his own lake.
"You know, I've experienced many great moments and it's hard to name the best," Bush told weekly Bild am Sonntag when asked about his high point since becoming president in January 2001.
"I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound (3.402 kilos) perch in my lake," he told the newspaper in an interview published on Sunday.
Bush said the worst moment was September 11 when hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington.
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Phenixrising
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Username: Phenixrising
Post Number: 1612
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 8:08 am: |
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Says a lot about the accomplishments of this administration!
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Joe
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Username: Gonets
Post Number: 1224
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 9:15 am: |
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I'm trying to think if there's a greater accomplishment that this administration can point to than W catching a whopper. Usually he's telling a whopper like, "Mission Accomplished" which would have been his greatest accomplishment had it been the case. Perhaps this president is coming to terms with what a terrible job he's done. |
Dave
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Username: Dave
Post Number: 9377
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 10:00 am: |
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Frankly, I don't believe Bush about the size of the perch he landed.
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"Perch is probably the number one winter fishery in the state," says Greg Power, central district fisheries supervisor for the Game and Fish Department.
Not many lakes offer the opportunity for truly large perch - those weighing three-quarters of a pound or more. But numbers seem more desirable than size. People like to catch lots of fish, and as long as those fish are big enough to keep, most anglers are happy. Perhaps that's why perch are so popular in winter. In the right lake they can dunk a bobber all day long and yield nice frying fillets as well.
http://www.und.nodak.edu/org/ndwild/perch.html
Records in NC
http://www.wildlife.state.nc.us/pg03_Fishing/pg3c2.htm |
Robert Livingston
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Username: Rob_livingston
Post Number: 1888
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 10:09 am: |
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For once, Bush isn't lying. Catching a fish is undoubtedly his greatest accomplishment over the past 5 years.
This is probably not going over well with Laura, either. |
mlj
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Username: Mlj
Post Number: 220
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 10:26 am: |
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Gee, best moment of all was not when Saddam was caught? |
themp
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Username: Themp
Post Number: 2868
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 10:34 am: |
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Interesting...record white and yellow perch are generally smaller than 3 lbs. Maybe it was some other kind, or a Nile Perch. They are common it Texas - land of canned hunts and introduced species.
I guess American fish aren't good enough for him.
Nile perch are ugly. Our own native yellow perch are delicious and beautiful.
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notehead
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Username: Notehead
Post Number: 3239
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 10:35 am: |
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I'd love to know Laura's true feelings about W's answer to that question!
No, Bush's finest moment wasn't some particularly momentous accomplishment of our armed forces, nor the passage of some especially wonderful bill. It wasn't anything affecting the country in any way. It was: catching a fish.
Maybe we're not getting the entire story... maybe the question was, "so, what was the best moment you've had in the past few years while fishing?" |
Joe
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Username: Gonets
Post Number: 1225
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 10:42 am: |
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It brings to mind the fact that in an interview in December of 2001 Bush said it’s been a fabulous year for him and Laura. He then caught himself and offered a more appropriate somber statement. Regardless, President of the US or average citizen I just couldn’t fathom how anyone could say it was a fabulous year only 3 months after 9/11. |
joel dranove
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Username: Jdranove
Post Number: 460
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 10:43 am: |
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Maybe he was questioned in German, and the translator was a democrat.
jd |
themp
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Username: Themp
Post Number: 2870
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 10:47 am: |
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I've done a ot of fishing. If you are fishing in private, stocked water, and you have a scale to weigh your catch with, you are a wanker. |
Dave
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Username: Dave
Post Number: 9379
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 10:59 am: |
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Nile Perch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_perch
One of the top 100 Worst Invasive Species. Can grow up to 440lb. (making a 7.5lb fish a baby). |
TomD
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Username: Tomd
Post Number: 429
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 11:00 am: |
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I have to agree with him. That is far and away his best moment as president and something the nation could really get behind.
God help us. |
TomD
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Username: Tomd
Post Number: 430
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 11:05 am: |
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I wonder if Nile Perch taste good?
mmmm...recipe for Nile Perch Moroccan
http://www.globefish.org/index.php?id=2612&easysitestatid=922893448 |
ae35unit
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Username: Ae35unit
Post Number: 55
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 4:16 pm: |
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Themp, that's one beautiful perch. Delicious looking too!
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Duncan
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Username: Duncanrogers
Post Number: 6324
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 9:05 am: |
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Apparently he was talking about a Largemouth Bass. 7 and 1/2 pound largemouth is quite respectable. Definately one of five I would keep were I a tournament fisherman. |
ina
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Username: Ina
Post Number: 354
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 9:53 am: |
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OK, so he doesn't totally suck at fishing. In a stocked lake.
During the interview with Bild (a conservative tabloid) Bush repeatedly referred to Chancellor Merkel as "Angela." Way to show respect for one of your few remaining heads of state who can be considered friendly. |
themp
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Username: Themp
Post Number: 2877
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 10:05 am: |
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Did he say "perch" in English, or was it a mistranslation into German and back? Any Texas boy knows a largemeout bass. They don't have largemouth over there so maybe they translated it wrong.
By the way - boasting about fishing in a private, stocked lake; could there be any better metaphor for George W Bush's outlook? It's similar to his business career - competition is eliminated and a few extra prizes are scattered around. |
TomD
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Username: Tomd
Post Number: 437
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 10:18 am: |
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I sill love the Molly Ivins line about gwb, "born on third and thinks he hit a triple."
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Hoops
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Username: Hoops
Post Number: 1309
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 10:38 pm: |
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http://www.filmstripinternational.com/ |
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