Tradition

[F.U.]

Ok, so in my time of wallowing in the thought of my future demise, I tried to put down in pen something that hopefully goes down in my family tree. I want to make sure this is clear and understandable to future generations of F.U's. Anyway I hope it speaks for itself , but you tell me. Thought, ways to better this, anything ???

Hello family member. If you are reading this and viewing the firearms that go along with this letter , you are privileged to see a special part of your family history. Two generations ago my grandfather, SXXXXX JXXXXX BXXXstarted this tradition of adding to and passing down to the next generation one of our firearms. My father, HXXXXX LXXXX BXXX added to it and passed it to me, JXXXXX JXXX BXXX. My little brother, HXXXXX LXXXX BXXX Jr's shotgun was also added to the group after his passing. My father, HXXXXX Sr has also added a shotgun to this collection for my son, JXXXXX MXXXXXX BXXX.

As each generation adds to and passes down this collection we hope and pray it is enjoyed by the next generation as much as it was by the past generation. Each gun is tagged with the owners name date of birth and date of passing.

My request is that you carry on this tradition and add a firearm of your choosing to this collection, care for them, clean and oil them regularly , enjoy them while you are the caretaker of them and make arrangements so that at the time of your passing they will be passed on to a younger generation so that they can enjoy and care for them as much as we all have. Make sure you also tag the firearm with your information so that future generations will know your contribution and see the family tree of firearms grow.

Please please keep this in our family and do not break this collection up !



It is a great responsibility and privilege for me to be the current caretaker of this collection and now it is your turn. Feel free to add any notes to this letter so that future generations know their family heritage and where these firearms came from.

[Duchess]

I think it's very cool to have things to pass down. I have no one to give the stuff that has been passed on to me like my great-grandmother's hideous china. I was bequeathed a gorgeous fur coat too, I could never wear it because of what it was but I paid storage on it for quite a few years until I had the brilliant idea to find a seamstress who turned it into several teddy bears that were donated to the children's burn unit. I have some jewelry too but I'm not really someone who is into that sort of thing.

I think what you're doing is special, FU.

[F.U.]

Thanks Duch. My grandfather started the idea but he nor my father had the thought of writing out a letter to go with it. So I am expanding the idea a tad and adding the letter. I hope that every generation after me adds a gun and writes it on this letter. I think it would be kinda neat to get to see the signature of generations before me.

[ramseycat]

That's really cool FU.

You don't like jewelry Duchess?!?! I do. Just sayin...

[SIXFOOTERsez]

I like the idea

[Duchess]

You don't like jewelry Duchess?!?! I do. Just sayin...

I wear a diamond solitaire around my neck and I have a pair of diamond studs & hoops that I wear sometimes. I wear a thumb ring occasionally but that's about it. I think a lot of jewelry is very pretty but it's not really "me". I'd rather be gifted with a miniature donkey or a 400 sq. ft. closet. *drools*

[Donovan]

I'd rather be gifted with a miniature donkey [/i][/size]

Whatever happened to Cynical Ninja anyway?

[Duchess]

Whatever happened to Cynical Ninja anyway?

I don't know. I think he goes away mad sometimes.

[ramseycat]

Whatever happened to Cynical Ninja anyway?

I don't know. I think he goes away mad sometimes.

Sometimes? Every time.

[Duchess]

Well...yes. I was trying to be diplomatic.