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This is a normal post I know its an onion vid but
I just wanted to take this opportunity say that one of my pet peeves is the misuse of the term 'firing' when referring to archery. There is no gunpowder or fire involved. You cannot fire an arrow with a bow. You can loose it or shoot it. Anyone who says otherwise is dead wrong and boils my piss.
 (L E T S G O "Stop buying into and spreading this shit", Sat 19 Jan 2019, 17:16, Reply)
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oh no, poor kevin
 (macroscian (1 like), Sat 19 Jan 2019, 17:43, Reply)
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Those are some very loose arrows
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sat 19 Jan 2019, 17:48, Reply)
This is a normal post well, shoot

(macroscian (1 like), Sat 19 Jan 2019, 22:21, Reply)
This is a normal post This use of 'fire' isn't new
Here's an example from 1877
 (I helped save b3ta! Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Sat 19 Jan 2019, 18:14, Reply)
This is a normal post whoever wrote that book
is boiling my piss right now
 (L E T S G O "Stop buying into and spreading this shit", Sat 19 Jan 2019, 18:27, Reply)
This is a normal post This could solve both issues.
Now on Vimeo, because original taken down by YouTube. From Cody's lab:

vimeo.com/254248552
 (I helped save b3ta! Varmint, Sat 19 Jan 2019, 18:56, Reply)
This is a normal post What about firing my load?

(I helped save b3ta! Fadgebadger Sweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Sat 19 Jan 2019, 18:54, Reply)
This is a normal post *looses bolt*

(I helped save b3ta! MyFrontFellOff ; his mouth full of teddies, urinating defiantly, Sat 19 Jan 2019, 22:40, Reply)
This is a normal post Bleeding toxophilite
Words can, and do, have multiple meanings. You can fire someone from a job, fire someone's imagination, fire a lot of questions or even have a fire in your belly without involving gunpowder or fire. The meaning for an ardent passion predates the discharge of a weapon by at least one hundred years... both predate the word "pedantry".
 (PhosphorBurnedEyes Swastika Shop opening here soon, Sun 20 Jan 2019, 3:25, Reply)
This is a normal post They prey on the word pedantry?

(I helped save b3ta! simbosan is too tired, Sun 20 Jan 2019, 5:48, Reply)
This is a normal post Some words form herds for protection, the small ones in the middle.

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This is a normal post safety in paragraphs

(I helped save b3ta! simbosan is too tired, Mon 21 Jan 2019, 0:56, Reply)
This is a normal post These uses of the word fire are not quite the same as with archery
because shooting and arrow from a bow is very very similar to firing a bullet from a gun. Which is why I think it annoys me, because I feel that people see one thing and the other and think it's the same. But one involves actual fire and the other doesn't. I accept that any word can mean anything you like and I'm with you in probably every other case. It's just in this one case, it boils my piss.
 (L E T S G O "Stop buying into and spreading this shit", Sun 20 Jan 2019, 14:39, Reply)