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Beloved humor, outdoors writer Patrick McManus dies at age 84
April 14, 2018, 10:04 AM
airsoft guyBeloved humor, outdoors writer Patrick McManus dies at age 84
Dango super bumout way to start a Saturday. Always looked forward to his stories at the end of Outdoor Life. One of my favorite stories was where him and a friend went hunting and stayed the night in an abandoned hotel in a ghost town that had burned down. It had the right combination of scary and funny.
Beloved humor, outdoors writer Patrick McManus dies at age 84 
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Originally posted by Will938:
If you don't become a screen writer for comedy movies, then you're an asshole.
April 14, 2018, 10:07 AM
k5blazerSad news. One of my favorites. His stories were great.
April 14, 2018, 10:07 AM
BB61I enjoyed his columns as well.
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April 14, 2018, 10:20 AM
9x18I have about three of his books, collections of stories from over the years. Funny stuff that even kids and grandparents can enjoy without offense.
April 14, 2018, 10:56 AM
HawgsterHe was s classic. I met him at a book signing, some time ago. He asked what I would like him to write in the book before he signed it. I was a bit awestruck and blanked out. So... He writes, “Mike. Glad I finally got to meet you”!
Couldn’t have been more perfect!!
RIP. Mr.Patrick
"Shoot lower, Sheriff, They're ridin' shetlands"
May I assume you're not here to inquire about the alcohol or the tobacco?
April 14, 2018, 11:15 AM
SportshooterMany times I almost had a stroke laughing at the phraseology he used in his stories. RIP sir.
April 14, 2018, 11:24 AM
VoshterkoffWell that's awful. He was one of the writers that got me into reading in my childhood.
April 14, 2018, 12:07 PM
bendablefond memories of years long gone by.
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
April 14, 2018, 12:33 PM
whanson_wiGone to a place beyond the reach of the Fast Mean Cows.
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April 14, 2018, 12:52 PM
GustoferHopefully he's up playing fetch with Strange.
RIP.
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"Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton.
April 14, 2018, 01:01 PM
BisleyblackhawkI remember one his quotes from one of his articles in
Outdoor Life about long winters and waiting for spring..."I just figure God created the month of February just in case eternity wasn't long enough"...
RIP Mr. McManus...you always made me smile
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"we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches
Making the best of what ever comes our way
Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition
Plowing straight ahead come what may
And theres a cowboy in the jungle"
Jimmy Buffet
April 14, 2018, 01:07 PM
jljonesI read many of his books over the years. "Never Sniff a Gift Fish" was probably my favorite.
April 14, 2018, 06:43 PM
Rolan_KrapsDamn. I really liked him.
Rolan Kraps
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Gainesville, Georgia.
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NRA Certified Instructor - Pistol / Personal Protection Inside the Home
April 14, 2018, 08:48 PM
LtJLmy favorite is "The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw".
Strange is the example what all dogs secretly desire to be like.
April 15, 2018, 07:26 AM
braillediverFond memories from my youth. It's been a while but his name brought back the memories.
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The butcher with the sharpest knife has the warmest heart.
April 15, 2018, 08:25 AM
BrowndrakeI can still remember my dad’s laughter ringing through the house as he sat in his chair reading A Fine and Pleasant Misery. Mr. McManus had a true gift and he will surely be missed.
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13-14
April 15, 2018, 08:54 AM
GGFquote:
Originally posted by GGF:
I enjoied The Last Laugh in Outdoor Life magazine and it was the main reason I kept up the subscription.
Well done Mr. McManus.
GGF
April 15, 2018, 10:11 AM
Gustoferquote:
Originally posted by Browndrake:
I can still remember my dad’s laughter ringing through the house as he sat in his chair reading A Fine and Pleasant Misery. Mr. McManus had a true gift and he will surely be missed.
My sister gave me "They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?" as a gift one year for Christmas. I remember laughing so hard in places that I was crying.
The man had a gift, and it is a wonderful thing that he was able to share it with so many people.
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"Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton.
April 15, 2018, 10:45 AM
RileyDamn. I read most of his books as a teenager years ago. I guess I shall go shopping.
RIP, Sir.
Do not send me to a heaven where there are no dogs.
Step Up or Stand Aside: Support the Troops !
Expectations are premeditated disappointments. April 15, 2018, 01:20 PM
bendable“Poking at a campfire with a stick is one of life’s
great satisfactions.” —Of Fire and the Night, September 1999
-P.M.
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first