Like most of you, I enjoy Hickok45's videos. They're informative, and entertaining. I love the way he cracks himself up when he hits the targets! He knows tons, and he's a great shot.

Recently, I was watching his review of the Randall Bowie knife. He states that the blade is a full three-eights of an inch thick. Then he states, "Now for you folks up in Kentucky, that's larger than one-quarter".

On another video, he said something else derogatory towards Kentucky, in fun I'm sure, but I can't remember what it was.

My question, is there a rivalry between the two states (Tennessee and Kentucky), or is this just Mr. Hickok's sense of humor? Just curious!

Yeah, they're jealous because the only real bourbon comes from Kentucky. I don't buy Tennessee whiskey.

Oh yeah, time to go pour another one.

I check his vids almost every day - learn a lot (and I'm 67). We recently got a DVD player that links with our home network so that we can get U-Tube on our 60" HD TV. My wife likes his vids also - mainly because they are so non-tactical and common sense. I think that a lot of credit has to go to his son John who shoots/edits the videos - they have a sweet set-up that requires a lot of work to make it seem seamless & fun.

The gun community really needs guys like this speaking for those of us than cannot do it as well.

Thanks Greg & John.

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Ridge runners and briars have been needling each other forever.

What gets me is that we built all those bridges for them to swim across in the shade, but do we get any thanks?

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Hickok was born in Kentucky; just pokes fun to have fun. Being from Texas I have a fond respect for both Kentucky and Tennessee gentlemen. Remember the Alamo!

I look forward to his jabs at Kentucky folks. He is a recently retired teacher, and in one video where he was comparing the magazine capacities of some firearms, he had rounds of ammo out on his shooting table that he used for a basic arithmetic lesson for his neighbors from Kentucky.

"This particular rifle was made in 1903. For you folks in Kentucky, that's over 100 years ago."

But did you know that the Tennessee state flower s the highway cone?

I enjoy his vids as well. He never takes himself too seriously like some of the other YouTubers out there. In a different vein, but also gun related, Ian McCollum from Forgotten Weapons (and also In-Range TV) does an awesome job exploring the odd and interesting arms collecting from yesteryear.

Sure is, and we have a Lot of them. If you ask for directions the most likely answer is "Turn left at the dead cow just past the last cone". We all poke a little fun at each other down here but it is all done in fun. WE all get along. If doing something isn't fun, it probably isn't worth doing. Everybody have a nice day.

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(Maybe I shouldn't have showed up tonight.)

Only a great sour mash whiskey comes out of Tennessee. Genuine... double-rectified... certified pop-skull... aged in a keg. Jack Daniels... Lem Motlow... you get my drift.

Hell... bourbon... is a mixed-drink. Wild Turkey... is owned by some foreign enterprise.

And... KY... is just the name of some kind of sex-lubrication-jelly... in my opine.

I figured his jabs were all in good fun!

Those pumpkins are always trying to sneak up on him! They never learn.

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You'd think they would know better by now!

In one of his short ones I was just watching, he states, "When you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail. When you're an Uzi, everything looks like a watermelon!"

There are a couple other good gun teachers on YT, but he's my favorite.

...and Kentucky's state flower is the satellite dish!

We pick at each other a bit. Sort of like brothers. I like Kentucky.

When I grew up, our property line was the Tennessee Kentucky state line.

Seems like a cool guy. Good shot. Fun videos to watch. But he makes a few factual errors. He called a M&P a Model 10 and said that the 38 Super in 1929 didn't get higher powered loads than the old 38 ACP until late 1930s. No, the higher powered loads were the reason for the new gun in 1929. Well, it's not schoolwork.

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Everyone takes jabs at kentuckians - well except Missouri folks right now.

He's just tryin' to make sure you are paying attention.

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"He was kinda funny lookin'"

Nothing wrong with Tennessee unless you live there. At least that's what I tell my brother that lives just outside of Nashville.

No, no. That's Pennsylvania's. Didn't you know we only have two seasons here? Winter and construction.

Hickok45 is a hoot to watch, and I doubt any jokes he cracks at Kentucky's expense are made with malicious intent.

Bud's Gun Shop recently started the Hickok45 Auction Series. Every week or so Bud's auctions one of Hickok’s video guns with 10% of the proceeds donated to Hickok’s charity of choice, Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee.

And some thread drift but I must report a tragedy:

The Alabama governor's mansion burned down to its axles last night.

In Kentucky (or insert state of choice) how is a tornado and a divorce similar? In with either one someone is losing a trailer home.

And Jack Daniels is a "bourbon".

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Totally off topic, but this reminded me of something. My wife and I drive for a courier service. Most of our stuff is out of state. We got a delivery to a home in West Virginia a few months ago. We could not find the address on our GPS system. That worried me. I called our dispatcher, who called the client to get directions to the house. The last instruction was "Turn left at the dump truck."

Sure enough, as we drove down this little narrow, two lane mountain road, we both shouted out at the same time..."DUMP TRUCK"...there was a long abandoned dump truck surrounded by weeds. We turned left and were there.

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Thanks, I'll be using that one!

To most Tennesseans Jack Daniels isn't even the good stuff. It's for the tourists.

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I'm curious. Just how many acres did you own? Larry

I don't know of their having any rivalry but, there apparently is one between Texas and Colorado for some reason. I'll bet its football-caused.

People in Tennessee don't use ice in their sweet tea. I think it is because they forgot the recipe.