so this is what people think of our hobby?

[cjon455]

Came across this picture on FB and thought to myself how nice it would be to donkey punch the person who made it! just thought id share lol

 

[cjon455]

wow i didnt think this many would chime in on this pic. I guess i can see some humor in it too but I think my rant came from me feeling like i need to defend my hobby to the ignorant people who know nothing about it

 

[thecolonel]

Ha ha... I saw that on f/b as well and just shrugged it off. Do-it-yourself" stock brokers have found their guns and did the deed. NOW THATS A STUPID HOBBY" A fool and his money are soon "departed". At least when our day is done, we gained and didnt lose.

 

[DFW_THer]

What kind of punch?? :0/ I would use that term a little more sparingly were I you--it's not really a nice one. I think just an honest mistake. But as for the cartoon, meh, doesn't bother me. I think I laughed. I love the haters. "You don't actually find anything with that, right?" "Um.. Not usually.." "What's your best find?" "Gold watch that I sold for half your salary."

 

[ivan salis]

some finds need to be "returned to owner" * that's one of them --first the bullets then the gun.

 

[mr helton]

This is the original by the way

 

[DFW_THer]

^ lol

 

[Valley Ranger]

I realize it's just a cartoon, but someone who buries a loaded gun in the sand is calling someone else "stupid?" Definitely a pot and kettle moment.

 

[MetalDetectingZombie]

I think i should have a t-shirt made of that and ware it when detecting!!!! that was funny!

 

[I C THE LITE]

The cartoon is hilarious. Let them think what they want.

 

[Digger2]

I would guess the cartoonist had to pay the publisher to publish it. Maybe my humor has deteriorated, but I did not find it funny in the least, nor did I feel any resentment to the cartoonist. I sure hope he/she has a source of income, cause cartoons ain't gonna get it!

Roy

 

[I C THE LITE]

This cartoon is hilarious. Austin, I agree with your golf analogy. Do we really care what some idiot thinks of us?

 

[Limitool]

Yea, I'd like to take these people cave exploring with me on a one-way-trip (not really). Probably couldn't get them past the "front door". But I always wonder where is their sense of adventure and curiosity? These are probably the same folks who want to ban guns. I'm done.....

 

[Steve in PA]

This is the original by the way View attachment 816516

That just makes me sad. Not funny at all.

 

[thrillathahunt]

Wouldn't that be considered a hate crime?

 

[Marko0916]

The person who posted that is most likely going to be a future digger.

 

[Davers]

Aaaaa That poor guy needs some help . I'm NOT offended at all , I spent way too much time in the past worrying about what others thought , NOW I"M like [if they don;t like it F-orget them] also I have found a couple guns in my time only 1 real one a cheap Lorcin 380 ,I wish I could find a nice revolver like that[ too keep , after it checked out ;OK] plus I have several other hobbies to occupy my time and Firearms is def, one of them.

 

[dirtwizard]

I'd much rather be out digging for treasure than at a desk making immature cartoons to post on the internet.

 

[NJcigarman]

People DO NOT understand the hobby. I stopped worrying long ago what people thought of MDing. I have been laughed at and on occasion ridiculed by some idiot on a beach. Recently a younger person was standing by my truck and saw the detectors in the back. He asked me "with all your money why do you have to go look for change"? And at the same time there have been others who were truly interested about the hobby.
I will tell you one thing I hit 60 this year. And I can honestly say the metal detecting/treasure hunting community are some of the best people on this earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So smile back at the wise guy or cartoon and then go find that gold and silver.

 

[LEROY247]

I thought it was hilarious! I guess people think we're hard up for money.
I was In a neighborhood here in town the other day and all the people were really nice. They were all out talking to each other and each invited me to md their yard which I was very thankful for. There was the on going joke that if u find that million or that gold bar at almost every target. And of course it would be the usual clad. Till at one point I hear one of them say," whose car is that at end of the street" . I said thats my Mercedes. They say,"Oh your doing better than we thought". I just smiled and didn't bother to mention the value of the new CTX 3030 I was using. Most just don't understand.

Leroy

 

[Sledgod2]

Ok, just seeing the first two panels I laughed pretty good at it, the last two panels are just sad. If you lob the last two panels off I still find it funny! And I'm not out looking to get rich detecting just like finding old stuff.