Actually, the incident your refer to was about shooting a chicken's head off to prove that a luger was the superior hand gun...just read it today in Alexander's bio, will On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, jason varsoke wrote: > > --- jason varsoke <jjv@caesun.msd.ray.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Ed Fenning wrote: > > > > > > > Scottie - > > > > Well written. It would be nice to get this into > > > someone's syndicated > > > > column over here. > > > > I'm sure the soldier, I mean lout in khaki, who > > > shot the pussy cat in > > > > For Esme With Love and Squalor, brought his > > > carbine home to suburbia, > > > > joined the NRA and built a Fallout shelter. > > > > > > > > - Ed > > > > > > Actually, Ed, I think he went on to tote a big gun > > > around Africa for a > > > while, bought a nice shack on Key West, and ended up > > > blowing his tonsils > > > out the back of his head with a double barrel. > > > > > > -j > > > > Jason - > > OH GOD did THAT one ring a bell. I don't think I made the connection > > when I read the story. I forgot ALL about Salinger meeting Hemingway > > in Europe for some reason- it this alleged, or was it witnessed; that > > Hemingway did something like that - took target practice at strays? > > I believe he shot a chicken for no good reason but to demonstrate he was a > man. As far as whitnessed, well I sometimes I think everything from that > era is just a wonderful myth. > > -j >