Whenever the kids ask my wife what to get Ol' Whosis for Christmas, she tells them, You know how he loves outdoor sports. Why don't you get him something outdoorsy? […] Let me state here that there should be a law prohibiting any person who uses the term outdoorsy from dispensing advice about what kinds of presents to buy an outdoorsman. A few years ago, after my spouse advised her I would like something outdoorsy, one of my aunts gave me something called The Ultimate Fishing Machine.

Underlying all this is a thread that suggests we should strive to cooperate with nature, and the aggression is generally contraproductive.

Scelerats can by no Arts , nor any Amusements how violent soever , stifle the Cries of a wounded Conscience

The government insisted that the embarrassing loss of the tax records was a one-off event.