The Van Helsings
May 10th, 2009
Takes every girl back to that special moment they got their first crossbow.
(submitted by Matt)
Tags: crossbow
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Takes every girl back to that special moment they got their first crossbow.
(submitted by Matt)
Tags: crossbow
I can’t help but laugh at the title of this portrait!
This family can definitely poke holes in any argument.
I think it’s super awkward how all of their shirts say ‘Michaels’ on it.
lol!
Michaels? I think you’ll find their shirts say “Mathews.”
It’s Mathews, which is a brand of compond bows.
Wonder if the Dad works for Matthews or something…
The family that crossbows together….well, they crossbow together.
They’re compound bows not crossbows. Crossbows use bolts instead of arrows and have a trigger to release the bolt.
Thx Tiddles, I was goin to post the same, but u beat me to it.
u 2 might b long lost twins!☺
Yes, thanks for the explanation Cliff Clavin and Cliff Clavin.
oh wow. who cares?! just laugh at the funny comment. i found it lol worthy and IN MY HEAD thought what u rudely wrote. get over it!
It’s sad that we live in a culture where educating people is considered ‘rude’.
Ignorance will be the downfall of us all.
they’re not regulation sized harps for cabbage patch dolls, they’re regulation sized casserole dishes.
LOL!! I think Marney needs one of these to keep her T-day guests in line.
geez I hope they dont ever get mad at one another….
Oops, not Crossbows..
Hey, if I was a father of 3 daughters, I’d take up this sport too!
Robin and his merry women
Before X-Box, there were X-Bows!!
I know, I know…not crossbows…go along.. lol
I take Little girls and make them…. WARRIOR PRINCESSES!!!
LOL m-kay…
This is the family of The Green Arrow and The Huntress!!!
Mixing it up is definetly the challenge and as stated earlier..”this type of play is eaiser said than done” but a skill we should all aspire to.
Someone is definitely the “girly” girl in the family. Pink t-shirt *AND* pink compound bow.
if u screw up in a relationship with any of these girls ur dead no chance in trying to run and if u do not in a straight line lol just say ur sorry and walk away very carefully lol
I would hate to be any guy that breaks one of those girls hearts…If one of them can’t reach her weapon first, guaranteed Dad already has one in his hand…
I think this is a fantastic image. If more families did things together maybe more families would BE together. And these girls are not glued to their x-box! I would be proud to have an image of my family like this.
So in their country song the dad and family would take out their bows when a guy comes to take one of the daughters out on a date? Good plan, good plan.
Poor Deers
hey, anyone know what type of crossbows they are carrying?
Awesome.
lol @ the pink princess-sized crossbow
I thought the caption was the most awkward part of the picture “crossbow” Aghh
You never hear the arrow with your name on it…
no why would that be weird
I like Ted’s reply, but … just me maybe… the fact that they make PINK compound bows scares the wits outta me….
The family that slays together…
This is NOT a crossbow………………………………… its a regular bow but it it still wrong. check out lol cats thats hilarious!!!!!!
GO PANTHERS!!!!!!!!!
HAHAAAAAA!!!
The “Of holding” made me shoot Coke out of my nose.
emily, those are compound bows. not crossbows
Oh yeah, nothing strange about this photo at all. Doesn’t every family have a half dozen shots just like this framed on their walls? Who’s with me?
Nothing to see here, folks. Please move it along.
LOL
I want a rainbow not a crossbow or a compound bow….A BIG FAT JUICY RAINBOW!!!!
Radioscooter, you just made my day. Hilarious!
Seriously, even Texas doesn’t claim Ted Nugent. Poor Michigan has that dubious honor! We have normal people, like Bush and Cheney…
I love Ted! And also, my uneducated arse would have called them bows and arrows….it works right….”Takes every girl back to the time she got her bow and arrow”??? Aaaah me. We’ve got the Mensa people on here, everyone back away!
What, are you kidding? That IS Nugent without his hair extensions!
I’m guessing they are target/competition shooters with the exception of the second daughter (the one on the right), she’s the only one with a camo-painted bow. She’ll be the one that puts food on the table. She can probably take down, service and reassemble her bow inside of three minutes. She’d be a good catch for all you Nugent wannabe’s!!!!
Angel,
Ted bought a ranch in Crawford a few years ago.
Make that big, huge, crossbow robots.
Chewbacca doesn’t have a crossbow, he has a bow-caster.
a family that kills together….
Hahahahah…
That puts this argument to rest.
you owe me a new keyboard
It would be AWESOMER if they had compound bows.
I wondered how many people were going to say that.
Oh, btw, those are compound blah blah blah blah.
If only all families could come together around their stock of weaponry once in a while, the world would be a better place. I wait with baited breath for the next teenage-girl, compound-bow related massacre to take place so I can see more images like this on CNN. Such family togetherness.
hahahaha… miss english major, you make me think that you are a little too uptight, reminds me of a cousin of mine who walked around with a stick up her bum. let it go, you came to this site for a reason… and that reason was to gawk. we are gawking, some people go to the park to people watch, others go online. keep moving and keep your opinions to yourself.
Those arent crossbows, those are cheese slicers.
Those arent crossbows, those are butt flossers.
Those arent crossbows, those are banjo’s
Those arent crossbows, that’s your moms thong
LOL! Haven’t you heard? They’re guns
BOWWCASSSTTTAAH!
im just here to say i love this site but you’re a f***ing noob cause those are compound bows
hey, anybody looking to buy some old AD&D manuals from the 80’s?
Those aren’t cheese slicers, they’re scale reproductions of the statue of liberty.
Those aren’t scale reproductions of the statue of libery, they’re scale reproductions of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Those aren’t scale reproductions of the Golden Gate Bridge, they’re scale reproductions of the Great Wall.
Those aren’t scale reproductions of the Great Wall, they’re prototype dental floss dispensers!
Those aren’t prototype dental floss dispensers, they’re BowFlex mini’s.
Totally agree. They actually look pretty with it.
beautiful
Ha ha ha ha ha Prom…
Yeah oh my gosh i cant believe you mistook those for crossbows. i mean every self respecting xena loving, medieval enthusiast should know that sheesh.
yeah for real im gonna shove a compound bow up the a** of the next person that points out that those are not crossbows.
hahaha i was wondering the same thing myself. maybe maybe some more horrifyingly obnoxious people should comment and correct the joke a few more times then maybe all the less savvy folk will understand. im gonna be equally obnoxious and reply to every person that made a comment about the surplus of compound bow corrections.
hahahhahahahahhhahahahahahahahahh
they don’t look like Hoyts, they look like Mathews bows. I think they put out that pink one to raise money for breast cancer special. Although I can’t really make out what the middle girl is toting. But there’s something about this picture that lends credence to my suspicion of who makes their bows, I just can’t put my finger on it
Actually if you knew anything you would know that all of those are TARGET bows not really suitable for hunting.
But then again Bow hunting is a great family activity.
What creepy aspect?
Families spending quality time together in a healthy activity.
OH THE HORROR!
LMAO!!!!!!!!!
NO! They are COMPOUND bows
I thought that hunting WAS target practice… but the targets move… and they could KILL you if they were a tiger.
Cheney’s a Wyoming native.. but close..
bush is from connecticut…but, texas can have him if they want!
Ummmmm… Yeah…. When you say “Normal” exactly what do you mean?
totally normal
No thanks.
He moved from Connecticut to Texas? That explains alot.
Banjo’s what?
I’m surprised no one wonders if these bows may be loaded. I know, I know, they LOOK unloaded but that’s how accidents happen.
Yup, they’re compound bows alrightieee
those are compound bows
…They do.
really?!?! “awesomer? get a f****** dictionary!!!!
“keep your opinions to yourself” interesting comment on a blog that thrives on user comments… sorry, bud, you can’t have it both ways.
lols.
At last! A comment from a fellow Star Wars geek!
May the Force Be With You!!!
(And eventually, a woman)
(Just kidding)
Is it a Matthews?
No, they’re not loaded. The arrow would be clearly visible if these were loaded. On a compound bow, both hands have to be in use for it to be loaded.
They’re not BowFlex mini’s, they’re regulation-sized harps for cabbage patch dolls!
They’re not BowFlex mini’s, they’re regulation-sized harps for cabbage patch dolls!
Those aren’t Boflex mins-they’re Joan Crawford’s wire hangers.
either way-=-weak or strong—hunters are the reason we have deer in north america—-do you really think if it werent fopr hunters there would be any large scale effort to protect wildlife here in america–through licence and buying supplies to hunt plus pressure to the goverment (state–and federal) to set aside land for hunting and wildlife watching,,,,,,,there would be as much wildlife in america as there is? most of the land would be timbered –highrises and such—if you dont like hunters then next time you see a wild animal or bird—think again
I’ll give you an elbow!
(Jus’ kiddin’)
This was supposed to be a reply off of Xtina’s post from May 15th. Not sure why, but it put it between an August post & a September post.
too good, man
FTW!
if it weren’t for hunters killing animals there’d be no animals to kill!!!!
Bush was born in CT, they moved to Odessa, TX when he was 2 and then to California for a year. By the time he was 4, the family was back in Midland, TX. I live in Odessa