A gun is not a back scratcher.
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cobb
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Post subject: A gun is not a back scratcher.  Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:49 pm |
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macphisto
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Post subject: Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:07 pm |
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Quote: Man uses gun for backscratcher, shoots himself 01:43 PM CDT on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 By KIMBERLY DURNAN / The Dallas Morning News kdurnan@dallasnews.comA Fort Worth man trying to scratch an itch on his back used a revolver and accidentally shot himself. Jorge Espinal, 44, was drinking beer and playing poker around 3 a.m. Sunday in his home in the 3500 block of Montague Street, when he got up from the table and walked into another room, said Fort Worth police Lt. Kenneth Dean. “He told officers he had an itch on his back and grabbed the first thing he could get a hold of, which was a revolver,” Lt. Dean said. “The gun went off." Mr. Espinal went back and told his buddies that he shot himself. “They didn’t believe him until they saw the blood coming down his back,” Lt. Dean said. Mr. Espinal was taken to an area hospital, where he was treated and released with non-life-threatening injuries. I hate it when the damn things just go off!
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JonL
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Post subject: Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:52 pm |
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Another sad example of sloppy & incomplete reporting...
Did that scratch the itch? 
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Srigs
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Post subject: Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 9:12 pm |
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TeamSpringFieldXD
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 1:17 pm |
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So the first thing he has to grab is a loaded revolver sitting around, this guy sounds like a real piece of work.
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cobb
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 5:04 pm |
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TeamSpringFieldXD wrote: So the first thing he has to grab is a loaded revolver sitting around, Nothing like the post front sight on a 6" barrel to take care of that itch. 
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EJSG19
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Post subject: Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:29 am |
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When your back against a wall just won't do, the solution is .357. Don't unload it or anything, that takes away the itch scratching ability of the gun.
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SultanOfBrunei
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Post subject: Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:35 pm |
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Simpson's Did It.
9th season.  The Cartridge FamilyWiki wrote: Homer treats the gun as though it were a toy, casually carrying it into the Kwik-E-Mart, firing bullets to retrieve items from the roof and shooting dinner plates as if they were clay pigeons. Finally, after a near fatal accident at the dinner table... (This episode of the simpsons is to guns what "Don't do what Johnny Dont Does" is to knives. ) Wiki
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White Horseradish
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:35 pm |
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"Hey, yutz! Guns aren't toys. They're for family protection, hunting dangerous or delicious animals, and keeping the King of England out of your face." - Krusty
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SultanOfBrunei
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Post subject: Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:36 am |
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The Simpsons used to be so relevant.
Quote: Homer comes in the room with his hands behind his back.
Homer: Close your eyes, Marge. I've got a surprise for you!
Marge: Mmm! [closes eyes]
Homer: Okay...open your eyes.
%We see it from Marge's perspective: her eyelids open, revealing Homer
% pointing the barrel of his gun at her face. She screams.
Homer: Hey! It's a handgun! Isn't it great? This is the trigger, this is the
thing you point at whatever you want to die...
Marge: [hands in the air] Homer! I don't want guns in my house! Don't you
remember when Maggie shot Mr. Burns?
Homer: I thought Smithers did it.
Lisa: That would've made a lot more sense...
Bart: Hey Dad, can I borrow the gun tommorrow? I want to scare that old
security guard at the bank.
Homer: Only if you clean your room.
Marge: Mmm! No! [pulls gun from Homer] No one's using this gun! The TV
said you're fifty-eight percent more likely to shoot a family member
than an intruder!
Homer: TV said that...? But I have to have a gun! It's in the Constitution!
Lisa: Dad! The Second Amendment is just a remnant from revolutionary days.
It has no meaning today!
Homer: You couldn't be more wrong, Lisa. If I didn't have this gun, the
King of England could just walk in here any time he wants, and start
shoving you around. [pushing Lisa] Do you want that? [pushing her
harder] Huh? Do you?
Lisa: [quietly indignant] No...
Homer: All right, then.
Marge: I'm sorry, Homer. No weapons.
Homer: A gun is not a weapon, Marge. It's a tool. Like a butcher knife, or a
harpoon, or...uh, a...an alligator. You just need more education on the
subject. Tell you what. You come with me to an N.R.A. meeting, and if you
still don't think guns are great...we can argue some more.
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Post subject: Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:57 am |
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SultanOfBrunei wrote: The Simpsons used to be so relevant. Quote: Homer: A gun is not a weapon, Marge. It's a tool. Like a butcher knife, or a
harpoon, or...uh, a...an alligator. You just need more education on the
subject. Tell you what. You come with me to an N.R.A. meeting, and if you
still don't think guns are great...we can argue some more.
I want a permit to carry an alligator. 
-Mark
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nmat
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Post subject: Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 10:00 am |
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mrokern wrote: SultanOfBrunei wrote: The Simpsons used to be so relevant. Quote: Homer: A gun is not a weapon, Marge. It's a tool. Like a butcher knife, or a
harpoon, or...uh, a...an alligator. You just need more education on the
subject. Tell you what. You come with me to an N.R.A. meeting, and if you
still don't think guns are great...we can argue some more.
I want a permit to carry an alligator. -Mark I'll give you $20 to mexican carry the alligator.
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mrokern
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Post subject: Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:01 pm |
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nmat wrote: mrokern wrote: SultanOfBrunei wrote: The Simpsons used to be so relevant. Quote: Homer: A gun is not a weapon, Marge. It's a tool. Like a butcher knife, or a
harpoon, or...uh, a...an alligator. You just need more education on the
subject. Tell you what. You come with me to an N.R.A. meeting, and if you
still don't think guns are great...we can argue some more.
I want a permit to carry an alligator. -Mark I'll give you $20 to mexican carry the alligator. 
YEOUCH. I'll take the shotgun for $500, Alex.
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Series 70
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Post subject: Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 8:27 am |
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Quote: I'll give you $20 to mexican carry the alligator. Boy, am I glad I swallowed that mouthful of coffee *before* reading this...
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