AggieDave 6 #1 April 21, 2003 Jesus, are people fucking stupid or something? I had a potato gun for quite a while, had fun shooting it, never got hurt, never hurt anyone...how can people be so fucking stupid? http://wcco.com/localnews/local_story_111145919.html QuoteTwo Boys Hospitalized After Potato Gun Accident In NW Minnesota Email This Story Print This Story Apr 21, 2003 1:58 pm US/Central (AP) (Erskine, Minn.) Two boys remain hospitalized after a bizarre accident on a farm near Erskine in northwestern Minnesota. Polk County Sheriff Mark LeTexier says the two friends were shooting a screwdriver from a homemade potato gun when the accident happened Friday night. When the potato gun failed to discharge, the boys put it down. But when one of the boys went to pick it up, it went off. The sheriff says the screwdriver struck one of the boys in the chest. It narrowly missed his heart but punctured a lung. He's hospitalized in stable condition at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He's expected to recover. The boy who was handling the gun when it went off is still hospitalized in Crookston. He's being treated for shock. Because the boys are juveniles, their names are not being released. (© 2003 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ) --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #2 April 21, 2003 I wonder if they heard about potato guns from the last accident report?????? Once the plane takes off, you're gonna have to land - Might as well jump out!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #3 April 21, 2003 Another case of "copy-cat accident" ? it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,111 #4 April 21, 2003 >I had a potato gun for quite a while, had fun shooting it, never got >hurt, never hurt anyone...how can people be so fucking stupid? It's a gun. Like any gun it can hurt (or kill) you if you mistreat it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbob 0 #5 April 21, 2003 Yep, stupid, it's all fun and games until someone gets a screwdriver buried in their chest, then the shit hits the fan.Who Dares Wins Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnischalke 0 #6 April 21, 2003 My knee is jerking like mad. This is the second one in two weeks!!!!! We had better ban these horrible assault vegetable launchers before we start seeing potato gun drive-bys and 7-11 holdups. I can see it now--two-year-olds handling hairspray and propane grill ignitors. We can start with registration or potato-bag locks if the pro-spud faction raises a stink. But let's try to get rid of these vile things now! For the good of all the little children!!!! We certainly need federal tuber tax legislation introduced in the next congressional session. Stop Starch Shootings NOW! mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #7 April 21, 2003 Quote My knee is jerking like mad. This is the second one in two weeks!!!!! We had better ban these horrible assault vegetable launchers before we start seeing potato gun drive-bys and 7-11 holdups. I can see it now--two-year-olds handling hairspray and propane grill ignitors. We can start with registration or potato-bag locks if the pro-spud faction raises a stink. But let's try to get rid of these vile things now! For the good of all the little children!!!! HeHeHe, already been done!! I mean uh, a friend of mine told me it has.We certainly need federal tuber tax legislation introduced in the next congressional session. Stop Starch Shootings NOW! Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meathorse 0 #8 April 21, 2003 Quote the pro-spud faction lmao! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #9 April 21, 2003 Wasn't this technically a screwdriver gun? No mention of any potatos related to this incident. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #10 April 21, 2003 The first boy MUST have been shooting the second boy with the screwdriver in his own home as a patriotic act of self defense, in accordance with his second amendment rights. [/sarcasm] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islandcool 0 #11 April 22, 2003 QuoteI had a potato gun Dude..Excuse my ignorance. This is the only type of potato gun I know of. http://www.gagworks.com/gwp_0506.htm?source=overture&keyword=pgun Now I know this thing isn't launching screwdrivers into people's lungs. So enlighten me. I'm assuming it is some ass kicking homemade device. A brief description would be cool. Thanks Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #12 April 22, 2003 here's what there talkin aboutif my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islandcool 0 #13 April 22, 2003 Quote here's what there talkin about Damn...Talk about boy's and their toys! Gotta love it. No other purpose but to destroy stuff. NEAT-O!Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antithesis 0 #14 April 22, 2003 QuoteJesus, are people fucking stupid or something? I had a potato gun for quite a while, had fun shooting it, never got hurt, never hurt anyone...how can people be so fucking stupid? Yeah but don't we all do really stupid things when we're young that when we're older we look back on and say " man! we're lucky to be alive!! " I know that I did. What about pipe bomb incidents? how come we're not hearing about those things anymore? Shiiiit! My friends are lucky to have all of their limbs. I travel the land, Work in the ocean, Play in the sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #15 April 22, 2003 Quote What about pipe bomb incidents? how come we're not hearing about those things anymore? Shiiiit! My friends are lucky to have all of their limbs. One of mine doesn't. Come on Dave, I'm sure you've done equally stupid shit at some point in your life, we all have. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #16 April 22, 2003 Me? No, I never have. I've never had a potato gun, I've never blown shit up, I've never repelled off a train bridge using small excessory line...I've never even run with scissors... --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
