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[Porthos]

 

[Porthos]

A Lesson Well Learned..

Last weekend I saw something at The Gun Show that sparked my interest. I was looking for a little something different for my wife Dana.
What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized Tazer.
The effects of the Tazer were supposed to be short lived, with no long term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing you / them adequate time to retreat to safety...??
WAY TOO COOL! Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home..
I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button........ Nothing!

I was disappointed, but I learned however, that if I pushed the button and pressed it against a metal surface at the same time, I'd get the blue arc of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs.
AWESOME!!!
Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Dana what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave.
Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two AAA batteries, right ??
There I sat in my recliner, my cat Leo looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target.
I must admit I thought about zapping Leo (for a fraction of a second) and then thought better of it. He is such a sweet cat.
But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised.

Am I wrong?

So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a singlet with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and Tazer in another.
The directions said that:

1. A one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant;
2. A two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; and
3. A three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water.
4. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries.

All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5" long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference (loaded with two itsy, bitsy AAA batteries); pretty cute really, and thinking to myself, 'no possible way!'

You are all thinking "What will this fool do now ?" What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best.

I'm sitting there alone, the cat looking on with his head cocked to one side so as to say, 'Don't do it stupid,' reasoning that a one second burst from such a tiny lil ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad..
Well .... I decided to give myself a one second burst just for heck of it.

I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and...
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. WHAT THE... !!!
I'm pretty sure Hulk Hogan ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs! The cat was making meowing sounds I had never heard before, clinging to a picture frame hanging above the fireplace, obviously in an attempt to avoid getting slammed by my body flopping all over the living room.
Note:
If you ever feel compelled to 'mug' yourself with a Tazer; Notes of caution : -

There is NO such thing as a one second burst when you zap yourself! You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor!

A three second burst would be considered conservative !!

A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape.

· My bent reading glasses were on the top of the TV.
· The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it originally was.
· My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching.
· My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs.
· I had no control over the drooling.
· Apparently I had crapped in my shorts, but was too numb to know for sure, and my sense of smell was gone.
· I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head, which I believe came from my hair.

I'm still looking for my testicles and I'm offering a significant reward for their safe return !

PS: My wife can't stop laughing about my experience, loved the gift and now regularly threatens me with it!

 

[SlickMinnow]

A Lesson Well Learned..

Last weekend I saw something at The Gun Show that sparked my interest. I was looking for a little something different for my wife Dana.
What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized Tazer.
The effects of the Tazer were supposed to be short lived, with no long term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing you / them adequate time to retreat to safety...??
WAY TOO COOL! Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home..
I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button........ Nothing!

I was disappointed, but I learned however, that if I pushed the button and pressed it against a metal surface at the same time, I'd get the blue arc of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs.
AWESOME!!!
Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Dana what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave.
Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two AAA batteries, right ??
There I sat in my recliner, my cat Leo looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target.
I must admit I thought about zapping Leo (for a fraction of a second) and then thought better of it. He is such a sweet cat.
But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised.

Am I wrong?

So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a singlet with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and Tazer in another.
The directions said that:

1. A one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant;
2. A two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; and
3. A three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water.
4. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries.

All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5" long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference (loaded with two itsy, bitsy AAA batteries); pretty cute really, and thinking to myself, 'no possible way!'

You are all thinking "What will this fool do now ?" What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best.

I'm sitting there alone, the cat looking on with his head cocked to one side so as to say, 'Don't do it stupid,' reasoning that a one second burst from such a tiny lil ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad..
Well .... I decided to give myself a one second burst just for heck of it.

I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and...
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. WHAT THE... !!!
I'm pretty sure Hulk Hogan ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs! The cat was making meowing sounds I had never heard before, clinging to a picture frame hanging above the fireplace, obviously in an attempt to avoid getting slammed by my body flopping all over the living room.
Note:
If you ever feel compelled to 'mug' yourself with a Tazer; Notes of caution : -

There is NO such thing as a one second burst when you zap yourself! You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor!

A three second burst would be considered conservative !!

A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape.

· My bent reading glasses were on the top of the TV.
· The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it originally was.
· My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching.
· My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs.
· I had no control over the drooling.
· Apparently I had crapped in my shorts, but was too numb to know for sure, and my sense of smell was gone.
· I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head, which I believe came from my hair.

I'm still looking for my testicles and I'm offering a significant reward for their safe return !

PS: My wife can't stop laughing about my experience, loved the gift and now regularly threatens me with it!

By comparison my experience with one of those little demons was mild. I can, however verify the the spark will easily penetrate a Tony Lama cowboy boot.

 

[Porthos]

 

[frase]

Love the last one...

 

[Kitten Kong]

questions and Observations

I read that 4,153,237 people got married last year. Not to cause any trouble, but shouldn't that be an even number?

I find it ironic that the colours red, white, and blue stand for freedom until they are flashing behind you.

When wearing a bikini, women reveal 90% of their body. Men are so polite they only look at the covered parts.

relationships are a lot like algebra. Have you ever looked at your X and wondered Y?

America, like Canada, is a country which produces citizens who will cross the ocean to fight for democracy but won't cross the street to vote.

You know that tingly little feeling you get when you love someone? That's your common sense leaving your body.

Did you know that dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish?

My therapist says I have a preoccupation with vengeance. We'll see about that.

I think my neighbour is stalking me as she's been Googling my name on her computer. I saw it through my telescope last night.

Money talks ... but all mine ever says is good-bye.

You're not fat, you're just easier to see.

If you think nobody cares whether you're alive, try missing a couple of payments.

I always wondered what the job application is like at Bravissimo. Do they just give you a bra and say, "Here, fill this out?"

I can’t understand why women are OK that JC Penny has an older women’s clothing line named, "Sag Harbor."

My therapist said that my narcissism causes me to misread social situations. I’m pretty sure she was hitting on me.

My 60 year kindergarten reunion is coming up soon and I’m worried about the 175 pounds I’ve gained since then.

Denny’s has a slogan, "If it’s your birthday, the meal is on us." If you’re in Denny’s and it’s your birthday, your life sucks!

The pharmacist asked me my birth date again today. I’m pretty sure she’s going to get me something.

The location of your mailbox shows you how far away from your house you can go in a robe before you start looking like a mental patient.

I think it's pretty cool how Chinese people made a language entirely out of tattoos.

Money can’t buy happiness, but it keeps the kids in touch!

The reason Mayberry was so peaceful and quiet was that nobody was married. Andy, Aunt Bea, Barney, Floyd, Howard, Goober, Gomer, Sam, Earnest T Bass, Helen, Thelma Lou, Clara and, of course, Opie were all single. The only married person was Otis, and he stayed drunk.

Now, go have a nice day, or whichever kind of day you want.

 

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[britechguy]

Make it 30; we've got to account for the Covid-15, too!

 

[MichaelBits]

Probably already around here somewhere.... but it's a classic.

 

[Porthos]

 

[britechguy]

Probably already around here somewhere.... but it's a classic.

Without doubt, one of the most memorable, and side-splitting, comedy routines of all time. The fact that it was making direct historical allusion to the Hindenberg disaster (not that the disaster itself was funny) made it all the better.

 

[Markverhyden]

I was joking with a NOC engineer the other day about going to a port and starting a water taxi service stopping at all the ships...

 

[Porthos]

 

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[britechguy]

I have always preferred cats over dogs because "the loyalty patch" in a dog's brain often seems to outweigh all others. I have said, metaphorically of course, that you could beat most dogs to a pulp with a baseball bat in a fit of rage, provided it's only once, and they'll come running to you later like nothing happened. Try that with a cat and they'll attack you then, run as soon as the attack is done, and that "murder patch" will come to the fore later, and probably permanently.

I consider the latter behavior far more logical, reasonable, and "human like."

I still like dogs, but they'll never be my pet of choice.

 

[GTP]

I have always preferred cats over dogs because "the loyalty patch" in a dog's brain often seems to outweigh all others. I have said, metaphorically of course, that you could beat most dogs to a pulp with a baseball bat in a fit of rage, provided it's only once, and they'll come running to you later like nothing happened. Try that with a cat and they'll attack you then, run as soon as the attack is done, and that "murder patch" will come to the fore later, and probably permanently.

I consider the latter behavior far more logical, reasonable, and "human like."

I still like dogs, but they'll never be my pet of choice.

Please dont go beating on dogs or any other animal to test this theory....

 

[britechguy]

Please dont go beating on dogs or any other animal to test this theory....

Never would. Cruelty, and not only to animals, isn't now and never will be my thing.