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Warpy

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14. It's usually Florida or Texas, isn't it?

Reply to NoPasaran (Reply #11)

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 07:04 PM

Feb 2013

The two states dumb enough to elect members of the Bush family governor grab most of the weird headlines.

People in Florida say "all the nuts roll down to Florida." Personally, I think the sauna like weather conditions down there kill brain cells, something that might also be at work in Texas.

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Headline you don't expect to see: Woman shot by oven while making waffles [View all] Fresh_Start Feb 2013 OP

Guns don't kill people... sadbear Feb 2013 #1

Ovens kill people? Kalidurga Feb 2013 #6

Does it matter? sadbear Feb 2013 #7

True Kalidurga Feb 2013 #8

I'd say he concealed it pretty damn good. sadbear Feb 2013 #10

Youse two stole my line meow2u3 Feb 2013 #26

I was told by a cop midwest irish Feb 2013 #2

Close, but no Darwin Award. n/t Ian David Feb 2013 #3

she should have had a good oven with a gun n/t Enrique Feb 2013 #4

Stored his... what? Scootaloo Feb 2013 #5

you heat the oven to keep the waffles warm until you've made enough for everyone Fresh_Start Feb 2013 #15

We chose not to have a toaster in the house TexasProgresive Feb 2013 #37

gun owner wasn't charged BainsBane Feb 2013 #9

Sounds like a law needs to catch up with the stupid. Kalidurga Feb 2013 #12

Ah, Florida NoPasaran Feb 2013 #11

that really says it all BainsBane Feb 2013 #13

I'm still here. Dog help me... monmouth3 Feb 2013 #17

Been here since '77... FLyellowdog Feb 2013 #24

It's usually Florida or Texas, isn't it? Warpy Feb 2013 #14

I saw the title and was *really* hoping it was some euphemism for kink.... Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #16

seriously, he put the gun in a drawer and the magazine in the oven Fresh_Start Feb 2013 #18

He's gotta be a methhead or something... Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #19

So I guess that ammunition does in fact "cook off" despite claims to the contrary... Earth_First Feb 2013 #20

The oven was justified under Florida's SYG law pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #21

I thought Johnnie Cochran was dead Politicalboi Feb 2013 #27

And the dumb just keeps getting dumber. Cleita Feb 2013 #22

But isn't it a sign of the End Times when our appliances turn against us? KittyWampus Feb 2013 #33

Yep. Wall-E is coming. n/t Cleita Feb 2013 #34

they can take my stove from my cold dead hands cliffordu Feb 2013 #23

If only she'd been armed KamaAina Feb 2013 #25

She needs an AR15 , in case he stored more magazines in the toaster , microwave and deep-fryer nt pkdu Feb 2013 #28

This is why we need more armed chefs in the kitchen SirRevolutionary Feb 2013 #29

he wasn't charged because he has a "proper concealed weapons permit' JI7 Feb 2013 #30

leggo of my eggo legaleagle_45 Feb 2013 #31

Didn't Mythbusters cover this sort of incident? backscatter712 Feb 2013 #32

guns don't shoot people, loaded ovens do.... spanone Feb 2013 #35

But if she'd had her own gun she could have shot the oven back!!! n/t pnwmom Feb 2013 #36

The only thing that can stop a bad oven with a gun... Initech Feb 2013 #38