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46. He would have died if he tried that here in the desert.

Wed Apr 3, 2013, 10:49 AM

Apr 2013

David Grundman, while in his mid-20s in 1982, was enjoying shooting some cacti
with his shotgun when he stumbled upon a 25-foot tall specimen and thought it
was ripe for shooting. A few shots later, a heavy four-foot arm of the cactus fell
with enough force to kill Grundman. This was later immortalized in two true urban
legends books by Jan Harold Brunvan as well as a song, “Saguaro”, by the Austin Lounge Lizards.

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Tree Returns Fire on Man Who Used It for Target Practice [View all] onehandle Apr 2013 OP

Nature bats last, dip shit NightWatcher Apr 2013 #1

And Nature homered into deep center field. nt bluestate10 Apr 2013 #14

Between the OP's subject line Shankapotomus Apr 2013 #55

I do love the snarkasm NightWatcher Apr 2013 #56

Man zero, target tree one nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #2

You never want to use a hardwood for target practice. bluedigger Apr 2013 #3

Nothing to add to that! BlueToTheBone Apr 2013 #4

Check for sap residue on the bullets. randome Apr 2013 #5

In this case the Sap was already on the outside, methinks. n/t jtuck004 Apr 2013 #22

Hah! Bay Boy Apr 2013 #77

"No word on whether alcohol was a factor." NutmegYankee Apr 2013 #6

do trees drink? cvoogt Apr 2013 #41

Maybe gin, tastes like pine needles... Bay Boy Apr 2013 #78

Juniper berries is what flavors gin... dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #81

what happened? cvoogt Apr 2013 #84

I am not allowed to speak of what happened.. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #85

i know this from experience. i used to make targets out of my dad's scrap wood, which was usually dionysus Apr 2013 #75

Richochet struck his man-sack, I'll bet. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #7

That's what I call "a mean hop" eom Kolesar Apr 2013 #9

"unspecified part part" indeed DBoon Apr 2013 #27

Third agree Aerows Apr 2013 #53

The unspecified parts are very sensitive when hit. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #57

It's about time. Octafish Apr 2013 #8

It's a weirwood MattBaggins Apr 2013 #16

who pissed off this tree? Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #64

And he is armed! tk2kewl Apr 2013 #43

HOW do you find pics like this!? I love it. Demoiselle Apr 2013 #70

Is the GOOGLE. Octafish Apr 2013 #82

You've just given me a brand new hobby... Demoiselle Apr 2013 #83

Cool pic. nt ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #76

My idiot neighbor used a tree as a backstop Kolesar Apr 2013 #10

Police declined to file charges against the tree because it's a Popular pinboy3niner Apr 2013 #11

LOL! randome Apr 2013 #15

A "Popular"? Jenoch Apr 2013 #18

the oak was on him n/t oldhippydude Apr 2013 #23

Tree won't pine for him kairos12 Apr 2013 #25

cotton would oldhippydude Apr 2013 #26

Maybe Redwood too kairos12 Apr 2013 #31

fir out oldhippydude Apr 2013 #33

Nevertheless, We can all agree the man made a total aspen of himself kairos12 Apr 2013 #35

where there's a willow there's away oldhippydude Apr 2013 #40

Elm-o approves Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #48

Elmo seems frazzeled..... needs to spruce up oldhippydude Apr 2013 #50

I expect Dogwood, as well Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #51

sic em.........sycamore oldhippydude Apr 2013 #61

lololol you win Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #63

thanks i could not come up with another tree pun oldhippydude Apr 2013 #65

you did well for an old hippy dude Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #68

i am a retired nurseryman... but you might say i was STUMPTED oldhippydude Apr 2013 #71

I'm starting to suspect the tree might have been a Chinese Wingnut Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #69

"thanks i could not come up with another tree pun" Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #80

Prolly hit 'em right in the ash. louis-t Apr 2013 #59

tree's company oldhippydude Apr 2013 #62

Poor sap, whole thing sounds pretty shady to me. Quixote1818 Apr 2013 #30

this leaves me wondering SmileyRose Apr 2013 #36

Looks like the oak's Shankapotomus Apr 2013 #58

His branch of the NRA is embarassed Blue Owl Apr 2013 #45

Birch, please. Brickbat Apr 2013 #66

Ouch shenmue Apr 2013 #12

If only Bunn had a gun. That tree would have pulled up roots and ran away, oh, wait. nt bluestate10 Apr 2013 #13

"unspecified body part" DollarBillHines Apr 2013 #17

If the surrounding trees had been given handguns... nikto Apr 2013 #19

Overheard at the site: "I'm the Lorax, and I'm through speaking!" jmondine Apr 2013 #20

Sure it wasn't one of these? Aviation Pro Apr 2013 #21

Or this one: Rhiannon12866 Apr 2013 #29

I can't think about this, it's too horrible, if those trees had been armed... Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #54

If you remember, all those trees were armed! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2013 #73

Yep. Score one for the Ents. n/t TDale313 Apr 2013 #38

Tree had bark and bite kairos12 Apr 2013 #24

Don't mess with Druids DBoon Apr 2013 #28

this is news? Iowa man slightly injured. arely staircase Apr 2013 #32

Easter tree shootin' SmileyRose Apr 2013 #34

Add another to the I Just Fucking Shot Myself Hall of Fame... SunSeeker Apr 2013 #37

"Yeah, it's broken now, but it was just junk anyway." Coyotl Apr 2013 #39

Karma libodem Apr 2013 #42

Oh yeah, he's one of Wayne LaPierre's people Blue Owl Apr 2013 #44

He would have died if he tried that here in the desert. Ptah Apr 2013 #46

I was just getting ready to post the story about Grundman. hobbit709 Apr 2013 #47

true urban legends? Bay Boy Apr 2013 #79

Ricocheted my ass... 4_TN_TITANS Apr 2013 #49

OK This is the best thread of the month. as of April 3 Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #52

"unspecified body part" Jamastiene Apr 2013 #60

After just watching The Wizard of Oz with the kids Sunday,,, benld74 Apr 2013 #67

First they give the right to arb bears, and now this? BlueStreak Apr 2013 #72

Guns don't kill people, trees kill people. BainsBane Apr 2013 #74

Trees have a right to stand their ground treestar Apr 2013 #86