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1. "Hirtle told an officer he shot himself in his garage."

Thu Jun 11, 2015, 11:59 PM

Jun 2015

I thought he shot himself in his foot.

Sorry... bad joke.

I just didn't know how else to respond.

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Colorado Springs police: Man shot himself to see what it felt like [View all] Zorro Jun 2015 OP

"Hirtle told an officer he shot himself in his garage." ailsagirl Jun 2015 #1

His foot was in his garage at the time Generic Brad Jun 2015 #15

Good thing his foot wasn't in his mouth then. kentauros Jun 2015 #17

If he had wanted to know what it felt like to be shot in the head... Aristus Jun 2015 #2

We don't have sabertooths to weed out the slow and stupid any more. hobbit709 Jun 2015 #4

I would be curious as to how many years he limps on that foot. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2015 #5

Yep JonLP24 Jun 2015 #9

I hate the word slow JonLP24 Jun 2015 #11

Slow can also mean not moving fast enough to outrun something. hobbit709 Jun 2015 #12

I know there are several definitions of the word JonLP24 Jun 2015 #13

Surely the same as being bitten by a Bullet Ant. Bosonic Jun 2015 #6

I wonder which mind altering substance he was on. Nac Mac Feegle Jun 2015 #7

I doubt this happened exactly the way according to what police say JonLP24 Jun 2015 #8

Ouch shenmue Jun 2015 #10

Too bad the guy never heard of Google pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #16

Are we sure he wasn't from Florida? davidpdx Jun 2015 #18