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MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts) Sat Jul 20, 2013, 10:30 PM Jul 2013

Let's ban the word "gun" from DU [View all]

Instead, let's mandate the use of "shit multipliers" because that's what many, many guns end up being.

Black kid walking through your gated community? Add a nitwit with a gun and things get horrific.

Drunk and pissed off at someone? Add a gun and it gets many times worse.

Sometimes forget to put things back in their place? Leave a gun around with kids and it gets many times worse.

Feeling depressed and at your wits' end? Add a gun and it gets many times worse.

That's why fewer guns = fewer gun deaths. Henceforth, let's refer to to guns in a way that reminds us of their true essence: shit multipliers.

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Let's ban the word "gun" from DU [View all] MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 OP

K&R AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #1

Henceforth, "shit multipliers" will be used to refer to lead acceleration devices. Agnosticsherbet Jul 2013 #2

Meh. Lets ban all guns. Start with the military and police first (they are, after all, folks like us The Straight Story Jul 2013 #3

trust -- Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2013 #8

True. When my son was in Iraq we trusted him with a gun The Straight Story Jul 2013 #13

Why start with the military and police? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #16

Probably because they use their weapons more to harm people The Straight Story Jul 2013 #18

More likely than not, those who would get behind such an idea would get far behind. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #23

+1000 felix_numinous Jul 2013 #38

It is decided. Iggo Jul 2013 #4

+100 billh58 Jul 2013 #5

Zimmerman would never have gotten out of his car without his precious shit-multiplier. Hoyt Jul 2013 #6

That's Racist! onehandle Jul 2013 #7

There are all kinds of shit multipliers BainsBane Jul 2013 #9

Ultimate shit multipliers? Fumesucker Jul 2013 #33

I agree with the sentiment BainsBane Jul 2013 #34

+1 Safetykitten Jul 2013 #10

K&R forestpath Jul 2013 #11

Taco bells n/m ceonupe Jul 2013 #12

Works for me! MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #14

I like it. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #15

Truer Words Were Never Spoken otohara Jul 2013 #17

This OP is a gun. nt rrneck Jul 2013 #19

And Concealed Carry => Sneaky Shit Multipliers tblue Jul 2013 #20

Mandate? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #21

Great post! nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #25

ah a voice of free-dumb DonCoquixote Jul 2013 #42

I wonder if Obama should ban the Secret Service from carrying guns? Skip Intro Jul 2013 #22

The Secret Service... Oldtimeralso Jul 2013 #27

It is part of our culture. Not mentioning it will not make it disappear. Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #24

Army ditty WovenGems Jul 2013 #26

"Shit multiplier" is a good term to use for some DUers. flvegan Jul 2013 #28

You forgot to add blue links Fumesucker Jul 2013 #35

A year ago today Peaceplace80 Jul 2013 #29

You used a combination of gun/guns NINE times in your OP ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #30

Cue the shit-sniffers in 5. . .4. . .3. . .2. . .1. . . Nanjing to Seoul Jul 2013 #31

Okay..... DeSwiss Jul 2013 #32

Big Jim's been drinkin' whiskey And playin' poker on a losin' night... Dragonfli Jul 2013 #36

Agree with the value of specifying the language but not that one ShawnRIN Jul 2013 #37

Let just ban free speech all together! S.A.M Jul 2013 #39

Satire impaired billh58 Jul 2013 #40

I have a better idea. Way better. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #41

The OP is a spoof, in keeping with most control/ban threads. Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #43