Mouse hunter shoots girlfriend

[bleedingheart]

http://www.postgazette.com/pg/04295/399462.stm

"Thursday, October 21, 2004

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A Somerset County man missed a mouse he was trying to shoot with a small-caliber handgun and wounded his girlfriend instead, state police said.

Donald Rugg, 43, of Confluence, was trying to kill the rodent with a .22-caliber handgun when his girlfriend, Cathy Jo Harris, 38, apparently went into the line of fire and was hit in the arm early Tuesday morning, state police said
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Hmm.. how do they mount those mouse heads on plaques?

[htuttle]

1. But it was a vicious mouse, with big gnashing teeth!

It could take your head clean off!

[candy]

4. Doesn't everyone shoot mice? What an idiot. n't

[skygazer]

2. How utterly embarassing

Why in the world would you try to shoot a mouse? I bet it was all a ploy to shoot the girlfriend....

[matcom]

3. posted this morning

:)

[bleedingheart]

8. I didn't see it...just finished reading the headline in the Post

when I saw this...

Made me chuckle...

[Archae]

5. Must have been...

[Ilsa]

6. Chris Rock was right:

If bullets cost $5,000 a piece, we wouldn't have this shit.

[getoffmytrain]

9. Nah...

we'd just reload our own.

[Javamancer]

7. obligatory monty python quote

Tim the Enchanter : There he is!
King Arthur : Where?
Tim the Enchanter : There!
King Arthur : What? Behind the rabbit?
Tim the Enchanter : It IS the rabbit!
King Arthur : You silly sod!
Tim the Enchanter : What?
King Arthur : You got us all worked up!
Tim the Enchanter : Well, that's no ordinary rabbit.
King Arthur : Ohh.
Tim the Enchanter : That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!
Sir Robin : You tit! I soiled my armor I was so scared!
Tim the Enchanter : Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!
Sir Galahad : Get stuffed!
Tim the Enchanter : He'll do you up a treat, mate.
Sir Galahad : Oh yeah?
Sir Robin : You mangy Scots git!
Tim the Enchanter : I'm warning you!
Sir Robin : What's he do? Nibble your bum?
Tim the Enchanter : He's got huge, sharp - eh - he can leap about - look at the bones!
King Arthur : Go on, Bors. Chop his head off!
Bors: Right! Silly little bleeder. One rabbit stew comin' right up!