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Bush_Eats_Beef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:04 PM Original message |
CNN: "Many of the pellets will be left inside Whittington's body" |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. *sigh* You can't have it both ways |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. No kidding! That is pure horseshit. An extended hospital stay too. -nt |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. flown to Corpus |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 08:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
40. So if they were just "superficial" |
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liveoaktx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. No, you're wrong- my dog was shot a few years ago and there are a LOT |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 08:14 PM Response to Reply #16 |
41. But why isn't he going home then? |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 06:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Blame the victim for not prying them loose with his fork! They are! |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 06:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. Actually, with stuff like this |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 06:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. Heh, "MOST Of The Wounds Were Superficial..." |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 06:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
31. Yep. And at 30+ yards, they wouldn't penetrate very far. |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 08:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. Really |
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rkc3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. I understand they'll find their way to the surface - even years later. |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Yep |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 06:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
28. You're a Pepper? |
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DrRang (415 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. Mercedes Baker Whittington? Any kin to James Baker? n/t |
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never cry wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Great Question! |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. MSNBC said that Whittington's chest wall was penetrated. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Yes, a life threatening gun shot |
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Jack from Charlotte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. This guy deserves a Purple Heart...... |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-14-06 03:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
57. You called this right since yesterday n/t |
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txindy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
8. Well, then, the wingnuts MUST demand answers from the first hospital |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
10. But he said most of the wounds were "superficial at best," |
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catmandu57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
11. A friend of mine still carries shrapnel |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Still being in Intensive Care is getting his family's attention, for sure! |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
12. Hmmm ... Whittington's a lawyer |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
15. 50,000 acre ranch? |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Been in the family since 1880s. Land was reward for catching an outlaw. |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Wow, everything really IS big in Tejas! |
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A Simple Game (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 06:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. That's about 83 square miles. n/t |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-14-06 10:02 AM Response to Reply #21 |
48. 78.125 |
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A Simple Game (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-14-06 01:03 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. Duh, your right, I was using 600 acres to a square mile. n/t |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-14-06 01:30 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. LOL, seen it right off. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 07:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
34. My family used to own a 12,000 acre ranch. |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-14-06 12:33 PM Response to Reply #34 |
52. Thank you all for the info |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-14-06 09:59 AM Response to Reply #15 |
46. Ranchers |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
20. If the wounds are superficial, then why are the pellets staying in? |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 07:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
36. Size of the holes. |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-14-06 01:22 AM Response to Reply #36 |
43. It sounds like it was a lot more serious than a peppering then. |
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cmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
22. He won't make it through another metal detector and |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 06:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Well, an MRI'd remove the remaining ones, anyway... (n/t) |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 07:16 PM Response to Reply #27 |
37. YEOWCH! |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
26. The WH prefers "souvenirs" to "shot" or "pellets". |
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threadkillaz (453 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
29. Have fun boarding planes in airports now.. |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-14-06 10:00 AM Response to Reply #29 |
47. Feh! That's what learjets are for, peasant! |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
30. Can't They Just Turn On A Giant Electro-Magnet And Suck 'Em All Out ??? |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
32. I wonder what the guy's face is gonna look like when this is all done. |
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OnceUponTimeOnTheNet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
33. Lead or Steel shot? |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 07:09 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Lead isn't usually used for birdshot anymore. |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-14-06 09:57 AM Response to Reply #35 |
45. Your completely back wards on that. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-14-06 12:18 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. Ah, didn't know that. |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-14-06 01:29 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. No prob |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-14-06 03:02 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. There are still a few parts of the valley with decent populations. |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-14-06 01:19 AM Response to Reply #33 |
42. I think lead shot has actually been outlawed in Canada |
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SalmonChantedEvening (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-13-06 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
38. Sing it with me now... |
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foo_bar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-14-06 01:40 AM Response to Reply #38 |
44. like a rolling stone |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-14-06 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
49. Most of the wounds were superficial? Then why |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-14-06 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
50. 30 yards ? |
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