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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-04-09 11:37 PM
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Can you read this without laughing until tears stream down your cheeks? I couldn't..
Pocket Tazer Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife. A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Tazer for their anniversary submitted this:

Last weekend I saw something at Larry’s Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Julie. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse- sized tazer. The effects of the tazer were supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety….??

WAY TOO COOL! Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing. I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button and pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I’d get the blue arc of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs. AWESOME

Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Julie what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave. Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn’t be all that bad with only two triple-A batteries, right? There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong?

So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and tazer in another. The directions said that a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries. All the while I’m looking at this little device measuring about 5” long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference; pretty cute really and (loaded with two itsy, bitsy triple-A batteries) thinking to myself, ‘no possible way!’ What happened next is almost beyond description, but I’ll do my best.. .?

I’m sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side as to say, ‘don’t do it dipshit,’ reasoning that a one second burst from such a tiny little ole thing couldn’t hurt all that bad. I decided to give myself a one second burst just for heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and . . HOLY MOTHER OF GOD . . WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION . . . WHAT THE HELL I’m pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs? The cat was making meowing sounds I had never heard before, clinging to a picture frame hanging above the fireplace, obviously in an attempt to avoid getting slammed by my body flopping all over the living room. Note: If you ever feel compelled to ‘mug’ yourself with a tazer, one note of caution: there is no such thing as a one second burst when you zap yourself! You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor.. A three second burst would be considered conservative? IT HURT LIKE HELL

A minute or so later (I can’t be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it originally was. My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. I had no control over the drooling.

Apparently I pooped on myself, but was too numb to know for sure and my sense of smell was gone. I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head which I believe came from my hair. I’m still looking for my nuts and I’m offering a significant reward for their safe return!

P.s… My wife, can’t stop laughing about my experience, loved the gift, and now regularly threatens me with it!

If you think education is difficult, try being stupid
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-04-09 11:38 PM
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1. this was on here a while ago. so funny. i even had to shoot it off to hubby.
cute.
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csziggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-04-09 11:40 PM
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2. Old, but classic!
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-04-09 11:41 PM
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5. Hey, I'm a little slow..
Dont' taze me bro..
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ManiacJoe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 02:01 AM
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45. And still funny after all these years!
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-04-09 11:41 PM
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3. This is damned hilarious.
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FarLeftFist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-04-09 11:41 PM
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4. Don't taze me bro.
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-04-09 11:42 PM
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6. zOMG, my sides are hurting.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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bertman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-04-09 11:56 PM
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7. Lordy, I can't stop laughing!! That is hilarious. Thank you, Fumesucker.
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emilyg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 12:11 AM
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8. I'm sending this to everybody. LOL
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question everything Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 01:58 PM
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19. Same here
and, of course, my spouse, suspiciously asked: did this really happen?

What difference does it make. It is funny! Did you laugh? Yes...
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 02:56 PM
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23. The part about not being able to let go made me think it probably did happen..
When I was a kid we used to play with an old hand cranked generator, see who could take the most voltage without letting go of the wires, the electricity will make your muscles tense up and spasm, I can see how it would be hard to let go.

And let's face it, there are quite a few guys around that would be just dumb enough to try it. :rofl:
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emilyg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 07:24 PM
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32. I'm still laughing.
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AllyCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 12:22 AM
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9. Okay, you aren't kidding. I thought it might be kind of humorous.
Was reading out loud to husband and couldn't finish.
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Control-Z Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 12:24 AM
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10. If only I could arrange
a reenactment with/for my future ex. I can't think of a more deserving man, and yet, he would never be concerned enough with my welfare to make such a purchase, let alone test it for me.

Perhaps he values one of his girlfriends enough? Nah. Who am I trying to kid? He's the kind of guy who would test it out on me to make sure it was in good working order to protect himself.

Sadly, I am serious.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 12:38 AM
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11. I have a "high" threshold for funny
This more than cleared the threshold. :rofl:
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Usrename Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 12:55 AM
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12. Nope, I couldn't.
My dog is looking at me like she thinks I need to see a vet.
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question everything Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 02:20 AM
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13. Perhaps a bow and arrow, instead?
I finally can see through my tears to type this. This is hilarious.


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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 06:06 AM
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14. Oh damn, got to kick this one.
:rofl:

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Delphinus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 06:12 AM
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15. I'd not read this before
and can only say, "Thanks!" :hi: for the wonderful start to my day!
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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 07:01 AM
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16. I thought he was going to say his wife mistook it for a sex toy...
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 08:25 AM
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17. All I can say to that is..
OUCH!!!

:evilgrin:

:hi:
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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 06:56 PM
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31. oh, you made that mistake before too?
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 07:46 PM
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34. Noo.. not really..
But let's just say it's not a good idea to confuse Ben-Gay and K-Y Jelly in the dark. :evilgrin:
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NoUsername Donating Member (265 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 02:16 AM
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46. Heh.
I ride bike a lot and let's just say the proper order to apply ointments is that the Chamois butter goes on the chamois/self FIRST and the Tiger Balm goes on the knee second.

Only made the mistake of applying them in the opposite order once. That was enough. No matter how fastidiously you wash your hands, traces of the Tiger Balm still remain.
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a la izquierda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 11:02 PM
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41. oh for the love of peter...
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susanr516 Donating Member (823 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 10:58 AM
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18. I am still wiping tears away
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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SmileyRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 02:12 PM
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20. kick - and sending to everybody !! LOL
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Better Believe It Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 02:22 PM
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21. Do you have a link? That was funny!
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 02:52 PM
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22. Somone posted it on a blog I read..
I have no idea where it came from.

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hayu_lol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 03:33 PM
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24. Thanks to this OP, we now know...
what really happens.

Anyone else remember the old Ford spark coils from the Tin Lizzie? Touching those two contacts produced quite a jolt as well...not dangerous, but it did get your attention. I remember my dad chuckling when he told me to touch the two wires together.
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CoffeeCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 03:43 PM
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25. Oh my sides....stop, stop!
I LOL, and I had tears in my eyes. Now my sides hurt.

That was damn funny. Thanks for sharing.

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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 04:24 PM
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26. It was mildly funny five years ago.
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 05:23 PM
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28. Sixty six people disagree with you..
So far..

:hi:
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 01:43 AM
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43. They are all wrong.
:hi:
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aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 04:26 PM
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27. I started chuckling at the cat's expression of ‘don’t do it dipshit"
Edited on Sat Dec-05-09 04:26 PM by aikoaiko
funny story.

If only he had hit the camcorder before doing the test..... youtube gold
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BlancheSplanchnik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 06:44 PM
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29. not even in the neighborhood of funny, for me.
The first lurch of the stomach came when this shithead described to considering testing on the cat, and that excuse for humor predictably permeated the rest.

Total mook-styled humor.

by the end I just felt numb and a little sick to my stomach.

Guess it's just me, but pain and physical damage have just never been on my funny horizon.

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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 07:43 PM
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33. I don't find inflicting pain on others funny at all..
To do it to yourself deliberately is hilarious though..

I've made a lot of stupid mistakes in my life that weren't funny at all at the time but looking back were side splittingly funny, some of the stuff I've done was way more damaging than getting zapped with a spark.

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BlancheSplanchnik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 12:08 PM
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47. still, nope for me...
inflicting dorkiness on yourself I love (noticing a stranger in the next car laughing his ass off when he caught you having a sneezy snot attack; your underpants falling down as you're walking across a parking lot; walking into a wall just as you think you've gained the upper hand in a verbal jousting match with a friend) ........ it's a specialty of mine,

but PAIN? No.

just me, I guess. :shrug:
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 12:50 PM
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48. There are different levels, degrees and sorts of pain..
The last year has been the most painful ever in my fairly long life, finding something to laugh about has been very difficult for me.

The reason I found the story funny is that I can see myself doing something that stupid and in fact remember some stupid stuff I've actually done.



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BlancheSplanchnik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 03:47 PM
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49. Laughter is good :)
dorkiness is one of my favs.

You know I haven't been meaning to sound like I'm arguing with you, or trying to change your perception.....just reflecting on mine

**checking watch; spills tomato juice in lap.**

******chokes on well-timed puppy fart to the face******
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undergroundpanther Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 06:53 PM
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30. LoL!
Reminds me of my stupid freind Alex. He bought a can of mace.We were all sitting outside the apartment complex on a hill o eating pizza with hot peppers on it. Alex began to wonder how bad could it be? He kept pointing the spray tip in his own face peering at it. I said don't do it.He said it's just pepper.We all moved away and he sprayed it in his own face. He hit the dirt screaming and we ran to help laughing,his face was red and inflamed,his eyes were redder than anything,I ran inside with a few people to grab something to soothe his face,I got baking soda,ice and cold water, aloe vera burn gel,cucumbers,and we put it on his face,laughing our asses off. Alex was ok,and he admitted that was an epic stupid.
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RubyDuby in GA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 08:26 PM
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35. You were right. I couldn't make it through without laughing
His description of the living room was priceless. I'm sure his cat was thinking "what a stupid ass!"
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gratefultobelib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 08:35 PM
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36. Yes, I'd read it before; it was funny then and still is now! Thanks!
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Bette Noir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 08:45 PM
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37. It's funny because it didn't happen to us.
This sort of thing is damn dangerous. When you're being electrocuted, your muscles go into involuntary spasm. In other words, if you taze yourself, you can't, repeat, CAN'T let go of the trigger.

Don't they teach anything in school these days?
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theophilus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 09:03 PM
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38. Yes. I just think it is very sad. Tasers should be banned. n/t
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benld74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 10:22 PM
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39. Tears, tears, tears, coughing fits,,LOLLOLLOL
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pleah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-05-09 10:25 PM
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40. K&R LMAO!
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Taitertots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 12:58 AM
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42. I've been accidentally electrocuted by a welding machine
Accident/should have known better. It is some sort of miracle that it didn't kill me. 150 amps of square wave 300 hertz goodness.

It was like a cross between getting hit across the chest with a 2X4 and hitting the reset button on a old game console.
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NaturalHigh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 01:59 AM
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44. A friend e-mailed this to me a while back.
The truly sad thing is that I know several people whom I could see trying this.
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