Some people's lack intelligence is beyond belief!!!

SUBMAN1 · 11-12-07, 06:41 PM

This guy may win the Darwin awards this year:

-S

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Kitsap County man hospitalized after using shotgun to loosen lug nut

09:49 AM PST on Monday, November 12, 2007
Associated Press

SOUTHWORTH, Wash. - A man trying to loosen a stubborn lug nut blasted the wheel with a 12-gauge shotgun, injuring himself badly in both legs, Kitsap County sheriff's deputies said.

The 66-year-old man had been repairing a Lincoln Continental for two weeks at his home northwest of Southworth and east of Port Orchard and had gotten all but one of the lug nuts off the right rear wheel before getting frustrated Saturday afternoon, Deputy Scott Wilson said.

"He's bound and determined to get that lug nut off," Wilson said.

From about arm's length the man fired the shotgun at the wheel and was "peppered" in both legs with 00 buckshot and other debris, with some injuries as high on his body as his chin, according to a sheriff's office report.

"Nobody else was there and he wasn't intoxicated," Wilson said.

South Kitsap Fire and Rescue personnel treated the man at the scene before he was taken to Tacoma General Hospital with injuries Wilson described as "severe but not life-threatening."

He said deputies were unable to get a full statement from the man, relying only on what they could learn while medics treated him at the scene.

"I don't think he was in any condition to say anything," Wilson said. "The pain was so severe, and the shock."

joea · 11-12-07, 06:58 PM

Uhhh yup next time my computer freezes I'll let my ol' shotgun rip yup.

Skybird · 11-12-07, 07:01 PM

If he is calling for it, let him have his reply.

Prof · 11-12-07, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

This guy may win the Darwin awards this year:

-S

Quote:

Kitsap County man hospitalized after using shotgun to loosen lug nut

09:49 AM PST on Monday, November 12, 2007
Associated Press

SOUTHWORTH, Wash. - A man trying to loosen a stubborn lug nut blasted the wheel with a 12-gauge shotgun, injuring himself badly in both legs, Kitsap County sheriff's deputies said.

He would have had to injure himself about 12 inches higher and more centrally to qualify for the Darwin Awards :p

What on earth did he think he would achieve by blasting the nuts (no pun intended) with a shotgun?

Camaero · 11-12-07, 07:25 PM

Hey, being one who works on cars a lot, I really wouldn't mind taking a shotty to some of these things... Though I wouldn't go about it quite so stupidly.

Reminds me of when I took my old Apple computer out for a little target practice.

The WosMan · 11-12-07, 07:28 PM

As Bugs Bunny would say, "What a maroon".

bookworm_020 · 11-12-07, 07:33 PM

He would only get an honourable mention, as he still lives and breaths. Maybe next time he could just shoot himself and save everyone the hassel!

Chock · 11-12-07, 08:34 PM

Well, I can understand the frustration at not being able to get a wheel nut off, I have an old Land Rover! But everyone knows a blowtorch on the nut for 2 mins and an extension bar will shift even the rustiest jammed on nut.

Using a shotgun though!? It does indicate that 'the right to bear arms' is not always a good thing, and these sort of people are allowed to vote and have kids! Which is not good news for the world in general.

What an idiot.

Chock

AVGWarhawk · 11-12-07, 08:59 PM

Time for a can of:

Guaranteed to free rusted bolts and nuts.....even on a Lincoln. Then again, this guy would probably put a flame to the spray thus making a blow torch and then have the can explode. Some one give this guy the number to a repair shop instead.

Chock · 11-12-07, 09:33 PM

No no, he uses cans of WD-40 to throw at clay pigeons:rotfl:

Chock

HunterICX · 11-13-07, 04:48 AM

Ok, Ok... he injured himself...but is that bolt lose yet :rotfl:

Konovalov · 11-13-07, 05:24 AM

Guns don't kill people, people do. What a nitwit this guy is.

Tchocky · 11-13-07, 06:42 AM

Some people's lack of intelligence.

STEED · 11-13-07, 08:07 AM

Is there any hope for the Human race?

No

SUBMAN1 · 11-13-07, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joea

Uhhh yup next time my computer freezes I'll let my ol' shotgun rip yup.

Well I've done that. That's no big deal.

-S

11-12-07, 07:01 PM	#3
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	If he is calling for it, let him have his reply. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

11-12-07, 07:25 PM	#5
Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Hey, being one who works on cars a lot, I really wouldn't mind taking a shotty to some of these things... Though I wouldn't go about it quite so stupidly. Reminds me of when I took my old Apple computer out for a little target practice. __________________

11-12-07, 07:33 PM	#7
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	He would only get an honourable mention, as he still lives and breaths. Maybe next time he could just shoot himself and save everyone the hassel! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

11-12-07, 08:34 PM	#8
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well, I can understand the frustration at not being able to get a wheel nut off, I have an old Land Rover! But everyone knows a blowtorch on the nut for 2 mins and an extension bar will shift even the rustiest jammed on nut. Using a shotgun though!? It does indicate that 'the right to bear arms' is not always a good thing, and these sort of people are allowed to vote and have kids! Which is not good news for the world in general. What an idiot. Chock __________________

11-12-07, 08:59 PM	#9
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Time for a can of: Guaranteed to free rusted bolts and nuts.....even on a Lincoln. Then again, this guy would probably put a flame to the spray thus making a blow torch and then have the can explode. Some one give this guy the number to a repair shop instead. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

11-12-07, 06:58 PM	#2
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Uhhh yup next time my computer freezes I'll let my ol' shotgun rip yup.

11-12-07, 07:28 PM	#6
The WosMan Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: OH Posts: 332 Downloads: 88 Uploads: 0	As Bugs Bunny would say, "What a maroon".

11-12-07, 09:33 PM	#10
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	No no, he uses cans of WD-40 to throw at clay pigeons:rotfl: Chock __________________

11-13-07, 04:48 AM	#11
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Ok, Ok... he injured himself...but is that bolt lose yet :rotfl: __________________

11-13-07, 05:24 AM	#12
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Guns don't kill people, people do. What a nitwit this guy is. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

11-13-07, 06:42 AM	#13
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Some people's lack of intelligence. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

11-13-07, 08:07 AM	#14
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Is there any hope for the Human race? No __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!