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John P.Phillips
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From: Brunswick, Ga. U.S.A.

posted 28 September 2004 03:20 PM     profile     
Dear Friends,

My wife is fond of saying that my last words on this earth will be
something akin to, "hey y'all, hold my beer and watch this!" Well, I
have outdone myself once again. No doubt you will see this true story
chronicled in a LifeTime movie in the near future. Here goes.

Last weekend I spied something at Wayne's Pistol and Pawn that tickled
my fancy.
(Note: Keep in mind that my "fancy" is easily tickled).
I bought something really cool for my wife. The occasion was our 22nd
anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my sweet
girl. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized Tazer
gun with a clip.

For those of you who are not familiar with this product, it is a
less-than-lethal stun gun with two metal prongs designed to incapacitate
an assailant with a shock of high-voltage, low amperage electricity
while you flee to safety. The effects are supposed to be short lived,
with no long-term adverse affect on your assailant, but allowing you
adequate time to retreat to safety. You simply jab the prongs into your
250 lb. Tattooed assailant, push the button, and it will render him a
slobbering, goggle-eyed, muscle-twitching, whimpering, pencil-neck geek.
If you've never seen one of these things in action, then you're truly
missing out--way too cool!

Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded two
triple-a batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button.
Nothing!

I was so disappointed.

Upon reading the directions (we don't need no stinkin' directions), I
found much to my chagrin that this particular model would not create an
arch between the prongs. How disappointing! I do love fire for effect. I
learned that if I pushed the button, however, and pressed it against a
metal surface that I'd get the blue arch of electricity darting back and
forth between the prongs that I was so looking forward to.

I did so...... Awesome!!! Sparks, a blue arch of electricity, and
a loud pop!!!
Yipeeeeee . . I'm easily amused, just for your information, but I have
yet to explain to my wife 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, etc., etc.(you know how adventuresome us steel players can be, wanting to see how things work)

There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting
little soul), reading the directions (that would be me, not Gracie) and
thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh and blood
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 kitty, after all.
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? Was I wrong to think that? Seemed reasonable to me at the
time...

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, 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 loss of bodily control; a
three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the
ground like a fish out of water. 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 flippin' way!" .--trust me, but I'm getting ahead of myself.

What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best.
Those of you who know me well have got a pretty good idea of what
followed. I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head
cocked to one side as to say, "don't do it buddy," reasoning that a
one-second burst from such a tiny lil' ole thing couldn't hurt all that
bad (sound, rational thinking under the circumstances, wouldn't you
agree?). I decided to give myself a one-second burst just for the heck
of it. (Note: You know, a bad decision is like hindsight--always
twenty-twenty. It is so obvious that it was a
bad decision after the fact, even though it seemed so right at the
time. (don't ya hate that?)

I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and HOLY
**************! DAaaaarrrrrrNN!!!

I'm pretty sure that Jessie Ventura ran in through the front door,
picked me up out of that recliner, then body slammed me on the carpet
over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal
position, nipples on fire, gonads nowhere to be found, soaking wet,
with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position. Gracie was
standing over me making meowing sounds I had never heard before, licking
my face, undoubtedly thinking to herself, "do it again, do it again!"

(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're not going to let go of that thing until it is
dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor.
Then, if you're lucky, you won't dislodge one of the prongs 1/4" deep in
your thigh like yours truly.)

SON-OF-A-***** that hurt!

A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at
this point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and
surveyed the landscape. My reading glasses were on the mantel of the
fireplace. How did they get there??? My triceps, right thigh and both
titties were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with
Novocain, as my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. give or take an ounce or two,
I'm pretty sure.

By the way, has anyone seen my privates? I think they ran away. I'm
offering a reward. They're round, rather large, kinda hairy, and
handsome if I must say so myself.
I Miss 'em . . . sure would like to get 'em back.

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JUST 'CAUSE I STEEL, DON'T MAKE ME A THIEF www.geocities.com/squire592001/jason.html


Ray Minich
Member

From: Limestone, New York, USA

posted 28 September 2004 03:29 PM     profile     
At least you didn't scare the cat too much

If you ever take a single use camera (with flash) apart, where the flash battery and flashlamp electronics are laying on the table outside of their plastic case, don't try to pick the darn thing up unless yer wearin' rubber gloves. They have a supercapacitor in them that holds one he!! of a charge and packs a good whallop. 9 times out of 10 when you pick the subassembly up with your bare hands you'll get zapped. I've had one on my desk shelf here for a year and ain't moved it since it zapped me 6 months ago.

[This message was edited by Ray Minich on 28 September 2004 at 03:30 PM.]

Jim Phelps
Member

From: just out of Mexico City

posted 28 September 2004 03:37 PM     profile     
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[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 17 November 2004 at 07:56 PM.]

Archie Nicol
Member

From: Ayrshire, Scotland

posted 28 September 2004 03:54 PM     profile     
What's black and crispy and hangs from the ceiling?
J.P. Phillips changing a light bulb.
Bob Hickish
Member

From: Port Ludlow, Washington, USA

posted 28 September 2004 05:04 PM     profile     
John
That Has to be the most humor's story
ever told on the Forum - if the Mod-er-a-tor
gives a prize for the -Most Funny - you have
my Vote . that's a 5 smiley
Donna Dodd
Moderator

From: Kennesaw, Georgia, USA

posted 28 September 2004 05:40 PM     profile     
I'll have to agree with Bob, John. That's the most I've laughed in a long, long time!
I got one of those bug zapper things that looks like a badminton racket so I could take care of mosquitoes before they took care of me. Like you, John – well, I HAD to try it out on myself. I’m not missing the same body parts as you, but let’s just say my sinuses started misbehaving immediately . . . well, my nose was the closes thing to tap – and I could smell it at the same time. Flesh doesn’t smell too great burning, does it?
By the way, was your wife STUNNED? Great story!!!!!
Jim Smith
Member

From: Plano, TX, USA

posted 28 September 2004 05:57 PM     profile     
quote:
I’m not missing the same body parts as you
Umm, I would hope you never had them to begin with!
Rick Collins
Member

From: Claremont , CA USA

posted 28 September 2004 06:28 PM     profile     
John, it takes cashews to pull a stunt like that on yourself. But, there's no assurance that you'll still have them after the stunt is completed.

Now picture this: I read in the paper that during a Florida state execution that the electricity was on for a full 90 seconds before the prisoner finally was pronounced dead.

I understand that the chair had a tag on it that said, "You Can Be Sure If It's Westinghouse". More power than just two AAA batteries, I suspect.

Now, don't go trying to dry your hair with a hairdryer while you are standing in water in the bath tub. You might drop it.

Savell
Member

From:

posted 29 September 2004 12:50 PM     profile     

[This message was edited by Savell on 29 September 2004 at 01:23 PM.]

Herman Visser
Member

From: Rohnert Park, California, USA

posted 30 September 2004 10:18 PM     profile     
Hi John,I would like to see that on flim.Could it be possible to set up a Cam on your computor for all of us to enjoy.Id pay big bucks to see that one.What makes it so funny to me is,Thats me!!!! Never take some ones word,have to see it for myself.Ha Donna the BUG thing, tried it. YES IT WORKS!!!! never thought one little battery, that much power BIG THANKS JOHN

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