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The "WTF" Thread Oct 30, 2021 12:14:21 GMT -5 heatherly and cassie like this

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Oct 30, 2021 8:14:27 GMT -5 priscillams said:

Please, a gun is an inanimate object, the snake isn't and has instincts. I decided to keep a gun, I'd never keep a cobra.

There are plenty of people who have had guns for years and years without anyone dieing.

Edit: Sorry, I meant to say cobra. But seriously, what's the difference? You make a mistake and someone dies. You don't make a mistake and all is well.

Edit II: Sorry I forgot to say that was me referring to gun ownership that time..

Edit III: Woops. I think it may have been cobras again....

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priscillams Premier Member Posts: 3,551	The "WTF" Thread Oct 30, 2021 13:35:38 GMT -5 a_muppet likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by priscillams on Oct 30, 2021 13:35:38 GMT -5 I'll take it as a win.

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a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 35,049	The "WTF" Thread Nov 19, 2021 12:36:24 GMT -5 heatherly and kjay like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on Nov 19, 2021 12:36:24 GMT -5 Another one trying to win the Darwin award. Sorry. Another MAN trying to win the Darwin award www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/11/19/man-almost-blows-legs-mole-vendetta/
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The "WTF" Thread Nov 19, 2021 13:24:46 GMT -5 a_muppet likes this

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Post by heatherly on Nov 19, 2021 13:24:46 GMT -5

Nov 19, 2021 12:36:24 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Another one trying to win the Darwin award.

Sorry. Another MAN trying to win the Darwin award

www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/11/19/man-almost-blows-legs-mole-vendetta/

lol why is it mostly men doing such things? I never understand people who don't ever think of what could go wrong in situations... my brain does it against my will all the time lol

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Nov 19, 2021 12:36:24 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Another one trying to win the Darwin award.

Sorry. Another MAN trying to win the Darwin award

www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/11/19/man-almost-blows-legs-mole-vendetta/

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The "WTF" Thread Nov 19, 2021 18:37:23 GMT -5 cassie likes this

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Post by kjay on Nov 19, 2021 18:37:23 GMT -5

Nov 19, 2021 12:36:24 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Another one trying to win the Darwin award.

Sorry. Another MAN trying to win the Darwin award

www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/11/19/man-almost-blows-legs-mole-vendetta/

That's more like it... lol....

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The "WTF" Thread Nov 20, 2021 4:29:39 GMT -5 heatherly, a_muppet, and 1 more like this

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Post by jen on Nov 20, 2021 4:29:39 GMT -5

Nov 19, 2021 12:36:24 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Another one trying to win the Darwin award.

Sorry. Another MAN trying to win the Darwin award

www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/11/19/man-almost-blows-legs-mole-vendetta/

Wyle E Coyote has a near miss - Courtesy of the ACME explosives company - No thanks to Road Runner in a moleskin jacket

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The "WTF" Thread Nov 20, 2021 18:07:42 GMT -5 kjay and jen like this

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Nov 20, 2021 4:29:39 GMT -5 jen said:

Nov 19, 2021 12:36:24 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Another one trying to win the Darwin award.

Sorry. Another MAN trying to win the Darwin award

www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/11/19/man-almost-blows-legs-mole-vendetta/

Wyle E Coyote has a near miss - Courtesy of the ACME explosives company - No thanks to Road Runner in a moleskin jacket

Wyle E Coyote was only slightly more frustrated than I....

It was him I wanted to win - always.

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The "WTF" Thread Nov 21, 2021 2:54:16 GMT -5 a_muppet, kjay, and 1 more like this

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Nov 20, 2021 18:07:42 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Nov 20, 2021 4:29:39 GMT -5 jen said:

Wyle E Coyote has a near miss - Courtesy of the ACME explosives company - No thanks to Road Runner in a moleskin jacket

Wyle E Coyote was only slightly more frustrated than I....

It was him I wanted to win - always.

I agree! Roadrunner was like that spoilt brat who you just hate

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The "WTF" Thread Nov 21, 2021 4:14:34 GMT -5 kjay, jen, and 1 more like this

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Nov 21, 2021 2:54:16 GMT -5 jen said:

Nov 20, 2021 18:07:42 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Wyle E Coyote was only slightly more frustrated than I....

It was him I wanted to win - always.

I agree! Roadrunner was like that spoilt brat who you just hate

LOL 'Smug' was the word I would have used.

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The "WTF" Thread Nov 21, 2021 5:45:42 GMT -5 a_muppet, kjay, and 2 more like this

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Nov 21, 2021 4:14:34 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Nov 21, 2021 2:54:16 GMT -5 jen said:

I agree! Roadrunner was like that spoilt brat who you just hate

LOL 'Smug' was the word I would have used.

My little brother, I could run, but he was a real sprinter he would shoot off, cross the finsh line way ahead of other kids and then do a little jump and shout meep meep... just like road runner

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The "WTF" Thread Nov 21, 2021 6:20:47 GMT -5 heatherly, a_muppet, and 2 more like this

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Nov 21, 2021 2:54:16 GMT -5 jen said:

Nov 20, 2021 18:07:42 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Wyle E Coyote was only slightly more frustrated than I....

It was him I wanted to win - always.

I agree! Roadrunner was like that spoilt brat who you just hate

Wow, a rebellion against Roadrunner. lol...

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The "WTF" Thread Nov 22, 2021 18:20:07 GMT -5 kjay and jen like this

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Nov 21, 2021 6:20:47 GMT -5 kjay said:

Nov 21, 2021 2:54:16 GMT -5 jen said:

I agree! Roadrunner was like that spoilt brat who you just hate

Wow, a rebellion against Roadrunner. lol...

Damn right!

Just wait until my ACME shotgun arrives...........

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The "WTF" Thread Nov 23, 2021 5:56:15 GMT -5 a_muppet likes this

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Nov 22, 2021 18:20:07 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Nov 21, 2021 6:20:47 GMT -5 kjay said:

Wow, a rebellion against Roadrunner. lol...

Damn right!

Just wait until my ACME shotgun arrives...........

lol... I thought maybe you would go with the ACME dynamite.

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The "WTF" Thread Nov 24, 2021 4:37:31 GMT -5 a_muppet and kjay like this

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Nov 23, 2021 5:56:15 GMT -5 kjay said:

Nov 22, 2021 18:20:07 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Damn right!

Just wait until my ACME shotgun arrives...........

lol... I thought maybe you would go with the ACME dynamite.

Or an ACME portable hole for him to fall into.

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Nov 24, 2021 4:37:31 GMT -5 cassie said:

Nov 23, 2021 5:56:15 GMT -5 kjay said:

lol... I thought maybe you would go with the ACME dynamite.

Or an ACME portable hole for him to fall into.

ACME is such an amazing company lol...

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Nov 24, 2021 15:56:34 GMT -5 TestDummyCO said:

Nov 24, 2021 5:51:45 GMT -5 kjay said:

ACME is such an amazing company lol...

It's the pinnacle of inferior goods used for self-destruction.

That sounds like a lot of companies that we have now...

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Nov 24, 2021 15:56:34 GMT -5 TestDummyCO said:

Nov 24, 2021 5:51:45 GMT -5 kjay said:

ACME is such an amazing company lol...

It's the pinnacle of inferior goods used for self-destruction.

That's maybe why our tutor was not impressed when I was in college. A group of us were tasked to design a power unit providing 240V AC from a 12V car battery. We named it the ACME power supply (ACME -> AC M(ade) E(asy) ). We thought it was funny anyway. Perhaps we should have called it a 'Lemon' instead

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The "WTF" Thread Nov 25, 2021 9:23:56 GMT -5 heatherly and kjay like this

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Well, back in the day, when we had telephone books (remember those?), the yellow pages (business listings and ads) were full of AAA and ACME entries. The idea was that they came first in the alphabet and thus would be seen sooner than the others.

So, if you had a plumbing emergency, you would likely call "AAA Plumbing" because you came upon them first in the Yellow Pages.

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Nov 25, 2021 9:23:56 GMT -5 TestDummyCO said:

So, if you had a plumbing emergency, you would likely call "AAA Plumbing" because you came upon them first in the Yellow Pages.

Yes, I remember. The 'aadvark' became one of the most well known animals, for the same reason, but was probably wasn't known at all lol

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Nov 25, 2021 9:23:56 GMT -5 TestDummyCO said:

Well, back in the day, when we had telephone books (remember those?), the yellow pages (business listings and ads) were full of AAA and ACME entries. The idea was that they came first in the alphabet and thus would be seen sooner than the others.

So, if you had a plumbing emergency, you would likely call "AAA Plumbing" because you came upon them first in the Yellow Pages.

That does make sense doesn't it...

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Dec 3, 2021 6:27:31 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Is this the tackiest thing ever?

It's a door knocker.

canary.contestimg.wish.com/api/webimage/60ab432baf7b02de9e079dc7-large.jpg

Tacky, embarrassing, offensive, disgusting, unnecessary.

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Dec 3, 2021 18:05:03 GMT -5 kjay said:

Dec 3, 2021 6:27:31 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Is this the tackiest thing ever?

It's a door knocker.

canary.contestimg.wish.com/api/webimage/60ab432baf7b02de9e079dc7-large.jpg

Tacky, embarrassing, offensive, disgusting, unnecessary.

You don't like it. I can tell.

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Nov 26, 2021 5:50:06 GMT -5 kjay said:

Nov 25, 2021 9:23:56 GMT -5 TestDummyCO said:

Well, back in the day, when we had telephone books (remember those?), the yellow pages (business listings and ads) were full of AAA and ACME entries. The idea was that they came first in the alphabet and thus would be seen sooner than the others.

So, if you had a plumbing emergency, you would likely call "AAA Plumbing" because you came upon them first in the Yellow Pages.

That does make sense doesn't it...

When I set up in private practice, and went into yellow pages. My name started with a 'A'.

I wasn't going to go half way through the two pages with my surname.

The uk yellow pages is now dead. It is online only, and called 'Yell'.

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Dec 3, 2021 18:19:56 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Nov 26, 2021 5:50:06 GMT -5 kjay said:

That does make sense doesn't it...

When I set up in private practice, and went into yellow pages. My name started with a 'A'.

I wasn't going to go half way through the two pages with my surname.

The uk yellow pages is now dead. It is online only, and called 'Yell'.

With the death of telephone books we have also seen the death of another phenomena.. who remembers seeing those strong men on television tearing telephone books in half with their bare hands? I'm not sure breaking in iPad in half has quite the same appeal.

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