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Re: [OM] IMG: Another Backyard Visitor

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Another Backyard Visitor
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:42:26 -0400
In the 60's, "Whamo" (maker of the Frisbee, Super Ball etc.) marketed a 
beautiful and really dangerous slingshot, even came with a supply of 
ball bearing ammunition.
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Paul Laughlin wrote:
> A fellow employee bought on of those, called a wrist rocket.  The first 
> night he had it, he looked out at his front yard to see a dog "using" the 
> yard.  He grabbed the wrist rocket and a steel ball and shot the dog, which 
> immediately fell over.  About then it dawned on him that he had possibly 
> killed the local police chief's dog.  Fortunately, the dog got up and ran 
> off.  Never came back to use the yard, though. LOL
> Paul in Portland OR
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 3:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Another Backyard Visitor
> 
> 
>> How does it distinguish between cats and the legs of visitors?
>> Neat trick tho' - but would probably offend water use restrictions
>> around here.
>> Now I had a friend who hated cats and used a sporting slingshot
>> (catapult) with 12mm steel ball bearings on any who entered his
>> garden - the cats didn't 'not come back' - they never actually left.
>> Like a rifle without the noise - he was deadly accurate.
>> But I suppose that's a bit too extreme for most of you.
> 
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