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Part Of Teacher's Hand Gets Blown Off In Class
KCAL9 ^ | Apr 4, 2006 9:48 am US/Pacific

Posted on 04/04/2006 12:35:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin

AP) VENTURA, Calif. Part of a teacher's hand was blown off when a 40 millimeter round the instructor used as a paperweight on his desk exploded in his classroom.

Robert Colla struck the round with an object Tuesday afternoon while teaching 20 to 25 students at the Ventura Adult Education Center.


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: 40millimeterround; banglist; dumbass; hand; miltech; paperweight; teacher; ventura
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To: BenLurkin

Anyone using a live 40mm round as a paperweight, let alone casually knocking it around, has no business "teaching" anything, to anybody, because they're an absolute idiot.


21 posted on 04/04/2006 12:41:14 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: cmsgop

Please take a number.

22 posted on 04/04/2006 12:41:25 PM PDT by Constitution Day (Comicalness Don't Win No Medals)
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To: BenLurkin

Any student would be in serious trouble carrying any cartridge, even an inert/training round, into school.

Why did this 'teacher' have an obviously dangerous live round for a paperweight?


24 posted on 04/04/2006 12:42:00 PM PDT by CPOSharky (They don't even like each other.)
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To: jazusamo

lol


25 posted on 04/04/2006 12:42:45 PM PDT by beyond the sea (Claire De Lune ........ 1862)
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To: mlc9852

I often asked this in high school, "Why are all the coaches fat and the shop teachers missing fingers?"


26 posted on 04/04/2006 12:42:55 PM PDT by TXBSAFH (Proud Dad of Twins, What Does Not Kill You Makes You Stronger!!!!!!)
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My collection of paperweights...

27 posted on 04/04/2006 12:42:58 PM PDT by evets (God bless president Bush!)
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To: BenLurkin

Future Darwin nominee.


28 posted on 04/04/2006 12:43:12 PM PDT by mtbopfuyn
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To: BenLurkin

Darwin Award recipient?


29 posted on 04/04/2006 12:43:12 PM PDT by BigTex5
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To: Constitution Day

He he he...


30 posted on 04/04/2006 12:43:45 PM PDT by frogjerk (LIBERALISM: The perpetual insulting of common sense.)
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To: beyond the sea

Knowing teachers propensity to slam stuff on the desk. No please don't tell me.


31 posted on 04/04/2006 12:43:50 PM PDT by kinghorse
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To: BenLurkin

From now on, Mr. Colla will be known as "Lefty".


32 posted on 04/04/2006 12:43:50 PM PDT by TommyDale
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To: evets

May I borrow one for school? I have too much paper...


33 posted on 04/04/2006 12:43:56 PM PDT by nk_47
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To: TXBSAFH

Will they suspend him and then expell him like they would a student bringing a pocket knive to school?


34 posted on 04/04/2006 12:44:05 PM PDT by samadams2000 (Somebody important make The Call.....pitchforks and lanterns.!)
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To: BenLurkin

Well Damn.

And they call us dumb in Flor-i-duh.......


35 posted on 04/04/2006 12:44:16 PM PDT by roaddog727 (P=3/8 A. or, P=plenty...............)
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To: mlc9852
Nope. He can (if he ever could) still reproduce. Death or glandular removal/disablement are Darwin requirements.

Of course, being in jail is also not conducive to reproduction.
36 posted on 04/04/2006 12:44:42 PM PDT by fireforeffect (A kind word and a 2x4, gets you more than just a kind word.)
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To: BenLurkin

37 posted on 04/04/2006 12:45:28 PM PDT by paulcissa (Only YOU can prevent liberalism.)
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To: BenLurkin
Notes to self:

1. Do not use live rounds for paperweight.
2. If I do use live rounds for paperweight, do not take to school.
3. If I do use live rounds for paperweight AND take to school, do not strike round sharply.
4. If I do take live round to school to use for paperweight and intend to strike sharply, ask students to leave the room.

38 posted on 04/04/2006 12:45:29 PM PDT by ladtx ("It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it." -- -- General Douglas MacArthur)
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To: theDentist
I wonder what course he was teaching?

Drama?

39 posted on 04/04/2006 12:45:51 PM PDT by girlscout
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To: samadams2000

It's all fun and games till someone loses a hand.


40 posted on 04/04/2006 12:45:55 PM PDT by Mayflower Sister (DEMOCRAT: THE PARTY OF COWARDS AND TRAITORS, and I almost forgot... BABY KILLERS)
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